Government and evidence
We're creating a manifesto for better evidence. The centre for Evidence Based Medicine at the University of Oxford, and the BMJ, are asking what are the problem with medical evidence, and how can we fix them? In this third discussion we went to Scotland, to find out what the people who create policy think about the issues with evidence synthesis, and how the information they create is being used in practice. evidencelive.org/manifesto/ - join the discussion, read, and comment on our manifesto. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

"Cardi-Hack" -- The Discovery Files
Nearly a million new forms of malware are unleashed on the world every day. Manufacturers of software for smartphones, laptops and security cameras, as well as banks, retailers and government agencies, release upgrades frequently to try to protect customers and assets. Yet the millions of people with implanted medical devices typically never receive software upgrades to address security vulnerabilities for the gadgets in their bodies. Researchers have built a prototype of a network-connected pacemaker and are running experiments based on case studies of malware infecting other types of embedded systems. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - May 31, 2017 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts

Politics Are Sick. Time to Call a Doctor?
By infusing government with scientists and clinicians, we might get a healthier democracy, Dr Jeffrey Lieberman argues. (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - May 25, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

NHS must “get its act together” to secure cash for new buildings
NHS hospitals must be willing to dispose of surplus land to help convince the Treasury to invest in new premises that are fit for purpose, the head of a major government review has urged. Robert Naylor, former chief executive of University College London Hospitals, who was asked by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to produce a review of NHS... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 15, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

NHS must “get its act together” to secure cash for new buildings
NHS hospitals must be willing to dispose of surplus land to help convince the Treasury to invest in new premises that are fit for purpose, the head of a major government review has urged. Robert Naylor, former chief executive of University College London Hospitals, who was asked by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to produce a review of NHS property and estates - and in this interview we asked him how his plans would work, and what would be done with the land sold. Read Gareth Iacobucci's report: http://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j2072 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 15, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Government regulation, training, or co-ordination of private for-profit health care in low- and middle-income countries
Alongside the thousands of Cochrane Reviews of the effects of treatments, are some that look at the effectiveness of different ways of organising and paying for health care. In a new Cochrane review from August 2016, Charles Wiysonge from the Cochrane South Africa at the South African Medical Research Council in South Africa and colleagues examined the evidence for public stewardship of private for-profit healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries. He tells us what they found in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 19, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

Government regulation, training, or co-ordination of private for-profit health care in low- and middle-income countries
Alongside the thousands of Cochrane Reviews of the effects of treatments, are some that look at the effectiveness of different ways of organising and paying for health care. In a new Cochrane Review from August 2016, Charles Wiysonge from the Cochrane South Africa at the South African Medical Research Council in South Africa and colleagues examined the evidence for public stewardship of private for-profit healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries. He tells us what they found in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 19, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Giant virus genetics, human high-altitude adaptations, and quantifying the impact of government-funded science
This week, viruses as remnants of a fourth domain of life, a scan of many Tibetan genomes reveals seven new genes potentially related to high-altitude life, and doubts about dark energy with Online News Editor David Grimm. Danielle Li joins Sarah Crespi to discuss her study quantifying the impact of government funding on innovation by linking patents to U.S. National Institutes of Health grants. Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: artubo/iStockphoto; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - April 6, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Giant virus genetics, human high-altitude adaptations, and quantifying the impact of government-funded science
This week, viruses as remnants of a fourth domain of life, a scan of many Tibetan genomes reveals seven new genes potentially related to high-altitude life, and doubts about dark energy with Online News Editor David Grimm. Danielle Li joins Sarah Crespi to discuss her study quantifying the impact of government funding on innovation by linking patents to U.S. National Institutes of Health grants. Listen to previous podcasts. Download the show transcript. Transcripts courtesy of Scribie.com. [Image: artubo/iStockphoto; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - April 6, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Giant virus genetics, human high-altitude adaptations, and quantifying the impact of government-funded science
This week, viruses as remnants of a fourth domain of life, a scan of many Tibetan genomes reveals seven new genes potentially related to high-altitude life, and doubts about dark energy with Online News Editor David Grimm. Danielle Li joins Sarah Crespi to discuss her study quantifying the impact of government funding on innovation by linking patents to U.S. National Institutes of Health grants. Listen to previous podcasts. Download the show transcript. Transcripts courtesy of Scribie.com. [Image: artubo/iStockphoto; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - April 6, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

Podcast: Giant virus genetics, human high-altitude adaptations, and quantifying the impact of government-funded science
This week, viruses as remnants of a fourth domain of life, a scan of many Tibetan genomes reveals seven new genes potentially related to high-altitude life, and doubts about dark energy with Online News Editor David Grimm. Danielle Li joins Sarah Crespi to discuss her study quantifying the impact of government funding on innovation by linking patents to U.S. National Institutes of Health grants. Listen to previous podcasts. Download the show transcript. Transcripts courtesy of Scribie.com. [Image: artubo/iStockp hoto; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - April 6, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts