Amer Diab Core Update June 2017
Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 15 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatmen...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - May 29, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts

TWiV 443: On a leaf, no one can hear you scream
The TWiVsters  reveal the puppet master: an RNA virus injected with wasp eggs that paralyzes the ladybug so that she protects the cocoon until the adult emerges.Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello,  Alan Dove,Rich Condit, andKathy Spindler Become a  patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeASM grant writing online courseWho is thepuppet master? (Proc Roy Soc B)Whyladybird?Ladybird ladybirdDinocampus coccinellaeImage creditLetters read on TWiV 443Weekly Science PicksKathy -  Science Showcase Video Contest Alan -Biochemical pathwayson one chartRich -35th America ’s CupVincent -  Viruses (pdf) andA whole new JupiterListene...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 28, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts

Rx for Opioid Epidemic: Prevent, Rescue, Treat, and Hope
In Pennsylvania, thousands of lives have been saved in the fight against the opioid epidemic. Dr Rachel Levine explains. (Source: Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Podcast - May 17, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Fading Immunity May Be Behind Mumps Epidemic
Dr Paul Offit discusses potential weaknesses in the MMR vaccine, and ongoing efforts to address them. (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Podcast - March 17, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Fading Immunity May Be Behind Mumps Epidemic
Dr Paul Offit discusses potential weaknesses in the MMR vaccine, and ongoing efforts to address them. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 17, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

TWiV 405: All the world's a phage
Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello,  Dickson Despommier,  Alan Dove, and  Kathy SpindlerThe TWiXers discuss  a study on vertical transmission of Zika virus by Aedes mosquitoes, and uncovering Earth's virome by mining existing metagenomic sequence data. Become a  patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeRoger Tsien, 64  (UC San Diego Health)CDC running out  of Zika money (NYTimes)Zika virus in  Miami mosquitoes (NYTimes)No Zika virus in  Rio Olympics (NYTimes)Vertical transmission of Zika virus in Aedes aegypti (AJTMH)Uncovering  Earth's virome (Nature) Image credit (Global water volume) Letters read on TWiV 4...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - September 4, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts

HIV in prisons: The Lancet: July 14, 2016
Frederick Altice discusses what needs to happen to reduce the HIV epidemic in the prison environment (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - July 15, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts

Prince and the opioid epidemic
(Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments)
Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments - June 20, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: National Library of Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Diabetes: Confronting the 'Invisible' Disease
Eight million Americans have diabetes and don ' t know it. How can we persuade the public, the government, and the scientific community to focus on this invisible epidemic? (Source: Medscape Nephrology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Nephrology Podcast - June 17, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Diabetes: Confronting the 'Invisible' Disease
Eight million Americans have diabetes and don't know it. How can we persuade the public, the government, and the scientific community to focus on this invisible epidemic? (Source: Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Podcast - June 17, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

The pattern of damage caused by Zika virus in the brains of 23 foetuses
In February World Health Organization (WHO) declared the microcephaly epidemic in South America an international public health emergency. Today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, has confirmed that it ’s is Zika virus which is causing that microcephaly.  The outbreak was originally spotted in Recife, in Brazil, and it’s... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 14, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

The pattern of damage caused by Zika virus in the brains of 23 foetuses
In February World Health Organization (WHO) declared the microcephaly epidemic in South America an international public health emergency. Today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, has confirmed that it ’s is Zika virus which is causing that microcephaly.  The outbreak was originally spotted in Recife, in Brazil, and it’s from there that the authors of this research paper have been carrying out imaging of the skulls of babies born with microcephaly and probable Zika virus infection - to estab lish patterns of damage in the brain. We're joined by Maria de Fatima Vasco Aragao, professor of radi...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 14, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

The pattern of damage caused by zika virus in the brains of 23 foetuses
In February World Health Organization (WHO) declared the microcephaly epidemic in South America an international public health emergency. Today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, has confirmed that it’s is Zika virus which is causing that microcephaly.  The outbreak was originally spotted in Recife, in Brazil, and it’s... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 14, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts