Obama's healthcare reforms on trial
Barack Obama saw his Affordable Care Act remain law last week, as the US Supreme Court ruled it is constitutional. Ed Davies (BMJ US news and features editor) talks to Janice Hopkins Tanne (freelance journalist based in New York) about the ruling ’s implications.
And what are the options for tackling childhood obesity? Li Ming Wen (research and... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Obama ’s healthcare reforms on trial
Barack Obama saw his Affordable Care Act remain law last week, as the US Supreme Court ruled it is constitutional. Ed Davies (BMJ US news and features editor) talks to Janice Hopkins Tanne (freelance journalist based in New York) about the ruling’s implications.
And what are the options for tackling childhood obesity? Li Ming Wen (research and evaluation manager at Sydney University) believes intervention needs to be early, and has demonstrated that giving new mothers simple nutrition messages reduces their child’s BMI at age two. BMJ assistant editor Helen MacDonald speaks to him. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Corporations as vectors of disease
This month the UK parliament has been looking at the big accountancy firms' involvement in drafting tax laws. Conversely, the Department of Health has hidden the involvement of tobacco lobbyists in proposed plain packaging legislation.
Jeff Collin, professor of global health policy at the University of Edinburgh, argues that this culture of... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 5, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Corporations as vectors of disease
This month the UK parliament has been looking at the big accountancy firms' involvement in drafting tax laws. Conversely, the Department of Health has hidden the involvement of tobacco lobbyists in proposed plain packaging legislation.
Jeff Collin, professor of global health policy at the University of Edinburgh, argues that this culture of industry participation is worrying, but the lack of transparency by government is even worse.
Also this week, what day of the week is safest for surgery? Paul Aylin, a clinical reader in epidemiology and public health at Imperial College London, explains his research. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 5, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Wife's Perspective on Proton Therapy
The spouses and partners of men diagnosed with prostate cancer are also "patients' of the disease because their lives are impacted. Mrs. Zelda Lawson speaks about her experience with the ProCure ...
Author: vhsimons
Added: 08/02/2013 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - August 2, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Salt: I Can't Believe It's Still Controversial
Henry Black talks to Lawrence Appel about the continuing discussion on sodium, its health risks, and whether 1500 mg a day is too low. (Source: Medscape Nephrology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Nephrology Podcast - July 26, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Salt: I Can't Believe It's Still Controversial
Henry Black talks to Lawrence Appel about the continuing discussion on sodium, it's health risks, and whether 1500 mg a day is too low. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - July 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
The Best Antihypertensive Nutritional Advice
Henry Black talks to Lawrence Appel about the best foods and dietary methods for reducing both hypertension and prehypertension. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - July 24, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Association Between State Laws Governing School Meal Nutrition Content and Student Weight Status: Implications for New USDA School Meal Standards
Interview with Daniel R. Taber, PhD, author of Association Between State Laws Governing School Meal Nutrition Content and Student Weight Status: Implications for New USDA School Meal Standards (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - June 3, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Pediatrics 2013-06-03, Author Interview
Interview with Daniel R. Taber, PhD, author of Association Between State Laws Governing School Meal Nutrition Content and Student Weight Status: Implications for New USDA School Meal Standards (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - June 3, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 230: Gene goes to Washington, flu chickens out
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Rich, Alan and Kathy review H7N9 infections in China, the debate over patenting genes, and receptor-binding by ferret-transmissible avian H5 influenza virus.
Links for this episode:
Francois Jacob dies (The Loom)
WHO updates on H7N9
H7N9 is unusually dangerous (ScienceInsider)
H7N9 case imported into Taiwan
No H7N9 in poultry farms (Xinhua)
Supreme Court considers gene patents (TheScientist, Nature)
Patent my jeans, not my genes (Michael Wosnick)
Receptor binding by ferr...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 28, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Recycled Meds and New Approaches in Multiple Sclerosis
Drs. Andrew Wilner and Lawrence Steinman discuss innovative approaches to new -- and old -- drug development in multiple sclerosis. (Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pharmacists Podcast - April 3, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Listen to The Lancet: 19 March
Debbie Lawlor discusses the implications of research about vitamin D status in pregnancy and bone mineral content of children. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - March 19, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: March 19, 2013
Debbie Lawlor discusses the implications of research about vitamin D status in pregnancy and bone mineral content of children. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - March 19, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
