TWiV 1038: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses modeling poliovirus transmission and responses in New York State, FDA approves first vaccine for pregnant individuals to prevent RSV in infants, prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Nirmatrelvir resistance – de novo E166V/L50V mutations in an immunocompromised patient treated with prolonged nirmatrelvir/ritonavir monotherapy leading to clinical and virological treatment failure, incidence of new-onset hypertension post–COVID-19: comparison with influenza, and post-acute sequel...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - August 26, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Cardiovascular Health Counseling in Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals
Cardiovascular health is essential to everyone, but especially important to address in individuals who can become or who are pregnant or postpartum. JAMA Associate Editor Melissa Simon, MD, MPH, and Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc, Northwestern University, discuss the importance of cardiovascular health in pregnancy-capable, pregnant, and postpartum persons, how to counsel such individuals, issues of access to care and health equity, and their impact on cardiovascular health. Related Content: Trends in Cardiovascular Health Counseling Among Postpartum Individuals (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - July 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Contraception for cats, and taking solvents out of chemistry
A single-shot cat contraceptive, and a close look at “dry” chemistry
First up this week: an innovation in cat contraception. Online News Editor David Grimm talks with host Sarah Crespi about a nonsurgical pregnancy prevention technique for cats and why such an approach has been a long-term goal for cat population control.
Also on this week’s show, we hear about new insights into mechanical chemistry—using physical force to push molecules together. Science Editor Jake Yeston and Yerzhan Zholdassov, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at the City University of New York, join Sarah to discuss why pushing things t...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Contraception for cats, and taking solvents out of chemistry
A single-shot cat contraceptive, and a close look at “dry” chemistry
First up this week: an innovation in cat contraception. Online News Editor David Grimm talks with host Sarah Crespi about a nonsurgical pregnancy prevention technique for cats and why such an approach has been a long-term goal for cat population control.
Also on this week’s show, we hear about new insights into mechanical chemistry—using physical force to push molecules together. Science Editor Jake Yeston and Yerzhan Zholdassov, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at the City University of New York, join Sarah to discuss why pushing things t...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 1001: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses an update on vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreaks, how the dream of wiping out polio might need a rethink, risk of death in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 vs seasonal Influenza in fall-winter, French Mpox cluster includes fully vaccinated patients, two individuals with potential Mpox virus reinfection, epidemiologic and clinical features of Mpox-associated deaths, FDA authorizes changes to simplify use of bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, SARS-CoV-2 during Omicron variant predominance among infants born to people with SARS-CoV-2, severe maternal morbidity and mortalit...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - April 23, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 994: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses the detection of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 story, prior COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of newly diagnosed erectile dysfunction, adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection, correlates of protection against COVID-19 infection and intensity of symptomatic disease in vaccinated individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in households in Israel, effectiveness of Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir in preventing hospital ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 25, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence - Milk, masks, pregnancy, and chronic pain
In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald is joined by Juan Franco and Joe Ross, to bring you the newest evidence in The BMJ.
First, chronic pain. As prescribers move away from opioids, Juan finds an overview of systematic reviews asking whether anti-depressants might help.
Joe finds new research on the link between six healthy lifestyle markers and cognitive decline.
Helen looks at a trial to reduce prescribing among older people with suspected urinary tract infection or UTI.
Juan has a nuanced take on the updated evidence on masks to reduce the spread of respiratory viruses.
Finally, an international grou...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 984: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses the political polarization of COVID-19 treatments among physicians and laypeople in the United States, seven alternatives to evidence-based medicine, Malawi’s cholera death toll crosses 1,300 in its deadliest outbreak on record, impact of coronavirus infections on pediatric patients at a tertiary pediatric hospital, maternal mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and delta or omicron infection or hospital admission in infants, yes masks reduce the risk of spreading infection, despite a review saying they don’t, COVID-19 and airborne transmission: science rejected,...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - February 18, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Aflibercept to Prevent Vision Complications of Diabetic Retinopathy, History of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and CT-Identified Coronary Artery Disease, Review of Managing Menopausal Symptoms, 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 February 7, 2023, issue. Related Content: Audio Highlights (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - February 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 959: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses effectiveness of influenza vaccination of pregnant women for prevention of maternal and early infant Influenza-associated hospitalizations in South Africa, a multivalent nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine against all known influenza virus subtypes, single and 2-dose vaccinations with modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic induce durable B cell memory responses comparable to replicating smallpox vaccines, whether the risk of still and preterm birth is affected by the timing of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, medical masks versus N95 respirators for...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 3, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 955: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses the four things to know about RSV, the burden of respiratory syncytial virus in healthy term-born infants in Europe, the diagnostic accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for Ebola virus disease, evaluating the accuracy of self-collected swabs for the diagnosis of monkeypox, tecovirimat is effective against human monkeypox virus in vitro at nanomolar concentrations, acute and postacute sequelae associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 infection and recovery in lung transplant recipients, effectiveness of a third BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccina...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - November 19, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Neurology : Cancer Risk in Children of Mothers With Epilepsy and High-Dose Folic Acid Use During Pregnancy
Interview with Håkon Magne Vegrim, MD, author of Cancer Risk in Children of Mothers With Epilepsy and High-Dose Folic Acid Use During Pregnancy.Hosted by Cynthia E. Armand, MD. (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - September 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 922: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses monkeypox infection in humans across 16 countries, pregnancy outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection by trimester, vaccination intent and belief, antiviral drug treatment for non-severe disease, the association of smoking with infected hospitalized patients, the association of Paxlovid on negative conversion rates among high-risk patients with COVID-19, safety and efficacy of Molnupiravir, usage of enoxaparin for primary thromboprophylaxis, statin and aspirin as therapy in infected patients, post-COVID-19 conditions among children 90 days after SARS-CoV-2 Infection, and sympt...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 30, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 912: COVID-19 clinical update #120 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #120, Dr. Griffin discusses outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, CDC recommendation for vaccines in young children, neurodevelopment outcomes in infants of mothers testing positive for COVID during pregnancy, efficacy of monoclonal antibodies and antivirals in hamsters, rebound phenomenon after PAXLOVID in high-risk persons, hospitalization for infection after PAXLOVID treatment, and risk of long COVID with different variants. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Reinfection outcomes (Research Square) CDC recommends v...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 25, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 908: COVID-19 clinical update #118 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #118, Dr. Griffin discusses management of hair loss after infection, FDA announcements on vaccine schedule and recommendations, Moderna announcement on bivalent booster candidate, association between vaccination and infection during pregnancy, population-level implications of Israel’s booster campaign, PAXLOVID outcomes during recent infection surge, efficacy and safety of Tixagevimab-cilgavimab, diagnostic accuracy of infection by canines, efficacy of colchicine in hospitalized patients, and factors associated with hospital readmission. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 11, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
