#383 : cancercon 2016: speaker spotlight
CancerCon has evolved over nine years to proudly become the largest global event serving the young adult cancer movement. The conference's speakers also reflect the best and the brightest that the industry has to offer. Join us as we welcome CancerCon Speaker Eric Cohen (RN, MS, OCN and Integrative Nutritionist) with our survivor spotlight on young adult survivor Jenny Morgenthaler. (Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio)
Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio - May 4, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Stupid Cancer Show Tags: Health Source Type: podcasts
Clinical trials for the NHS
In the UK, the main public funder of healthcare research is the National Institute for Health Research, or NIHR. In this Evidence Pod for Trials Change Lives, we asked Hywel Williams, Director of the NIHR’s Health Technology Assessment programme to outline the importance of clinical trials to this programme and health and social care more generally. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 3, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 387: Quaxxed
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and
Kathy Spindler
Guest: Nina Martin
Nina Martin joins the TWiV
team to talk about the movie Vaxxed, her bout with dengue fever,
and the latest research on Zika virus.
Links for this episode
Public Health United
Fifty Shades of Science (TEDx)
Parents convicted in death of toddler (Science Based Medicine)
CDC: Zika virus causes microcephaly (NEJM)
Dengue virus antibodies enhance Zika virus infection
(biorXiv)
Zika virus in Brazilian nonhuman primates (biorXiv)
Zika virus IgM in CSF of microcephalic babies
(Lancet)
Brain organoids for modeling Zika virus infe...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 1, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Teenage/Young Adult Cancer - most relevant problems in cancer care
This session was held in collaboration with EONS (European Oncology Nursing Society) and covers the specific difficulties health care professionals have to face when dealing with Teenagers or Young Ad...
Author: ESOncology
Added: 04/27/2016 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - April 27, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Safety issues with CAR T-cell therapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia
At the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Europea n Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), held in Valencia, Spain, Catherine Bollard, MD, from Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C...
Author: VJHemOnc
Added: 04/26/2016 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - April 26, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Genetically modified T-cell therapy in multicenter trials
At the 2016 Annual Meeting of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), held in Valencia, Spain, Catherine Bollard, MD, from Children's National Health System, Washington, D.C....
Author: VJHemOnc
Added: 04/26/2016 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - April 26, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Diabetes Core Update May 2016
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 treatme...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - April 25, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts
Bad with names
It's bad practice to prescribe a brand name drug when a cheaper, viable and approved generic is available. But, particularly in the US, this happens too much, at major cost to the health system.
The team behind Michigan State University's paediatric clinics set out to increase their prescribing of generics, and found that much of the problem was... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 22, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
"The harm and the benefit of treatment is about the same" - cardiac screening for athletes
Sudden cardiac death of young athletes needs to be avoided but does screening really help? Hans Van Braband, researcher at the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre, joins us to explain that the evidence for screening doesn't show benefit, and may lead to harm.
Read the full analysis:
http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1156 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 22, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
#382 : cancercon 2016: exhibitor spotlight
Stupid Cancer prides itself by the company it keeps. This is no better reflected than the many incredible partner organizations who choose to exhibit each year at CancerCon. Joining us for this show, we're welcoming Andrea Schwartz (Executive Director, Dear Jack Foundation,) Krissy Kraczkowsky (Senior Director, Programs, The Ulman Cancer Fund) and Mallory Casperson (Founder & CEO, Lacuna Loft). Advocate Spotlight on CancerCon steering committee member Devshree Khachane. (Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio)
Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio - April 21, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Stupid Cancer Show Tags: Health Source Type: podcasts
Indigenous health: The Lancet: April 20, 2016
Ian Anderson and Romlie Mokak discuss a new analysis of health indicators across 28 indigenous populations, with implications for future health services planning worldwide. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - April 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet 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
#381 : caregivers matter
Caregiving is at the very cornerstone of Stupid Cancer's mission and programs; and CancerCon's agenda reflects this wholeheartedly. To give a sneak peak of what caregivers can expect this April in Denver, we're joined by young adult caregiver Colin Ferro (Director of Operations, Epic Experience) and Jenny Morgan, LCSW (Director of Social Services, Rocky Mountain Hospice.) Caregiver Spotlight on Brent Benson. (Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio)
Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio - April 14, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Stupid Cancer Show Tags: Health Source Type: podcasts
Global health financing: The Lancet: April 13, 2016
Tim Evans from the World Bank discusses the need for a transformation in global health financing if universal health coverage in low-income and middle-income countries is to be achieved by 2030. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - April 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Living Well With CLL: What Does It Mean?
It’s easy to focus on getting or staying physically healthy while living with CLL but what about your overall health? An expert panel shares what living well means to them—from exercise to stress mana...
Author: patientpower
Added: 04/10/2016 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - April 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
