Webb Space Telescope makes history after tense launch
In this episode of the Nature Podcast, we catch up on the biggest science stories from the holiday period by diving into the Nature Briefing.We’ll hear about: the latest manoeuveres from the James Webb Space Telescope; a new fossil dubbed “one of the greatest finds in British palaeontological history”; the verdicts in the trials of Charles Lieber and Elizabeth Holmes; and a goldfish that can drive a tank.News: Landmark Webb observatory is now officially a telescopeNature Video: Hubble moments: Mike MassiminoThe Guardian: Huge ‘sea dragon’ named one of UK’s greatest fossil findsNews: Elizabeth Holmes verdict: re...
Source: Nature Podcast - January 12, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Administrative Costs in US Health Care: A Quarter-Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
Health care expenses that arise from largely nonclinical functions, such as coding and billing and administration, cost the US health care system almost $1 trillion annually. Michael Chernew, PhD, from Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy, and David Cutler, PhD, from Harvard University Department of Economics, join JAMA Associate Editor Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH, from Washington University School of Medicine to discuss some basic fixes and simplifications that could reduce administrative spending by an estimated $265 billion. Related Content: Waste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Pote...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Whole-genome screening for newborns, and the importance of active learning for STEM
Today, most newborns get some biochemical screens of their blood, but whole-genome sequencing is a much more comprehensive look at an infant —maybe too comprehensive? Staff Writer Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the ethical ins and outs of whole-genome screening for newborns, and the kinds of infrastructure needed to use these screens more widely. Sarah also talks with three contributors to a series of vignettes on th e importance of active learning for students in science, technology, engineering, and math. Yuko Munakata, professor in the department of psychology and Center for Mind and Brain at the Un...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - September 30, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Whole-genome screening for newborns, and the importance of active learning for STEM
Today, most newborns get some biochemical screens of their blood, but whole-genome sequencing is a much more comprehensive look at an infant—maybe too comprehensive? Staff Writer Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the ethical ins and outs of whole-genome screening for newborns, and the kinds of infrastructure needed to use these screens more widely.
Sarah also talks with three contributors to a series of vignettes on the importance of active learning for students in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Yuko Munakata, professor in the department of psychology and Center for Mind and Brain at th...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - September 30, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Whole-genome screening for newborns, and the importance of active learning for STEM
Today, most newborns get some biochemical screens of their blood, but whole-genome sequencing is a much more comprehensive look at an infant—maybe too comprehensive? Staff Writer Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the ethical ins and outs of whole-genome screening for newborns, and the kinds of infrastructure needed to use these screens more widely.
Sarah also talks with three contributors to a series of vignettes on the importance of active learning for students in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Yuko Munakata, professor in the department of psychology and Center for Mind and Brain at the Un...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - September 30, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
A Conversation About Structural Racism in Medicine and Health Care
Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, of Northwestern University, and David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, join JAMA Editor in Chief Howard Bauchner, MD, to discuss racism and structural racism in health care and medicine. Recorded March 16, 2021. (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
In Conversation With... Mary Bassett
The Lancet's new Commission, Public Policy and Health in the Trump Era, looks back at the effects of the last four years on the health of the USA. One of the authors of the Commission, Mary Bassett (Harvard University) joins us to talk about the Commission findings and wider issues facing the USA. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - February 11, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
COVID-19 Vaccines and Herd Immunity
With coronavirus vaccines now available, what are the timeline and prospects for "herd immunity" and return to a new normal? Marc Lipsitch, DPhil, of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health returns to JAMA's Q&A series with Paul D. Biddinger, MD, director of Massachusetts General Hospital's Center for Disaster Medicine, to discuss. Recorded December 17, 2020. Related Article: The Ethics of Continuing Placebo in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Trials (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - December 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
COVID-19 Update —Critical Care and Pandemic Response
In the midst of rising COVID-19 case rates globally, Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, and Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, return to JAMA's Q&A series to update viewers on developments in the pandemic and the critical care management of COVID-19 patients. Dr Angus is Chief Health Care Innovation Officer at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, professor and chair of Critical Care Medicine, and a senior JAMA editor. Dr Walensky is Chief of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School. Recorded November 19, 2020. Related Article(s): Optimizing the Trade-off Between Learning and...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - November 23, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Herd Immunity as a Coronavirus Pandemic Strategy
Would letting coronavirus infect the broad US and global population be a safe and effective means of ending the COVID-19 pandemic? Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, of Stanford University's Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research is a signatory of the "Great Barrington Declaration," which proposes to "allow those at minimal risk of death to live their lives normally to build up immunity to the virus through natural infection, while better protecting those who are at highest risk." Marc Lipsitch, PhD, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a signatory of the "John Snow Memorandum," which refutes the argument, resp...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - November 11, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 676: Tragic gene flow from Neanderthals
In this episode we explain how regions of the human genome associated with severe COVID-19 are identified, the finding that one of these regions was inherited from Neanderthals, and prolonged SARS-CoV-2 reproduction in an immunocompromised patient. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Genome wide association study of severe COVID-19 (NEJM) Major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 inherited from Neanderthals (Nature) COVID-19 host genetics initiative (Eur J Hum Gen) Prolonged...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 29, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Update With Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital returns to JAMA's COVID-19 Q&A to provide an update on developments in the pandemic. She is a signatory of the recent John Snow Memorandum emphasizing the importance of public health interventions to manage the spread of COVID-19. Recorded October 22, 2020. Related Article(s): Preventing the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 With Masks and Other “Low-tech” Interventions (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 26, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
The Costs of Coronavirus
The costs of the coronavirus pandemic are unprecedented in their dimensions: David M. Cutler, PhD, of Harvard University discusses financial costs: the $16 trillion virus. Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins University discusses the costs to communities of color in excess deaths and bereavement. Charles R. Marmar, MD, of NYU Grossman School of Medicine discusses the mental health costs. Recorded October 20, 2020. Related Article(s): The COVID-19 Pandemic and the $16 Trillion Virus (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
