Think then scan, don't scan then think
Until now, the increased risk of cancer from CT scans has been modelled from the data gathered from survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. However, new BMJ research, based on a large Australian cohort, offers new evidence to support the modelling. John Matthews, from the university of Melbourne, joins us to explain what they found.
Also... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 5, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Think then scan, don ’t scan then think
Until now, the increased risk of cancer from CT scans has been modelled from the data gathered from survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. However, new BMJ research, based on a large Australian cohort, offers new evidence to support the modelling. John Matthews, from the university of Melbourne, joins us to explain what they found.
Also this week, social media is relatively new – but did you realise that doctors had been using social networks to improve health for centuries? Enrico Coiera, director of the Centre for Health Informatics at the University of New South Wales, explains more, and how in the digital ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 5, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
New echo study raises questions; aspirin often added to warfarin in AF without CAD, despite bleeding risk; two types of pulmonary hypertension respond to novel agent; diovan data-manipulation scandal in Japan
(Source: Radio TheHeart.org)
Source: Radio TheHeart.org - July 29, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: theheart.org Tags: This week in cardiology from heartwire Source Type: podcasts
New echo study raises questions; aspirin often added to warfarin in AF without CAD, despite bleeding risk; two types of pulmonary hypertension respond to novel agent; Diovan data-manipulation scandal in Japan
New echo study raises questions; aspirin often added to warfarin in AF without CAD, despite bleeding risk; two types of pulmonary hypertension respond to novel agent; diovan data-manipulation scandal in Japan (Source: Radio TheHeart.org)
Source: Radio TheHeart.org - July 29, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: theheart.org Tags: This week in cardiology from heartwire Source Type: podcasts
Barry Singer, MD - Scanning the Horizon for New Data on the Management of MS: An Update From San Diego
Scanning the Horizon for New Data on the Management of MS: An Update From San Diego (Source: Peerview CME/CE Audio Podcast - Neurology International)
Source: Peerview CME/CE Audio Podcast - Neurology International - July 10, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Least Is Best in CRC Follow-up
Drs. David Kerr and John Marshall discuss colorectal cancer highlights from ASCO, including findings on follow-up scans, chemo holidays, and drug combos. (Source: Medscape Oncology)
Source: Medscape Oncology - June 13, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Abandoning PETs in Lymphoma
Drs. Bruce Cheson and Gilles Salles discuss lymphoma highlights from ASCO 2013 on new targeted agents, potential combinations, and indications that surveillance requires few scans. (Source: Medscape Oncology)
Source: Medscape Oncology - June 13, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 220: Flu watches the clock while T7 gets a CAT scan
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Rich, Alan, and Kathy discuss regulation of influenza virus replication by splicing, and the bacteriophage T7 random walk.
Links for this episode:
Influenza splicing regulates infection (Cell Reports)
Reporting on flu splicing from NPR, BBC, NBC
Splicing of influenza RNA 8 (jpg)
Bacteriophage T7 remodeling during infection (Science)
Cryo-ET of intact cells (Trends Cell Biol)
T7: The Movie (YouTube)
Cry0-EM vs Cryo-ET (Wikipedia)
Virus caught in the act (e! Science N...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - February 17, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Limit Therapy to Cure Limited-Stage HL?
Dr. John Radford discusses the RAPID trial, which suggests that PET scans may identify early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma patients who can be cured by chemotherapy alone, without radiotherapy. (Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Radiology Podcast - January 7, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
