TWiV 294: Smallpox and anthrax and flu, oh my!
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
The TWiV team reviews the discovery of old vials of smallpox virus at NIH, anthrax and influenza mishaps at CDC, the baby who was not cured of HIV, Cambridge Working Group, and sacking of NSABB members.
Links for this episode
Newly discovered smallpox (CDC)
Infectious smallpox in FDA storage (FDA)
Report on potential anthrax exposure (pdf, CDC)
CDC Director on unsafe practices (NY Times)
HIV returns to baby (NY Times)
Original HIV baby cured article (NEJM)
Cambridge Working G...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 20, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Nature Podcast: 22 May 2014
This week, antibiotic resistance lurking in soil, the complex nervous system of the simple comb jelly, and making a baby with three people' DNA. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - May 21, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Nature Publishing Group Source Type: podcasts
Nature Podcast: 22 May 2014
This week, antibiotic resistance lurking in soil, the complex nervous system of the simple comb jelly, and making a baby with three people' DNA. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - May 21, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Nature Podcast: 15 May 2014
This week, transforming baby-killing mice into caring dads using a genetic switch, how using male cells and animals could bias results, and how water loss in California may be moving mountains. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - May 14, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Nature Podcast: 15 May 2014
This week, transforming baby-killing mice into caring dads using a genetic switch, how using male cells and animals could bias results, and how water loss in California may be moving mountains. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - May 14, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Nature Podcast: 15 May 2014
This week, transforming baby-killing mice into caring dads using a genetic switch, how using male cells and animals could bias results, and how water loss in California may be moving mountains. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - May 14, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Nature Publishing Group Source Type: podcasts
Nutrition: Nursing Mothers and Proper Nutrition
Registered dietician Kristin Crady talks about basic nutrition for nursing mothers, focusing on the importance of added nutrient-rich calories to the normal weight management diet. She provides suggestions for healthy snacks to account for the extra few hundred calories per day advised by dieticians. She concludes this nutrition podcast by addressing the issues of losing pregnancy weight, difficulty with milk supply, and certain foods that may lead to allergies in a nursing baby. (Source: MUSC Weight Loss Podcast)
Source: MUSC Weight Loss Podcast - April 6, 2014 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Medical Univeristy of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Cord Blood Transplant: Cord Blood Storage
The director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC, Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, describes the use of umbilical cord blood, which can be a source for stem cells. In this podcast, she focuses on the storage of cord blood and talks about donation of cord blood to the national registry. Dr. Hudspeth concludes by telling a very moving story of a baby diagnosed with leukemia at three months old who was saved by cord blood from a donor individual. (Source: MUSC Organ Transplantation Surgery Podcast)
Source: MUSC Organ Transplantation Surgery Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medical Univeristy of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Heart Health: Links to Pregnancy and Delivery
Factors that affect a woman's reproductive health can also have an effect on her heart, new research shows. Giving birth prematurely or delivering a small-for-gestational-age baby is associated with a later risk of cardiovascular disease in the mother. Another study found that when women's ovaries were removed and the estrogen was not replaced through hormone therapy, a woman's overall risk of dying increased, as did her risk of dying of heart disease or stroke. (Source: MUSC Women's Health Podcast)
Source: MUSC Women's Health Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
How Smoking Affects Pregnancy
Dr. Jill Mauldin explains how smoking during pregnancy places a baby at risk for developmental problems. (Source: MUSC Women's Health Podcast)
Source: MUSC Women's Health Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
How to Soothe a Fussy Baby
Dr. William Randazzo, an MUSC pediatrician, discusses the five S’s that help calm a fussy baby. The five S’s are: Swaddling, Side/stomach position, Shushing Sounds, Swinging and Sucking. (Source: MUSC Pediatrics Podcast)
Source: MUSC Pediatrics Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaMedical Univeristy of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Long-Term Care: Funding Options
In this aging podcast, Sally Smith talks with Barbara Franklin, a long-term care specialist, about options for funding long-term care. Mrs. Franklin discusses some alternatives to long-term care insurance, focusing on personal funds, public programs, life insurance policy riders, annuities, and reverse mortgage options. Mrs. Franklin points to the imminence of long-term care issues with the aging of the baby-boomer generation. (Source: MUSC Aging Podcast)
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
