Coronapod: Lessons from pandemic ‘war-game’ simulations
Next week, we’ll be wrapping up Coronapod in its current form. Please fill out our short survey to let us know your thoughts on the show.In this episode:02:15 Simulating pandemicsResearchers have run numerous military-style simulations to predict the consequences of fictitious viral outbreaks. We discuss how these simulations work, what recommendations come out of them and if any of these warnings have been heeded.24:08 One good thingOur hosts pick out things that have made them smile in the last week, including audience feedback, the official end of the Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Source: Nature Podcast - July 3, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: Lessons from pandemic ‘war-game’ simulations
Next week, we’ll be wrapping up Coronapod in its current form. Please fill out our short survey to let us know your thoughts on the show.In this episode:02:15 Simulating pandemicsResearchers have run numerous military-style simulations to predict the consequences of fictitious viral outbreaks. We discuss how these simulations work, what recommendations come out of them and if any of these warnings have been heeded.24:08 One good thingOur hosts pick out things that have made them smile in the last week, including audience feedback, the official end of the Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Source: Nature Podcast - July 3, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 629: Coronavirus update, pandemic sitrep
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, including analysis of the dexamethasone trial, and then we discuss two Ebolavirus outbreaks in DRC, clinical and virological aspects of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections, age-dependent effects on transmission, and answer listener email. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove Guests: Daniel Griffin and Chuck Knirsch Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Dexamethasone reduces COVID-19 deaths (U Oxford) Assessment of asymptomatic COVID-19 (Nature Med) Age-dependent effects on SA...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 21, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 627: Singapore National Centre for Infectious Diseases
Vincent visits the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and speaks with Executive Director Leo Yee-Sin and Consultant Nancy Tee about the main hub for both clinical treatment of infectious diseases and outbreak management in Singapore. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Leo Yee-Sin and Nancy Tee Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode National Centre for Infectious Diseases National Public Health Laboratory Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv (Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition)
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 17, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 618: Nipah virus at 20
From the Nipah Virus International Conference in Singapore, Vincent speaks with meeting participants about the history of the first Nipah virus outbreak, lessons learned from Hendra virus, surveillance of bats for viruses, and the development of a vaccine. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello Guests: John Mackenzie, Jon Epstein, Eun-Chung Park, and Linfa Wang Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv (Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition)
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - May 26, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: Hope and caution greet vaccine trial result, and Trump vs the WHO
01:38 Trump vs the WHOPresident Trump has given the WHO an ultimatum in a tweet, threatening to pull out of the organisation within 30 days unless unclear demands are met. We discuss what this means for the pandemic, the USA and the future of international health cooperation.12:06 Where are we with vaccines?The first results from vaccine trials are in and they are encouraging, but scientists are still urging caution. We hear the lowdown on the types of vaccines being developed and what hope there is of rolling them out any time soon. News: Coronavirus vaccine trials have delivered their first results — but thei...
Source: Nature Podcast - May 22, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Pandemics from history - how they inform our response now
Does history count as a non-pharmaceutical intervention? Much of our view on what to do in this pandemic has been influenced by the 1917 Spanish 'flu outbreak - even though covid-19 seems to be acting differently.
In this podcast, we talk to Howard Markel, a professor of pediatrics at Michigan, as well as professor in the history of medicine.... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Pandemics from history - how they inform our response now
Does history count as a non-pharmaceutical intervention? Much of our view on what to do in this pandemic has been influenced by the 1917 Spanish 'flu outbreak - even though covid-19 seems to be acting differently.
In this podcast, we talk to Howard Markel, a professor of pediatrics at Michigan, as well as professor in the history of medicine. He's written books on quarantines and epidemics, and was part of a team that did the medical and historical work that first showed the value of flattening the curve.
This is the first of 4 podcasts from our US colleagues, looking at the disease in that country, which will be publi...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Pandemics from history - how they inform our response now
Does history count as a non-pharmaceutical intervention? Much of our view on what to do in this pandemic has been influenced by the 1917 Spanish 'flu outbreak - even though covid-19 seems to be acting differently.
In this podcast, we talk to Howard Markel, a professor of pediatrics at Michigan, as well as professor in the history of medicine. He's written books on quarantines and epidemics, and was part of a team that did the medical and historical work that first showed the value of flattening the curve.
This is the first of 4 podcasts from our US colleagues, looking at the disease in that country, which will be publis...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Diabetes Core Update: COVID-19 – Challenges and Opportunities to Help Vulnerable Populations, May 2019
This special issue focuses on Challenges and Opportunities to Help Vulnerable Populations during the COVID-19 Outbreak. Recorded April 23, 2020 This is a part of the American Diabetes Associations ongoing project providing resources for practicing clinicians on the care of Diabetes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today’s discussion is an audio version of a webinar recorded on April 23, 2020. Presented by: Enrique Caballero, MD Harvard Medical School Ashby Walker, PhD University of Florida Anne Harper, MS, RDN, CDE Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Lisa Taylor, DNP, MSN, BSN Optum/United Health Group Arshiya A. Ba...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - May 19, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts
Talk evidence covid-19 update - answering questions with big data
Big data is being crunched to help us tackle some of the enormous amount of uncertainty about covid-19, what the symptoms are, fatality rate, treatment options, things we shouldn't be doing.
In these podcasts, we're going to try to get away from the headlines and talk about what we need to know - to hopefully give you some insight into these issues.
This week.
(3.10) Calum Semple, professor of outbreak medicine at the University of Liverpool talks about the ISARIC project - predesig ned research brought off the shelf and deployed during a pandemic.
(14.20) Ben Goldacre, doctor, researcher and director of the EBM datal...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talk evidence covid-19 update - answering questions with big data
Big data is being crunched to help us tackle some of the enormous amount of uncertainty about covid-19, what the symptoms are, fatality rate, treatment options, things we shouldn't be doing.
In these podcasts, we're going to try to get away from the headlines and talk about what we need to know - to hopefully give you some insight into these issues.
This week.
(3.10) Calum Semple, professor of outbreak medicine at the University of Liverpool talks about the ISARIC project - predesigned research brought off the shelf and deployed during a pandemic.
(14.20) Ben Goldacre, doctor, researcher and director of the EBM datalab...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Kawasaki-like disease
Another special episode of The Lancet Voice speaks with a doctor about the outbreak of Kawasaki-like disease in children following SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - May 15, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
