Talk Evidence - GP data, excess mortality and FDA approval
In this Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, Joe Ross and Duncan Jarvies discuss what's going on in the world of EBM. Firstly, a while ago on the podcast, we concluded that excess mortality would be the best way to measure the impact of the pandemic - and now a new paper looks at different country's excess mortalitites over the past year. We're joined by author Nazrul Islam Physician-Epidemiologist at the University of Oxford (and a research editor for The BMJ) to talk about why comparisons may still not be sensible. Read the full research here - https://www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n1137 The Delta variant is dominating headl...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Internal Medicine : Financial Presentation of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
Interview with Lauren Hersch Nicholas, PhD, author of Financial Presentation of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias, and Jason Karlawish, MD, author of Desktop Medicine and the Practice of Wealth Care (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - November 30, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Vitamin D and Child Asthma, Genotype-Guided Antiplatelet Therapy, Diagnosing Alzheimer Disease, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 25, 2020 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - August 25, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Neurology : Intranasal Insulin for the Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease Dementia
Interview with Suzanne Craft, PhD, author of Safety, Efficacy, and Feasibility of Intranasal Insulin for the Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - June 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Can Infections Cause Alzheimer Disease?
Interview with Anthony L. Komaroff, MD, author of Can Infections Cause Alzheimer Disease? (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - June 8, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Neurology : Efficacy and Safety of Lanabecestat for Treatment of Early and Mild Alzheimer Disease
Interview with John Sims, author of Efficacy and Safety of Lanabecestat for Treatment of Early and Mild Alzheimer Disease: The AMARANTH and DAYBREAK-ALZ Randomized Clinical Trials (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - November 25, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: podcasts

ASFH OCT and Alzheimer ’s Disease
Guest: Carol Cheung, MPhil (HKU), PhD (Bham) Assistant Professor Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - September 1, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts

TWiV 543: Stoned and senile
The TWiV team discusses Medusavirus, isolated from a hot spring in Japan, and induction of neurodegeneration by recurrent herpes simplex virus 1 infection of mice. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Medusavirus (J Virol) Recurrent herpes simplex virus-1 and Alzheimer's (PLoS Path) Image credit Letters read on TWiV 543 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Brianne - How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole Alan- Jupiter Marbleimage Rich...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 14, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts

Marwan Sabbagh, MD, FAAN - Taking Stock of Potential Advances in the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer ’s Disease: What Are the Implications for Treatment?
Taking Stock of Potential Advances in the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease: What Are the Implications for Treatment? (Source: Peerview CME/CE Audio Podcast - Neurology International)
Source: Peerview CME/CE Audio Podcast - Neurology International - February 19, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts

TWiV 519: Fishing for viruses in senile
The TWiVomers review a potential role for herpes simplex virus type 1 as a cause of Alzheimer's Disease, including the finding that amyloid-beta acts as an antiviral by enveloping virus particles. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Virology Comics on sale (Amazon) Clinical Trial: antiviral for AD HHV6 and HHV7 transcripts in AD brain (TWiV 505) HSV1 in AD (Front Ag Neuro) Taiwan cohort study on antivirals and AD (Neurother) HSV1 antibodies in CSF (J Med Virol)...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - November 11, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts

Physician Burnout, PET Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease, Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Illness, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the September 18, 2018 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - September 18, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Ophthalmology : Association of Preclinical Alzheimer Disease With OCT Angiographic Findings
Interview with Rajendra S. Apte, MD PhD, and Gregory P Van Stavern, MD, authors of Association of Preclinical Alzheimer Disease With Optical Coherence Tomographic Angiography Findings (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - August 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: podcasts