Iron supplementation taken daily for improving health in menstruating women
In April 2016, Sant-Rayn Pasricha from the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Oxford in the UK and colleagues from Australia and Canada published their new review on the use of iron supplementation by menstruating women, strengthening the collection of Cochrane evidence on the treatment of iron deficiency. He describes the latest findings in this evidence pod. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - September 5, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane 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
PodMed – Week of September 5, 2016
This week’s topics include ICD impact, a model for Zika drug screening, depression identification and treatment, and whether CPAP helps. Program notes: 0:40 ICDs in some people with heart failure 1:40 Not helpful with overall death 2:40 If you can avoid it would help 3:00 CPAP and cardiovascular disease 4:01 3.7 years of follow up […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - September 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Heart And Vascular Infectious diseases Mental health Patient Care PodMed Source Type: podcasts
Ep360: The Innate Design of Yoga Therapy & Medicine
Want to empower yourself beyond traditional Western medicine treatments, like medications? "The Innate Design: Implementing Self-Healing Techniquest For The Modern Patient," is a book written by Melissa Aguirre, Yoga Therapist, and Kyle Hodebecke, Family Physician. According to their amazon site, the co-authors, "empower the reader throuh the utilization of treatment modalities such as yoga, the chakra system, and mindfulness to further healing and maintenance." (Source: Doctor Anonymous Live)
Source: Doctor Anonymous Live - August 31, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: DrMikeSevilla Tags: Health Source Type: podcasts
The BioPsychoSocioEnvironmental model
Most of us have heard about the BioPsychoSocial model of mental illnesses and have also heard about the stress-diathesis model. Today as I was contemplating the two, taking cue from my ABCD model of psychology, I tried combining the two and find quite some merit in that approach.
Schematic of diathesis–stress model. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
To recap, BioPsychoSocial model says that any disease is a result of multiple interacting factors- some of them biological in nature while others psychological and social. The mind affects the body and the body affects the mind and together they may lead to health or illness. This mo...
Source: The Mouse Trap - August 29, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: mental illness ABCD ABCD model Disease Mental disorder Mental health Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of August 29, 2016
This week’s topics include breast density and mammography, genetic analysis and chemotherapy in early breast cancer, reducing sugar for kids, and treating essential tremor. Program notes: 0:32 Reducing sugar consumption in kids 1:35 A third of what kids are currently recommended 2:36 Need to address in children 2:47 Predictive value of breast density in mammography […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Breast Health Cancer Diet Neurology And Neurosurgery Obesity Pediatrics PodMed Source Type: podcasts
Diabetes Core Update Spetember 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 treatmen...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - August 25, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts
Podcast: Quantum dots in consumer electronics and a faceoff with the quiz master
Sarah Crespi takes a pop quiz on literal life hacking, spotting poverty from outer space, and the size of the average American's vocabulary with Catherine Matacic.
From the magazine
You can already buy a quantum dot television, but it’s really just the beginning of the infiltration of quantum dots into our everyday lives. Cherie Kagan is here to talk about her in-depth review of the technology published in this week’s issue.
[Image: Public domain; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - August 25, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
TWiV Special: DA Henderson, smallpox eradicator
Donald “D.A.” Henderson, a physician, educator, and epidemiologist who led the World Health Organization’s campaign to eradicate smallpox, died at 87 years of age on Aug. 19, 2016. Vincent was fortunate to have the opportunity to speak with DA Henderson in 2014 about his career, the smallpox eradication effort, and what it means for the eradication of polio. Become a patron of TWiV!This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - August 23, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Distinguishing bacterial from viral infection in young children, team-based care and health care quality, managing prescription drug costs, and more
Editor's Audio Summary by Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA, Executive Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 23, 2016 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - August 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of August 22, 2016
This week’s topics include a look at beta blockers, intranasal flu vaccine efficacy, acetaminophen during pregnancy, and a new osteoporosis treatment. Program notes: 0:32 Intranasal flu vaccine versus intramuscular vaccine 1:34 Studied in Hutterites 2:32 Previously thought more effective in children 3:24 New osteoporosis drug 4:25 Compared to both placebo and previous medication 5:25 Injected […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Heart And Vascular Infectious diseases PodMed Prevention Vaccines Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of August 15, 2016
This week’s topics include the impact of exercise on chronic medical conditions, more ICU care and outcomes, m-health and diabetes, and insurance status and cancer outcomes. 0:36 Diabetes and m-health 1:38 Text messaging improved eating behaviors 2:38 Long term impact? 3:32 Exercise and health conditions 4:32 Quantified with METs 5:34 Less benefit at higher levels […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Cancer Critical care medicine Diabetes exercise High Blood Pressure PodMed Research Source Type: podcasts
Aug 12 Cardiology News
Lipid screening in kids, duration of dual antiplatelets, public reporting of PCI outcomes, AF with sepsis, INR stability, and Eric Topol ' s interview with Laura Esserman are discussed this week. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - August 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of August 8, 2016
This week’s topics include genetics and asthma, obesity and diabetes among identical twins, a Zika update, and remote monitoring of patients. Program notes: 0:30 Zika and contraception use 1:34 In places with Zika risk are women using contraception 2:28 Some of it is cultural or access issues 3:22 Genetics, environment and asthma 4:22 Amish have […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Diabetes Genetics Infectious diseases Obesity Patient Care PodMed Pregnancy Prevention Source Type: podcasts
US Democrats Platform: The Lancet: August 4, 2016
Susan Jaffe with a health policy update from the recent US Democratic Party platform in Philadelphia. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - August 4, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
