Q & A With FDA Commissioner Robert Califf
After serving as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under President Obama, Robert M. Califf, MD, recently returned to the role, overseeing a critical federal agency that regulates food, drugs, therapeutics, and medical devices in the US. In a wide-ranging discussion with JAMA Deputy Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, Califf discusses COVID-19 vaccine modifications, the FDA’s approach to evaluating evidence, and efforts to combat health misinformation. Recorded April 26, 2022. Related Content: (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - May 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 773: Laurie Garrett, pandemic prophet
Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague, joins TWiV for a wide-ranging discussion of infectious disease and public health, including emerging infections, the role of wildlife markets in spillovers, and missteps in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Guest: Laurie Garrett Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Lauriegarrett.com The Coming Plague Betrayal of Trust Trump sabotaged coronavirus response (Foreign Policy) ASV Vaccine Town Hall Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – A...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 27, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: A whistle-blower ’s quest to take politics out of coronavirus surveillance
Rick Bright exposed former president Trump's political meddling in the US COVID response. Now he is championing a new privately funded initiative to track viral spread and combat new variants. We discuss the challenges of collecting data on a rapidly spreading virus, from transmission dynamics to genomic surveillance. We also ask why a veteran government scientist like Bright, the ex-director of the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, would take a new path in the private sector.News Q&A: Pandemic whistle-blower: we need a non-political way to track virusesNews: Why US coronavirus t...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 9, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: A whistle-blower ’s quest to take politics out of coronavirus surveillance
Rick Bright exposed former president Trump's political meddling in the US COVID response. Now he is championing a new privately funded initiative to track viral spread and combat new variants. We discuss the challenges of collecting data on a rapidly spreading virus, from transmission dynamics to genomic surveillance. We also ask why a veteran government scientist like Bright, the ex-director of the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, would take a new path in the private sector.News Q&A: Pandemic whistle-blower: we need a non-political way to track virusesNews: Why US coronavirus t...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 9, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
In Conversation With... Mary Bassett
The Lancet's new Commission, Public Policy and Health in the Trump Era, looks back at the effects of the last four years on the health of the USA. One of the authors of the Commission, Mary Bassett (Harvard University) joins us to talk about the Commission findings and wider issues facing the USA. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - February 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Human Genome Project - Nature ’s editor-in-chief reflects 20 years on
Looking back at the publication of the human genome, and how macrophages mend muscle.In this episode:00:45 The human genome sequence, 20 years onThis week marks the 20th anniversary of a scientific milestone – the publication of the first draft of the human genome. Magdalena Skipper, Nature’s Editor-in-Chief gives us her recollections of genomics at the turn of the millennium, and the legacy of the achievement.Editorial: The next 20 years of human genomics must be more equitable and more openComment: A wealth of discovery built on the Human Genome Project — by the numbersComment: Sequence three million genomes across...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 10, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Human Genome Project - Nature ’s editor-in-chief reflects 20 years on
Looking back at the publication of the human genome, and how macrophages mend muscle.In this episode:00:45 The human genome sequence, 20 years onThis week marks the 20th anniversary of a scientific milestone – the publication of the first draft of the human genome. Magdalena Skipper, Nature’s Editor-in-Chief gives us her recollections of genomics at the turn of the millennium, and the legacy of the achievement.Editorial: The next 20 years of human genomics must be more equitable and more openComment: A wealth of discovery built on the Human Genome Project — by the numbersComment: Sequence three million genomes across...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 10, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
The BMJ interview - Tom Frieden, former CDC director on why we thought we were prepared
It ’s been just over a year since the WHO declared the pandemic a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” - if you cast your mind back to then, the news was full of reassurances about how prepared the UK and the USA were for a pandemic.
Now a year later, with the benefit of hindsight, that confidence was wildly overstated - but why was that, what is the gap between that theoretical readiness, and reality.
In this podcast we're joined by talking to Tom Frieden - former director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, under President Obama, and who has a long history of public health leadership...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
The BMJ interview - Tom Frieden, former CDC director on why we thought we were prepared
It’s been just over a year since the WHO declared the pandemic a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” - if you cast your mind back to then, the news was full of reassurances about how prepared the UK and the USA were for a pandemic.
Now a year later, with the benefit of hindsight, that confidence was wildly overstated - but why was that, what is the gap between that theoretical readiness, and reality.
In this podcast we're joined by talking to Tom Frieden - former director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, under President Obama, and who has a long history of public health leadership....
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 678: Fishing for viruses with Nels Elde
Nels joins TWiV to reveal the discovery of a picornavirus of zebrafish by measuring immune responses in the host, genome sequence analysis of the White House COVID-19 outbreak, and a six-fold higher SARS-CoV-2 exposure rate than reported cases in German children. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Nels Elde Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Zebrafish virus discovery by visualization (Curr Biol) Viral genome sequencing of White House COVID-19 outbreak (medRxiv) Genetic signature of virus that may have infected Trump (N...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - November 5, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Talking politics, talking science
Science and politics are not easy bedfellows - "Stick to the science" is a three part series which aims to find out why.In the third and final episode we try to get to the bottom of how journalists, communicators and policymakers influence how science is perceived. We discuss the danger of politicization and ask the question - can science be part of the political narrative without compromising its values?Tell us what you think of this series: https://go.nature.com/2HzXVLcThis episode was produced by Nick Howe, with editing from Noah Baker and Benjamin Thompson. It featured: Deborah Blum, Bruce Lewenstein, Dan Sarewitz, Han...
Source: Nature Podcast - October 30, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Q & A With Andy Slavitt, MBA
Andy Slavitt, MBA, discusses recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and the US response. Slavitt is former Acting CMS Administrator in the Obama administration, board director at the United States of Care in Washington, DC, and a Distinguished Health Policy Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Recorded October 16, 2020. Related Article: The COVID-19 Pandemic Underscores the Need to Address Structural Challenges of the US Health Care System (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Trump vs. Biden: what's at stake for science?
A conversation about the US election and the possible fallout for science, and are maternal behaviours learned or innate?In this episode:00:46 US electionIn the United States the presidential race is underway, and Nature is closely watching to see what might happen for science. We speak to two of our US based reporters to get their insight on the election and what to look out for. News Feature: A four-year timeline of Trump’s impact on science; News Feature: How Trump damaged science — and why it could take decades to recover; News: What a Joe Biden presidency would mean for five key science issues12:36 CoronapodWith n...
Source: Nature Podcast - October 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
