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Understanding the balance between efficacy and toxicity
John Kuruvilla, MD, FRCPC, from the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada, discusses the balance between efficacy and toxicity of treatments at the International Workshop on Non-Hodgkin Lym... Author: VJHemOnc Added: 11/16/2017 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - November 16, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts

Unconditional cash transfers for reducing poverty: effect on health services use and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries
Most Cochrane Reviews examine the effects of healthcare interventions, but some look at other aspects of healthcare systems, such as how to help people access health services. In a new review in November 2017, a team of university researchers from Canada, Germany, India, New Zealand and the United States examine the possible role for unconditional cash transfers. One of the team, Sze Yan Liu from Weill Medical College at Cornell University in the US, tells us what they found in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 15, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

Evolution of skin color, taming rice thrice, and peering into baby brains
This week we hear stories about a new brain imaging technique for newborns, recently uncovered evidence on rice domestication on three continents, and why Canada geese might be migrating into cities, with Online News Editor David Grimm. Sarah Crespi interviews Sarah Tishkoff of the University of Pennsylvania about the age and diversity of genes related to skin pigment in African genomes. Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: Danny Chapman/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - October 12, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

Evolution of skin color, taming rice thrice, and peering into baby brains
This week we hear stories about a new brain imaging technique for newborns, recently uncovered evidence on rice domestication on three continents, and why Canada geese might be migrating into cities, with Online News Editor David Grimm. Sarah Crespi interviews Sarah Tishkoff of University of Pennsylvania about the age and diversity of genes related to skin pigment in African genomes. Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: Danny Chapman/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - October 12, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

ASFH Retinal Detachment After YAG Capsulotomy
Guest: Chris Rudnisky, MD, MPH Professor, Department of Ophthalmology University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Canada (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - October 1, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts

What Choosing Wisely looks like in the UK
Choosing Wisely was launched in the US, to much fanfare. Since then the movement has spread around the world, with successful chapters set up in Canada, Australia Brazil, Italy, Japan, new Zealand - and most recently the UK. The campaigns have not been without criticism – from how individual recommendations were chosen, to the way in which patients have been involved. In this podcast, we're joined by joined by 3 of Choosing Wisely UK’s steering group, professor Sue Bailey, head of the steering committee, Ramai Santhirapala, honorary consultant in anaesthesi a and perioperative medicine, and, Richard Lehman, GP.http:...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 27, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

What Choosing Wisely looks like in the UK
Choosing Wisely was launched in the US, to much fanfare. Since then the movement has spread around the world, with successful chapters set up in Canada, Australia Brazil, Italy, Japan, new Zealand - and most recently the UK. The campaigns have not been without criticism – from how individual recommendations were chosen, to the way in which patients have been involved. In this podcast, we're joined by joined by 3 of Choosing Wisely UK’s steering group, professor Sue Bailey, head of the steering committee, Ramai Santhirapala, honorary consultant in anaesthesia and perioperative medicine, and, Richard Lehman, GP. htt...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 27, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Treatment for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years
Several drugs have been shown to lower blood pressure in people with hypertension, but it ‘s important to know the size of the benefit separately for young healthy adults aged up to 59 years and for those who are 60 or more. A Cochrane Review for the older age group has been available for some time, and Vijaya Musini from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and coll eagues in the Cochrane Hypertension Group published the first Cochrane Review for the younger age group in August 2017. Here’s Vijaya to tell us more. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - September 14, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts