Sketching suspects with DNA, and using light to find Zika-infected mosquitoes
DNA fingerprinting has been used to link people to crimes for decades, by matching DNA from a crime scene to DNA extracted from a suspect. Now, investigators are using other parts of the genome —such as markers for hair and eye color—to help rule people in and out as suspects. Staff Writer Gretchen Vogel talks with Sarah Crespi about whether science supports this approach and how different countries are dealing with this new type of evidence.
Sarah also talks with Jill Fernandes of th e University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, about her Science Advances paper on a light-based technique for detecting Zika in mo...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - May 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Sketching suspects with DNA, and using light to find Zika-infected mosquitoes
DNA fingerprinting has been used to link people to crimes for decades, by matching DNA from a crime scene to DNA extracted from a suspect. Now, investigators are using other parts of the genome—such as markers for hair and eye color—to help rule people in and out as suspects. Staff Writer Gretchen Vogel talks with Sarah Crespi about whether science supports this approach and how different countries are dealing with this new type of evidence.
Sarah also talks with Jill Fernandes of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, about her Science Advances paper on a light-based technique for detecting Zika in mo...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - May 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Sketching suspects with DNA, and using light to find Zika-infected mosquitoes
DNA fingerprinting has been used to link people to crimes for decades, by matching DNA from a crime scene to DNA extracted from a suspect. Now, investigators are using other parts of the genome —such as markers for hair and eye color—to help rule people in and out as suspects. Staff Writer Gretchen Vogel talks with Sarah Crespi about whether science supports this approach and how different countries are dealing with this new type of evidence. Sarah also talks with Jill Fernandes of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, about her Science Advances paper on a light-based technique for detecting Zika in mosq...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - May 24, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Here's What's New in the HIV Treatment Guidelines
Dr Paul Sax reports on a new recommended HIV treatment option and thanks Marty Hirsch for his skillful leadership of the guidelines working group. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - April 20, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Why Are Vaccination Rates Lower Among Kids With ASD?
Children with autism, and their younger siblings, have lower vaccination rates than other children, placing them at risk for vaccine-preventable disease. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - April 17, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Consulting an ID Specialist Saves Lives and Money
The value in consulting ID in the management of serious infections is revealed by this recent analysis. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - April 12, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Civilians under siege in Eastern Ghouta
In 2016, from an estimated pre-war population of 22 million, the United Nations (UN) identified 13.5 million Syrians requiring humanitarian assistance, of which more than 6 million are internally displaced within Syria, and around 5 million are refugees outside of Syria.
In this podcast, Aula Abarra, consultant in infectious disease from London, joins us to discuss what's happening now in Eastern Ghouta, and area of Damascus, where civilians are being held under siege, where humanitarian aid is unable to reach.
Read the full editorial:https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k1368 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Civilians under siege in Eastern Ghouta
In 2016, from an estimated pre-war population of 22 million, the United Nations (UN) identified 13.5 million Syrians requiring humanitarian assistance, of which more than 6 million are internally displaced within Syria, and around 5 million are refugees outside of Syria.
In this podcast, Aula Abarra, consultant in infectious disease from London,... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Civilians under siege in Eastern Ghouta
In 2016, from an estimated pre-war population of 22 million, the United Nations (UN) identified 13.5 million Syrians requiring humanitarian assistance, of which more than 6 million are internally displaced within Syria, and around 5 million are refugees outside of Syria.
In this podcast, Aula Abarra, consultant in infectious disease from London, joins us to discuss what's happening now in Eastern Ghouta, and area of Damascus, where civilians are being held under siege, where humanitarian aid is unable to reach.
Read the full editorial:
https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k1368 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Trends in US Infectious Diseases, HIV PrEP Review, Mentoring in the #MeToo Era, Hazards of Order Sets, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the March 27, 2018 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - March 27, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Influenza and MRSA Pneumonia
Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses the antimicrobial options for postinfluenza MRSA pneumonia, and makes the case for a universal flu vaccine. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 5, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Fever in the returning traveller
International travel is increasingly common. Between 10% and 42% of travellers to any destination, and 15%-70% of travellers to tropical settings experience ill health, either while abroad or on returning home,
Malaria is the commonest specific diagnosis, accounting for 5%-29% of all individuals presenting to specialist clinic, followed by dengue, enteric fever, and rickettsial infections .
In this podcast Doug Fink specialist registrar, and Victoria Johnston consultant, in infectious diseases at The Hospital for Tropical Diseases join us to discuss diagnosis, and treatment - and why the clinically most interesting diagn...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Influenza Deaths in Children: Putting It Into Context
The media reports of influenza-related deaths in children are frightening. How does this year compare with prior years? (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - February 16, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
