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BMJ podcast - high risk devices for rare conditions
Two articles on bmj.com look at high risk devices for rare conditions, and how the US Food and Drug Administration regulates them. Joining us to discuss the problems are Rita Redberg, professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, and Aaron Kesselheim, assistant professor of medicine at the Harvard School of Public health. Read the articles Presumed safe no more: lessons from the Wingspan saga on regulation of devices http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g93 Assessment of US pathway for approving medical devices for rare conditions http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g217 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 24, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Statins: benefits and harms for low risk patients
NB: In our interview about statins, Abramson quotes the figure of an 18% relative increase in risk of adverse effects of statins. This figure should be couched in uncertainty, and a correction has been posted on bmj.com to reflect that - http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g3329 -------------------------------------------------------------------- It may soon be recommended that statins are prescribed to patients with a low risk of cardiovascular disease. John Abramson from the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School explains why the risks associated with taking the drug may have been underplayed. Also thi...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - October 25, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Tobacco industry vs science, vCJD in the UK
The BMJ, BMJ Open, Heart, Thorax, and Tobacco control – all journals in BMJ’s stable, have announced they will no longer carry research funded in part, or in whole, by the tobacco industry. Fiona Godlee, BMJ Editor in chief, explains what that means, and Allen Brandt, professor of the history of science at Harvard University, gives us a potted history of the way in which the tobacco industry has manipulated science. Also this week, Sebastian Brandner, professor of neuropathology at UCL, explains his research into the population prevalence of the prion which causes vCJD. See also Prevalent abnormal prion protein in hu...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - October 18, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

" Muscle Building " -- The Discovery Files
Harvard University researchers have created a gel-based audio speaker that demonstrates the capabilities of ionic conductors, which were long thought to be limited in their application. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - September 16, 2013 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts

Evolved to run
This week’s podcast is from UKSEM, the big sports and exercise medicine conference in London. Daniel Lieberman, an evolutionary biologist from Harvard, explains how we have evolved to run. Steven Blair, University of South Carolina, explains how physical inactivity is having serious effects on our health. Finally Karim Khan, BJSM’s editor, tells us how much exercise gives you the most bang for your buck. If you’re interested in sports medicine, then have a listen to the BJSM podcast, where your can find more interviews with world leaders in sports medicine - http://podcasts.bmj.com/bjsm (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Bariatric surgery, neuromuscular blocking agents, and calcium in primary parahyperthyroidism
Bariatric surgery is under scrutiny from NCEPOD, the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death, Ian Martin, NCEPOD's clinical co-ordinator for surgery, takes us through the highlights of its latest report. Also this week, Julie Paik, instructor and physician at Harvard Medical School, tells us about a new risk factor for primary... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Bariatric surgery, neuromuscular blocking agents, and calcium in primary parahyperthyroidism
Bariatric surgery is under scrutiny from NCEPOD, the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death, Ian Martin, NCEPOD's clinical co-ordinator for surgery, takes us through the highlights of its latest report. Also this week, Julie Paik, instructor and physician at Harvard Medical School, tells us about a new risk factor for primary hyperparathyroidism. And finally, some neuromuscular agents may lead to respiratory complications after surgery. Matthias Eikermann, director of research in the surgical intensive care unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, explains how they investigated this vexed problem. (Sou...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

" Mercurial Thoughts " -- The Discovery Files
Environmental researchers at Harvard University have published evidence that significant reductions in mercury emissions will be necessary just to stabilize current levels of the toxic element in the environment. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - July 26, 2013 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts

" Power Print " -- The Discovery Files
A research team at Harvard University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has demonstrated the ability to 3-D print a battery. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - July 10, 2013 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts