TWiV 923: If a bat pees in a forest, does anyone care?
From The Third International Symposium on Infectious Diseases of Bats in Ft. Collins, Colorado, TWiV speaks with Vincent Munster and Raina Plowright about their careers and their research on bats, bat viruses, bat ecology and spillover events. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Brianne Barker Guests: Vincent Munster and Raina Plowright Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Novel Hendra virus variant in Australia (Emerg Inf Dis) Nipah virus detection after spillover events (Emerg Inf Dis) Want to prevent pandemics? Stop spillovers (Nature) Ecological...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 31, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: the open-science plan to unseat big Pharma and tackle vaccine inequity
Inequity has been a central feature of the COVID19 pandemic. From health outcomes to access to vaccines, COVID has pushed long-standing disparities out of the shadows and into the public eye and many of these problems are global. In this episode of Coronapod we dig into a radical new collaboration of 15 countries - led by the UN, and modelled on open-science. The project, called the mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub, aims to create independent vaccine hubs that could supply the global south, and take on the giants of the pharmaceutical industry in the process. But the road ahead is long - the challenges are co...
Source: Nature Podcast - July 29, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery, Aflibercept for Retinopathy of Prematurity, Income and Life Expectancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 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 July 26, 2022 issue. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - July 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 918: COVID-19 clinical update #123 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #123, Dr. Griffin discusses rapid diagnostic testing in response to the monkeypox outbreak, leading causes of death in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, antibody evasion by subvariants, broadly-neutralizing antibodies against emerging variants, factors associated with severe outcomes among hospitalized immunocompromised adults, measurement of the burden of hospitalizations during the pandemic, parental vaccine hesitancy in diverse communities, evaluating saliva sampling to improve access to diagnosis in low-resource settings, oral sabizabulin for high-risk hospitalized adults, lower-risk of m...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 16, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: detecting COVID variants in sewage
Since early in the pandemic, scientists have searched for signals of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by sampling wastewater. This surveillance method has provided vital information to inform public health responses. But the approach has never been particularly specific - pointing to broad trends rather than granular information such as which variants are spreading where. But now a team from the University of California have created two new tools to sample waste water in much greater detail - and spot variants and their relative concentrations up to two weeks faster than testing-based surveillance methods. In this episode of C...
Source: Nature Podcast - July 8, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Oncology : Global Association of COVID-19 Pandemic Measures With Cancer Screening
Interview with Paolo Boffetta, MD, author of Global Association of COVID-19 Pandemic Measures With Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Hosted by Jack West, MD. (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - July 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 914: COVID-19 clinical update #121 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #121, Dr. Griffin discusses age as a risk factor for severe disease, updated vaccine boosters for the fall, pediatric infection and antibody seroprevalence in Arkansas over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, all-cause maternal mortality in the United States before and during the pandemic, and the effect of 2-week interruption in methotrexate treatment and how it impacts vaccine immunity. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Age as a risk factor for severe disease (NY Times) Omicron boosters for the fall (NPR) P...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 2, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Norovirus could spread through saliva: a new route for infection?
00:47 Enteric viruses may spread through salivaEnteric viruses, such as norovirus, cause a significant health burden around the world and are generally considered to only spread via the faecal-oral route. However, new research in mice suggests that saliva may also be a route of transmission for these viruses, which the authors say could have important public health implications.Research Article: Ghosh et al.08:59 Research HighlightsHow devouring space rocks helped Jupiter to get so big, and what analysing teeth has revealed about the diet of the extinct super-sized megalodon shark.Research Highlight: The heavy diet that ma...
Source: Nature Podcast - June 29, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
A look at Long Covid, and why researchers and police shouldn ’t use the same DNA kits
On this week’s show: Tracing the roots of Long Covid, and an argument against using the same DNA markers for suspects in law enforcement and in research labs for cell lines
Two years into the pandemic, we’re still uncertain about the impact of Long Covid on the world—and up to 20% of COVID-19 patients might be at risk. First on the podcast this week, Staff Writer Jennifer Couzin-Frankel joins host Sarah Crespi to share a snapshot of the current state of Long Covid research, particularly what researchers think are likely causes.
Also this week, Debra Mathews, assistant director for science programs in th...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
A look at Long Covid, and why researchers and police shouldn ’t use the same DNA kits
On this week’s show: Tracing the roots of Long Covid, and an argument against using the same DNA markers for suspects in law enforcement and in research labs for cell lines
Two years into the pandemic, we’re still uncertain about the impact of Long Covid on the world—and up to 20% of COVID-19 patients might be at risk. First on the podcast this week, Staff Writer Jennifer Couzin-Frankel joins host Sarah Crespi to share a snapshot of the current state of Long Covid research, particularly what researchers think are likely causes.
Also this week, Debra Mathews, assistant director for science programs in the Berman Ins...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 16, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Ancient 'giraffes' sported thick helmets for headbutting
00:33 A headbashing relative gives insights into giraffe evolutionHow the giraffe got its long neck is a longstanding question in science. One possibility is that giraffes evolved longer necks for sexual competition, with males engaging in violent neck-swinging fights. Now, a team have described fossils of an ancient giraffoid species with a thick headpiece adapted for fighting, which could add weight to this hypothesis.Nature News: How the giraffe got its neck: ‘unicorn’ fossil could shed light on puzzle05:18 A wave of resignations signals discontent in academiaAround the world, the ‘great resignation’ has seen hu...
Source: Nature Podcast - June 8, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: 'A generational loss' - COVID's devastating impact on education
Despite the devastating loss of life caused by COVID-19, some researchers are arguing that the longest lasting impact of the pandemic will be on education. UN agencies calculate that more or less all school students on the planet - 1.6 billion - have faced an average of 4.5 months of school closures owing to the pandemic, the largest disruption to education in history. Teachers have been under immense pressure to keep their students happy and learning, but it is an uphill battle. In this episode of Coronapod, we discuss the research which might guide policymakers and teachers in their attempts to repair some of this d...
Source: Nature Podcast - May 30, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
How accurate are symptoms and medical examination to diagnose COVID-19?
Cochrane is preparing a series of reviews to help decision makers deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact. We are keeping these up to date as new evidence becomes available and the review of using signs and symptoms to diagnose whether someone has the disease has been updated for the second time. The review was first published in June 2020 and the most recent update was published in May 2022. Here's the lead author, Thomas Struyf from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, to tell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Q & A With White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha
As the White House’s COVID-19 Response Coordinator, Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, plays a critical role in the federal government’s continued response to the pandemic. In this Q&A with JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, Jha details current thinking and federal planning around additional boosters, testing trends, and treatment for COVID-19. Related Content: New White House COVID-19 Leader on What’s Next Q&A With White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - May 18, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Get political, for health's sake
The influence of public health on politics, at least at the beginning of the pandemic, had never been stronger - but now it seems as hard to persuade politicians to pay attention as ever, yet political will is essential in making different sectors work together to create a healthier world.
In this podcast, The BMJ's editor in chief, Kamran Abbasi is joined by Shyama Kuruvilla, senior strategic adviser at World Health Organization, and Kent Buse, director of the global healthier societies program at The George Institute for Global Health.
They discuss examples of where multisectoral working has managed to bridge the gaps...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
