What are the benefits and risks of methylxanthines (mild stimulant medicines) for premature babies whose breathing pauses during sleep (apnea)?
An important problem for babies who are born too early is a condition called apnea and a new Cochrane review published in October 2023 brings together the evidence on the effects of a class of drugs called methylxanthines. We asked one of the authors, Matteo Bruschettini from Cochrane Sweden, to tell us about the review ' s findings in this podcast and he used an AI voice from elevenlabs.io to make the recording. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
What are the benefits and risks of giving corticosteroids to pregnant women at risk of premature birth?
One of the earliest Cochrane Reviews studied the effects of steroids for women at risk of a pre-term delivery, and built on an even earlier review. The Cochrane Review has been updated several times and the most recent version was published in December 2020. Two of the authors discuss the latest evidence in this podcast, starting with Emma McGoldrick from the Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust in the UK, who ’s talking with Fiona Stewart from the Department of Women's and Children's Health at The University of Liverpool. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 29, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Neonatal survival and Lifebox
Helen Macdonald, assistant editor at the BMJ, talks to Neil Marlow, professor of neonatal medicine at University College London, about his update to the EPICure study looking at outcomes for extremely premature babies.
Jane Feinmann talks to writer and surgeon Atul Gawande, about Lifebox – which has been chosen again as the BMJ’s Christmas appeal... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Neonatal survival and Lifebox
Helen Macdonald, assistant editor at the BMJ, talks to Neil Marlow, professor of neonatal medicine at University College London, about his update to the EPICure study looking at outcomes for extremely premature babies.
Jane Feinmann talks to writer and surgeon Atul Gawande, about Lifebox – which has been chosen again as the BMJ’s Christmas appeal for 2012. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
