Retracting abortion papers, deafness in the clinic, and 70 years of a medical orchestra
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case on the approval of mifepristone for medical abortion - a case which could change the availability of the drug in the US, and which hinges on papers linking abortion to mental distress. However, those papers are contested, and some have been retracted already - Julia Littell and Antonia Biggs tell us how that science is being used in court, and why retraction is essential.
Awakening from anaesthetic is difficult enough, but imagine you're three and only communicate through sign language - which no one can understand. We hear from Kirsten, a mother who thinks everyone should learn at ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Ancient DNA solves the mystery of who made a set of stone tools
In this episode:0:48 How hominins spread through EuropeAncient stone tools are often uncovered in Europe, but it can be difficult to identify who crafted them, as Neanderthals and Homo sapiens coexisted in the region for several thousand years. The makers of one type of tool found in northern Europe has long puzzled researchers, but now through genetic analysis of nearby skeletal fragments, it has been revealed that they were made by Homo sapiens. The age of these tools suggests that modern humans were more widespread and adaptable to living in colder climates than previously thought.Research article: Mylopotamitaki et al....
Source: Nature Podcast - January 31, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
24 October 2019: Quantum supremacy and ancient mammals
This week, a milestone in quantum computing, and rethinking early mammals.In this episode:00:43 A quantum computing milestoneA quantum computer is reported to have achieved ‘quantum supremacy’ – performing an operation that’s essentially impossible for classical computers. Research Article: Arute et al.; News and Views: Quantum computing takes flight; Editorial: A precarious milestone for quantum computing; News: Hello quantum world! Google publishes landmark quantum supremacy claim08:24 Research HighlightsThe world’s speediest ants, and the world’s loudest birdsong. ...
Source: Nature Podcast - October 23, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
24 October 2019: Quantum supremacy and ancient mammals
This week, a milestone in quantum computing, and rethinking early mammals.In this episode:00:43 A quantum computing milestoneA quantum computer is reported to have achieved ‘quantum supremacy’ – performing an operation that’s essentially impossible for classical computers. Research Article: Arute et al.; News and Views: Quantum computing takes flight; Editorial: A precarious milestone for quantum computing; News: Hello quantum world! Google publishes landmark quantum supremacy claim08:24 Research HighlightsThe world’s speediest ants, and the world’s loudest birdsong. ...
Source: Nature Podcast - October 23, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 561: Hot or not
The Autonomous CollecTWiVe reveal two effective treatments for Ebolavirus infection, how a virus in a fungus confers heat tolerance to a plant, and dampened inflammation as a mechanism for bat tolerance to viral infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Two new and effective Ebolavirus treatments (NIH, Nature) A virus in a fungus in a plant (Science) Dampened NLRP3-mediated inflammation in bats (Nat Micro) Bat tolerance to virus infection (Nat Micro) Image credit Letters read on TWiV 561 T...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - August 18, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
The BMJ Awards: Medical Team of the Year
The BMJ Awards were held last Thursday. Fiona Godlee, the BMJ's editor in chief, announced that the Britain Nepal Otology Service (BRINOS) was named Medical Team of the Year.
BRINOS (brinos.org.uk) started out in 1988 by setting up joint British and Nepalese surgical camps to treat ear disease among patients living outside the reach of hospitals in the capital of Kathmandu. A national survey in 1991 found that among the 19m people in Nepal, 2.7m were deaf and 1.5m had abnormal ear drums indicative of ear disease. BRINOS has performed more than 4000 major ear operations at 49 surgical day camps since its first expedition in...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 6, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: March 16, 2012
Andrew Alexander discusses how deaf people are often alienated from accessing the UK health-care system. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - March 16, 2012 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
