LAA Ligation for AFib, Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Breast Cancer, Anomalous Health Incidents, and more
Editor’s Summary by Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, Associate Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the April 2, 2024, issue. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - April 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Oncology : Mortality Risks Over 20 Years in Men With Stage I to III Hormone Receptor –Positive Breast Cancer
Interview with José P. Leone, MD, author of Mortality Risks Over 20 Years in Men With Stage I to III Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. Hosted by Nora L. (Mary) Disis, MD. Related Content: Mortality Risks Over 20 Years in Men With Stage I to III Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Why we need to rethink how we talk about  cancer
For over a century, cancer has been classified by areas of the body - lung cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer etc. And yet modern medical research is telling us that the molecular and genetic mechanisms behind cancers are not necessarily tied to parts of the body. Many drugs developed to treat metastatic cancers have the capacity to work across many different cancers, and that presents an opportunity for more tailored and efficient treatments. Oncologists are calling for a change in the way patients, clinicians and regulators think about naming cancers.In this podcast, senior comment editor Lucy Odling-...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 9, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts

Toripalimab for Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer Mortality, Epochs of Health AI and Monitoring Its Use in Practice, and more
Editor’s Summary by Mary McGrae McDermott, MD, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 16, 2024, issue. Related Content: Audio Highlights (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - January 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Oncology : Atezolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin in Metastatic TNBC
Interview with Jennifer A. Pietenpol, PhD, Brian D. Lehmann, PhD, and Vandana G. Abramson, MD, authors of Atezolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin and Survival Outcomes in Patients With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: The TBCRC 043 Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Mary L. (Nora) Disis, MD. Related Content: Atezolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin and Survival Outcomes in Patients With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - December 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Platinum-containing chemotherapy for women before or after surgery for early triple-negative breast cancer
The Cochrane Breast Cancer Group have published reviews on more than 80 topics, and these were added to in September 2023 with a review of platinum-based chemotherapy for women with early stage triple negative breast cancer. In this podcast, Rachel Dear, co-author and breast cancer oncologist based in Sydney, talks with lead author, Sofia Mason from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Darlinghurst Australia about the findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - September 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Oncology : Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy vs No Axillary Procedure in Small Node-Negative Breast Cancer
Interview with Oreste Davide Gentilini, MD, author of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy vs No Axillary Surgery in Patients With Small Breast Cancer and Negative Results on Ultrasonography of Axillary Lymph Nodes: The SOUND Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Jack West, MD. Related Content: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy vs No Axillary Surgery in Patients With Small Breast Cancer and Negative Results on Ultrasonography of Axillary Lymph Nodes (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Surgery : Association of Axillary Dissection With Systemic Therapy in Patients With Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Interview with Walter P. Weber, MD, author of Association of Axillary Dissection With Systemic Therapy in Patients With Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Association of Axillary Dissection With Systemic Therapy in Patients With Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - July 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - post pandemic pruning, breast cancer screening, and orphan drugs
In this episode of Talk Evidence,  Helen Macdonald, Joe Ross, and Juan Franco are back to update us on what's happening in the world of medical evidence. Firstly, the news about the end of the covid-19 pandemic was trumpeted, but the changes to research funding have been more quite - and the team discuss what this means for ongoing work to understand the effects of covid, but also in terms of preparedness for the next pandemic. Next, breast cancer screening recommendations, in the USA, have been reduced from women over the age of 50, to those over the age of 40. We discuss the modelling study which lead to that recommenda...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Surgery : Effect of Breast Reconstruction With Autologous Fat Transfer vs Implants on Quality of Life
Interview with Andrzej A. Piatkowski, MD, PhD, author of Effect of Total Breast Reconstruction With Autologous Fat Transfer Using an Expansion Device vs Implants on Quality of Life Among Patients With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Effect of Total Breast Reconstruction With Autologous Fat Transfer Using an Expansion Device vs Implants on Quality of Life Among Patients With Breast Cancer (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - March 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Dnacpr
In this episode of the Dr. Informed podcast, the topic of discussion is death and dying, and how to speak to patient's about DNACPR orders. The panel discuss the importance of doctors having discussions with patients about end-of-life care as a way of creating the best possible death for patients. The conversation also touches on the challenges that doctors may face when having these difficult discussions and they give some advice on how they to overcome them. Joining Clara are; Mark Taubert, palliative care consultant, and national chair of future care planning for the Welsh Government Kat Shelley, an anaesthetics train...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Dnacpr
In this episode of the Dr. Informed podcast, the topic of discussion is death and dying, and how to involve patients in DNACPR decisions. The panel discuss the importance of doctors having discussions with patients about end-of-life care as a way of creating the best possible death for patients. The conversation also touches on the challenges that doctors may face when having these difficult discussions and they give some advice on how they to overcome them. Joining Clara are; Mark Taubert, palliative care consultant, and national chair of future care planning for the Welsh Government Kat Shelley, an anaesthetics trainee...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Inquiring about covid, burnout, and marginal data
It's October's Talk Evidence, and that means the autumn is upon us including those autumnal viruses. Here in the UK covid is on the rise, and Joe Ross is looking at some research on how good those elusive lateral flows are at detecting infection among people with symptoms of covid. Juan will give us an update on the covid inquiry, the collection of analysis articles The BMJ is publishing looking at the interface of evidence and policy in our decisions about how to handle the pandemic. Since the pandemic moral among clinicians in many health systems has fallen even further, workloads have spiralled. Coupled with other pro...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - October 12, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - Inquiring about covid, burnout, and marginal data
It's October's Talk Evidence, and that means the autumn is upon us including those autumnal viruses. Here in the UK covid is on the rise, and Joe Ross is looking at some research on how good those elusive lateral flows are at detecting infection among people with symptoms of covid. Juan will give us an update on the covid inquiry, the collection of analysis articles The BMJ is publishing looking at the interface of evidence and policy in our decisions about how to handle the pandemic. Since the pandemic moral among clinicians in many health systems has fallen even further, workloads have spiralled. Coupled with other pro...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - October 12, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - Inquiring about covid, burnout, and marginal data
It's October's Talk Evidence, and that means the autumn is upon us including those autumnal viruses. Here in the UK covid is on the rise, and Joe Ross is looking at some research on how good those elusive lateral flows are at detecting infection among people with symptoms of covid. Juan will give us an update on the covid inquiry, the collection of analysis articles The BMJ is publishing looking at the interface of evidence and policy in our decisions about how to handle the pandemic. Since the pandemic moral among clinicians in many health systems has fallen even further, workloads have spiralled. Coupled with other pro...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - October 12, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts