Catheter Ablation Techniques for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation, Medical Device Recalls, Review of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and more
Editor’s Summary by Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 10, 2023, issue. Related Content: Audio Highlights (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - January 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Q & A With FDA Commissioner Robert Califf
After serving as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under President Obama, Robert M. Califf, MD, recently returned to the role, overseeing a critical federal agency that regulates food, drugs, therapeutics, and medical devices in the US. In a wide-ranging discussion with JAMA Deputy Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, Califf discusses COVID-19 vaccine modifications, the FDA’s approach to evaluating evidence, and efforts to combat health misinformation. Recorded April 26, 2022. Related Content: (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - May 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Active vs Expectant Management of Nonviable Pregnancy of Unknown Location, Opioid Dose Tapering and Overdose, FDA Regulation of Medical Devices, and more
Editor's Summary by Mary McDermott, MD, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 3, 2021 issue. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - August 3, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence - Lockdown, a spoonful of honey, and weight loss
There are have been local lockdowns in the UK, in places such as Oldham, Birmingham, Manchester – but what is the criteria for making that decision?
In the non-Covid world: does honey alleviate symptoms in upper-respiratory tract infections? When does unexpected weight-loss warrant further investigation for cancer in primary care?Plus, in the light of findings from the Cumberlege review of safety in medical devices, the team discuss the issue of doctors ’ declaration of interests. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 28, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence Covid-19 Update - Lockdown, a spoonful of honey, and weight loss
There are have been local lockdowns in the UK, in places such as Oldham, Birmingham, Manchester – but what is the criteria for making that decision?
In the non-Covid world: does honey alleviate symptoms in upper-respiratory tract infections? When does unexpected weight-loss warrant further investigation for cancer in primary care?Plus, in the light of findings from the Cumberlege review of safety in medical devices, the team discuss the issue of doctors ’ declaration of interests. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 28, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
“Trust me, I’m a GP” with Karen Praeter and Rhea Boyd
In light of the publication of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review (the Cumberlege report) in early July, which assessed the use of vaginal mesh, sodium valproate and Primodos and their associated under-acknowledged complications, this week we discuss trust between patients and doctors, and how that relationship of trust can break down when patients feel that their concerns and their pain are not being recognised and supported. We talk about the influence of racial inequalities on trust and healthcare outcomes, GPs being an advocate for their patients, and we ask what structural changes to the healt...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Making the drug and device system fit for patients
A series of medical scandals prompted Jeremy Hunt, former UK health secretary to launch the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review - with the explicit aim of strengthening the patient voice in order to help build a "system that listens, hears and acts – with speed, compassion and proportionality"
That report is out, and describes a system that does anything but.
In this podcast, Sir Cyril Chantler, the review's vice chair discusses their recommendations, for better regulation, transparency and patient advocacy in the use of medicines and medi cal devices.
Read the full report:
https://www.immdsreview....
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 15, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: The race to expand antibody testing
Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss the role of antibody tests in controlling the pandemic, and how public-health spending could curtail an economic crisis. Also on the show, the open hardware community's efforts to produce medical equipment.In this episode:02:08 Betting on antibodiesAntibody tests could play a key role in understanding how the virus has spread through populations, and in ending lockdowns. We discuss concerns over their reliability, how they could be used, and the tantalising possibility of immunity.News: The researchers taking a gamble with antibody tests for coronavirus10:25 Economy vs ...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: The race to expand antibody testing
Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss the role of antibody tests in controlling the pandemic, and how public-health spending could curtail an economic crisis. Also on the show, the open hardware community's efforts to produce medical equipment.In this episode:02:08 Betting on antibodiesAntibody tests could play a key role in understanding how the virus has spread through populations, and in ending lockdowns. We discuss concerns over their reliability, how they could be used, and the tantalising possibility of immunity.News: The researchers taking a gamble with antibody tests for coronavirus10:25 Economy vs ...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Surgery : Association of Compensation to Physicians From Industry and Self-declared Conflict of Interest
Interview with Mehraneh D. Jafari, MD, and Kasra Ziai, MD, authors of Association of Compensation From the Surgical and Medical Device Industry to Physicians and Self-declared Conflict of Interest (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - August 15, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: podcasts
10 Rita Redberg
This week influential Editor-in-Chief of JAMA Internal Medicine Dr Rita Redberg joins Ray for a wide ranging conversation on all things health. A Professor at the University of California San Francisco and high profile contributor to The Washington Post and New York Times, Rita is also a practising cardiologist who loves to see patients. She says that ‘being a doctor is really a privilege’.Together, Ray and Rita canvas many topics including shared decision making between doctors and patients, the tricky territory of medical device approvals, the controversy surrounding both statins and CT scans, and the implications of...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Recommended Dose with Ray Moynihan Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of August 28, 2017
This week’s topics include advance directive impact, approval of high risk medical devices by FDA, maintenance of certification for physicians, and cardiovascular disease impact of a new agent for type 2 diabetes. Program notes: 0:37 Positive impact of advance directives 1:34 78% died in their chosen location 2:34 Achieving what the patient wants with regard […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Death and Dying Diabetes Patient Care PodMed Safety Source Type: podcasts
