" Blood Zapper " -- The Discovery Files
A father-son research team working from separate laboratory benches at Arizona State University and Johns Hopkins University discover a new use for lasers -- zapping viruses out of blood. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - December 5, 2007 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: April 13, 2007
Dr Grace Smith from the Health Protection Agency West Midlands Public Health Laboratory in Birmingham, UK, discusses the research article in this week's issue showing how Bovine tuberculosis could spread by human-to-human contact. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - April 13, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Improving Laboratory Testing to Save Lives in Resource-Limited Settings, With a Particular Focus on HIV/AIDS: Humanitarian Efforts by the ASCP
John S.J. Brooks, MD, FASC, President of the ASCP, describes the laboratory efforts in African AIDS. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - March 30, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: John S.J. Brooks, MD, FASCP Source Type: podcasts
It Is Time to Extend the Laboratory Critical (Panic) Value System to Include Vital Values
George D. Lundberg, MD, Editor-in-Chief of MedGenMed and eMedicine, teaches us about vital values in the laboratory. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - January 29, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: George D. Lundberg, MD Source Type: podcasts
SCCM Pod-58 CC: Cardiology Pharmacotherapies
William Dager, PharmD, and John S. MacGregor, MD, PhD, discuss an article in the December 2006 issue of Critical Connections, titled "Recent Advances in Cardiology Pharmacotherapies for the ICU Clinician." The article was written by Joseph Dasta, PharmD, from The Ohio State University, and Jaclyn LeBlanc, PharmD, BCPS, from The University of Oklahoma. Dr. Dager is a pharmacist specialist at UC Davis Medical Center and a clinical professor of pharmacy at UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy. Dr. MacGregor is a professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and...
Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care - January 3, 2007 Category: Intensive Care Authors: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts
JAMA: 2005-08-17, Vol. 294, No. 7, Author in the Room Audio Interview
Interview with Fangjun Zhou, PhD, MS and Rafael Harpaz, MD, MPH, authors of Impact of Varicella Vaccination on Health Care Utilization, published in the August 17 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Summary Points: 1. Varicella can be severe and at times life threatening, however, since the introduction of varicella vaccine in 1995, varicella hospitalizations have declined significantly, as have outpatient visits. 2. Herd immunity is protecting unvaccinated persons from varicella. Since varicella can be more severe in adults, it is particularly important that patients be screened for evidence of...
Source: JAMA Author in the Room - September 21, 2005 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
