Sting in the tale
This week we find out the best way to treat a Mesobuthus tamulus (indian red scorpion) sting. We also discuss the current state of healthcare in Iraq; and how Andrew Wakefield ’s article linking the MMR vaccine and autism was not bad science, but deliberate fraud. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 28, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Sting in the tale
This week we find out the best way to treat a Mesobuthus tamulus (indian red scorpion) sting. We also discuss the current state of healthcare in Iraq; and how Andrew Wakefield’s article linking the MMR vaccine and autism was not bad science, but deliberate fraud. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 28, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Trade in generics
Jamie Love, Knowledge Ecology International, and Hans Hogerzeil, director of essential medicines and pharmaceutical policies at the World Health Organization (WHO), discuss the ongoing EU trade negotiations with India. They set out their concerns that it may lead to an interruption in the supply of new generic drugs to the developing world. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 28, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Undernutrition in India
Tessa Richards (BMJ ’s analysis editor) and Duncan Jarvies (BMJ’s multimedia producer) talk to Veena Rao (adviser at Karnataka Nutrition Mission, India) about the issue of undernutrion in the country.
And David Payne (BMJ’s web editor) gives us a run-down of the new bmj.com. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Undernutrition in India
Tessa Richards (BMJ’s analysis editor) and Duncan Jarvies (BMJ’s multimedia producer) talk to Veena Rao (adviser at Karnataka Nutrition Mission, India) about the issue of undernutrion in the country.
And David Payne (BMJ’s web editor) gives us a run-down of the new bmj.com. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Healthcare and corruption in Uttar Pradesh
The Indian government has invested £1.2bn to kick start rural healthcare in its most populous northern state, Uttar Pradesh. Much of that money has now disappeared, and the programme is blighted by corruption and murder. Harriet Vickers hears the details. Also this week, the UK's Department for International Development has to make decisions on... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Healthcare and corruption in Uttar Pradesh
The Indian government has invested £1.2bn to kick start rural healthcare in its most populous northern state, Uttar Pradesh. Much of that money has now disappeared, and the programme is blighted by corruption and murder. Harriet Vickers hears the details. Also this week, the UK's Department for International Development has to make decisions on sometimes scant evidence. We find out how DFID is trying to improve research into aid programmes. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Treating the masses, overtreating the few
In the US, overly aggressive treatment is estimated to cause 30 000 deaths among Medicare recipients alone each year. Reporter Jeanne Lenzer has investigated the problem for the BMJ, and explains why she thinks profit driven healthcare is to blame.
And, experience of treating rare conditions can take time to build. Rej Bhumbra, a surgical trainee in orthopaedic oncology, explains how his time in India fast tracked his learning. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Countering counterfeits
Last year 125 people died in Pakistan after taking contaminated cardiac medication. The disaster is one example of the dangers of counterfeit and substandard medicines, an issue the WHO is struggling to control.
In this podcast we hear from Amir Attaran, Canada research chair in law, population health, and global development policy at the University of Ottawa, on the international wrangling he sees at the political level. And Sania Nishtar, president of Heartfile, an independent think tank based in India, discusses what went wrong in Pakistan, and how to prevent it happening again. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Deworming debunked
You may well assume that a programme supported by organisations such as the World Bank and the World Health Organization does what it says on the tin. However, it turns out this is not the case with deworming initiatives in countries such as Africa and India. Paul Garner, co-author of the Cochrane review on the topic, explains what's going on.
And... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Deworming debunked
You may well assume that a programme supported by organisations such as the World Bank and the World Health Organization does what it says on the tin. However, it turns out this is not the case with deworming initiatives in countries such as Africa and India. Paul Garner, co-author of the Cochrane review on the topic, explains what's going on.
And Michael Wilson, instructor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic, gives us some advice on diagnosing Klinefelter's syndrome. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Tackling hypertension in India
The World Health Organization has chosen hypertension as the public health threat it will focus on for the next year. The problem is particularly pressing in India, and Anita Jain, the BMJ's India editor, spoke to Fran çois Decaillet, Coordinator for Health Programs, WHO India, about what needs to be done to tackle hypertension in the country's... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 6, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Tackling hypertension in India
The World Health Organization has chosen hypertension as the public health threat it will focus on for the next year. The problem is particularly pressing in India, and Anita Jain, the BMJ's India editor, spoke to François Decaillet, Coordinator for Health Programs, WHO India, about what needs to be done to tackle hypertension in the country's population. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 6, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
ASFH Arthur Benjamin on post-operative ametropia and Dandapani Ramamurthy on toric keratoconus
Guests: Arthur Benjamin, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Jules Stein Eye Institute
UCLA Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Dandapani Ramamurthy, MD, MNAMS
Chairman
Eye Foundation, Coimbatore, Tirupur Mettupalayam and Ooty
Coimbatore, India (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - August 4, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts
