Fecal transplants in pill form, and gut bacteria that nourish hibernating squirrels
On this week’s show: A pill derived from human feces treats recurrent gut infections, and how a squirrel’s microbiome supplies nitrogen during hibernation
First up this week, Staff Writer Kelly Servick joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss putting the bacterial benefits of human feces in a pill. The hope is to avoid using fecal transplants to treat recurrent gut infections caused by the bacterium Clostridium difficile.
Also this week, Hannah Carey, a professor in the department of comparative biosciences within the school of veterinary medicine at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, talks with Sarah about how ground s...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 27, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Fecal transplants in pill form, and gut bacteria that nourish hibernating squirrels
On this week’s show: A pill derived from human feces treats recurrent gut infections, and how a squirrel’s microbiome supplies nitrogen during hibernation
First up this week, Staff Writer Kelly Servick joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss putting the bacterial benefits of human feces in a pill. The hope is to avoid using fecal transplants to treat recurrent gut infections caused by the bacterium Clostridium difficile.
Also this week, Hannah Carey, a professor in the department of comparative biosciences within the school of veterinary medicine at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, talks with Sarah about how ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - January 27, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
SCCM Pod-385 Clostridium difficile
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Paula Ferrada, MD, discuss Dr. Ferrada's talk from the 48th Critical Care Congress titled Clostridium difficile: Sparring With Spores (Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care)
Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care - May 22, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Authors: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts
New Help for Managing Clostridium difficile Infection
New guidelines from IDSA/SHEA highlight best practices for treatingC difficile infection. Dr David Johnson provides insight for all providers who must be cognizant of this widespread problem. (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Podcast - April 26, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
C difficile: Why Good ID Advice Still Matters
Dr Paul Auwaerter addresses some misunderstandings about the management of Clostridium difficile infection that he discovered during his time on a consultation service. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 20, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of January 30, 2017
This week’s topics include at home sleep studies, an antibody for C.difficile infection, using big data to examine medical devices, and language concordance and type 2 diabetes control. Program notes: 0:35 Treatment of C. difficile 1:35 Antitoxin antibody 2:32 Phase III trial 2:55 Post market surveillance data of devices 3:55 Vascular closure devices 4:50 Registry […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - January 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Critical care medicine Heart And Vascular Infectious diseases PodMed Sleep Source Type: podcasts
Fecal transplant for C difficile infection, lung volume reduction coil treatment for severe emphysema, review of constipation, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Edward H. Livingston, MD, Deputy Editor, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 12, 2016 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - January 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Ciar án P. Kelly, MD - Refining the Management of Clostridium difficile Infection: Addressing the Increasing Burden of Disease
Refining the Management of Clostridium difficile Infection: Addressing the Increasing Burden of Disease (Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Gastroenterology)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Gastroenterology - November 27, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Ciarán P. Kelly, MD - Refining the Management of Clostridium difficile Infection: Addressing the Increasing Burden of Disease
Refining the Management of Clostridium difficile Infection: Addressing the Increasing Burden of Disease (Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Gastroenterology)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Gastroenterology - November 27, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Ciar án P. Kelly, MD - Addressing the Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection: A Contemporary Assessment of Strategies for Prevention and Treatment
Addressing the Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection: A Contemporary Assessment of Strategies for Prevention and Treatment (Source: PeerView Press CME/CE International Audio Podcast - Internal Medicine)
Source: PeerView Press CME/CE International Audio Podcast - Internal Medicine - May 19, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Nontoxigenic Clostridium difficile for Prevention of Recurrent Infection
Interview with Dale N. Gerding, MD, author of Administration of Spores of Nontoxigenic Clostridium difficile Strain M3 for Prevention of Recurrent C difficile Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - May 5, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation to Treat Clostridium difficile Infection
A “Perspective” article in the December issue of CGH looks at the rationale, methods, and use of fecal microbiota transplantation as treatment for Clostridium difficile infection. Dr. Kuemmerle speaks to co-author Dr. Christina Surawicz. (Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - December 1, 2011 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: AGA Source Type: podcasts
