TWiV 710: COVID-19 clinical update #46 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #46, Daniel Griffin discusses the BinaxNow rapid antigen test, efficacy of Bamlanivimab in nursing homes, associations of serum vitamin D concentrations with in-hospital mortality and need for invasive mechanical ventilation, trials of IL-6 receptor antagonists, effects of anticoagulants on in-hospital mortality, and symptom persistence in outpatients. Hosts: Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Evaluation of Abbott BinaxNOW (MMWR) Lilly mAb in nursing homes (WSJ) Vitamin D and COVID-19...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 23, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Vaccine Update with Paul Offit and Robert Wachter
To get more vaccine to more people more efficiently, UCSF School of Medicine's Robert M. Wachter, MD, recently urged giving a single dose now and deferring the second dose until more vaccine is available. Paul A. Offit, MD, of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, disagrees. The two discuss the pros and the cons of the plan and alternative responses to road bumps in the US vaccine rollout, on JAMA's live Q&A series. Recorded January 19, 2021. Related Article: Developing a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine at Warp Speed (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - January 21, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus second wave - The view from the front line
In the UK, over 37,000 people are in hospital with covid-19, and the NHS comes closer than ever to being overwhelmed - though 4 million people have received their first dose of the vaccine, we are warned that things will get worse before they get better.
In this podcast, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ, talks to; Partha Kar, consultant in diabetes and endocrinology in Portsmouth, Matt Morgan, a consultant in a intensive care medicine in Cardiff, Helen Salisbury, GP in Oxfordshire, and Nisreen Alwan, public health consultant in Southampton , about the pressure on hospitals, why GPs are questioning the need for ma...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus second wave - The view from the front line
In the UK, over 37,000 people are in hospital with covid-19, and the NHS comes closer than ever to being overwhelmed - though 4 million people have received their first dose of the vaccine, we are warned that things will get worse before they get better.
In this podcast, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ, talks to; Partha Kar, consultant in diabetes and endocrinology in Portsmouth, Matt Morgan, a consultant in a intensive care medicine in Cardiff, Helen Salisbury, GP in Oxfordshire, and Nisreen Alwan, public health consultant in Southampton, about the pressure on hospitals, why GPs are questioning the need for max ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Internal Medicine : An Opportune Time to Update Medical Licensing
Interview with Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA, author of The COVID-19 Pandemic—An Opportune Time to Update Medical Licensing; also with Mitchell H. Katz, MD, chief executive officer of New York City Health and Hospitals and author of Modernize Medical Licensing, and Credentialing, Too—Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - January 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating challenges for diagnosis of the disease, as well as for its treatment. The rapid reviews being prepared and updated by Cochrane are covering both areas. We asked the lead author of the November 2020 versions of our review of the evidence on using imaging tests to diagnose the condition, Nayaar Islam from The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada, to describe the latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 7, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 703: Does dose matter?
On this episode, a discussion of why modifying the dose schedule of the mRNA vaccines in the US is not a good idea, evidence that higher Ct values on hospital admission is associated with higher mortality, and dose-dependent response to SARS-CoV-2 infection of ferrets. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode BSL-3 Assistant Manager position Follow authorized vaccine dosing schedule (FDA) Mina suggests one vaccine dose (NY Times) UK decision document on vaccine dose (pdf) Ct linke...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 7, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Practice Pearls: Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia – An Overview
In this episode of Practice Pearls: Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia Drs. Robert Gabbay and Dr. Kamlesh Khunti discuss an overview of Therapeutic Inertia and the American Diabetes Associations initiative on overcoming therapeutic inertia. This is part of the American Diabetes Association’s Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia initiative supported by Strategic Sponsors AstraZeneca and Sanofi, plus Supporting Sponsors Merck and Novo Nordisk. This episode is sponsored by the Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia Initiative - for more information about resources for overcoming therapeutic inertia, just go to www.TherapeuticInertia.diabet...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - December 22, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts
The soundscape of a hospital
Until hear death in 2019, Annabel and her husband James Weaver, spent a lot of time together in hospitals - in patient and outpatient wards, waiting in makeshift waiting rooms in corridors and atriums. And while you or I might notice things about the way in which the hospital looks - James and Annabel noticed the way in which is sounded.
James is perusing a PhD at Queen Mary University of London into acoustics and the intelligibility of sound - and in this podcast we delve into the sound of a hospital, and why it can make communication between staff and patients so hard.
Read James's Christmas article, The sound of medi...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
The soundscape of a hospital
Until hear death in 2019, Annabel and her husband James Weaver, spent a lot of time together in hospitals - in patient and outpatient wards, waiting in makeshift waiting rooms in corridors and atriums. And while you or I might notice things about the way in which the hospital looks - James and Annabel noticed the way in which is sounded.
James is perusing a PhD at Queen Mary University of London into acoustics and the intelligibility of sound - and in this podcast we delve into the sound of a hospital, and why it can make communication between staff and patients so hard.
Read James's Christmas article, The sound of medic...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group 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
Coronavirus Vaccine Update With Paul Offit
With the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines reportedly under review at the US FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), Paul A. Offit, MD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to provide an update on what to expect, prospects for vaccine rollout and distribution in the coming months, and ongoing safety surveillance. Recorded December 2, 2020. Related Article: Developing a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine at Warp Speed (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - December 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
