Corticosteroids for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Pregnancy Outcomes After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination, Association of Race and Ethnicity With Dementia, and more
Editor's Summary by Linda Brubaker, MD, Associate Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the April 19, 2022 issue.   (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - April 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Ophthalmology : The Utility of Pupillary Light Reflex Metrics as a Physiologic Biomarker for Adolescent Sport-Related Concussion
Interview with Christina L. Master, MD, author of Utility of Pupillary Light Reflex Metrics as a Physiologic Biomarker for Adolescent Sport-Related Concussion (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - September 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Neurology : Viltolarsen in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Amenable to Exon 53 Skipping
Interview with Paula R. Clemens, MD, author of Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Viltolarsen in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Amenable to Exon 53 Skipping: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - May 26, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

30 April 2020: A sniff test for consciousness, and how to cut antibiotics use — with vaccines
This week, how the ‘sniff-response’ can help clinicians determine a patient's state of consciousness, and how vaccines could help drive down antibiotic use.In this episode:00:45 Sniffing out consciousnessResearchers have found that the sniff reflex can indicate whether a patient is in a vegetative state, and even the likelihood that they will recover consciousness. Research Article: Arzi et al.08:37 Research HighlightsThe stupefying effect of carbon dioxide, and a chameleon gemstone that tricks your eyes. Research Highlight: Rising carbon dioxide levels will make us stupider; Research Highlight...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 29, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts

30 April 2020: A sniff test for consciousness, and how to cut antibiotics use — with vaccines
This week, how the ‘sniff-response’ can help clinicians determine a patient's state of consciousness, and how vaccines could help drive down antibiotic use.In this episode:00:45 Sniffing out consciousnessResearchers have found that the sniff reflex can indicate whether a patient is in a vegetative state, and even the likelihood that they will recover consciousness. Research Article: Arzi et al.08:37 Research HighlightsThe stupefying effect of carbon dioxide, and a chameleon gemstone that tricks your eyes. Research Highlight: Rising carbon dioxide levels will make us stupider; Research Highlight...
Source: Nature Podcast - April 29, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts

Academic Excellence Due to Efforts or Intelligence: Curious? Read on
There has been a long standing debate in intellectual circles: what leads to superior performance? Is it due to talent or intelligence or is it due to efforts and hard work? Reams of books have been written on the subject including some of my favorites:  ‘Talent is overrated’, ‘Outliers’ etc. Applied to the classroom the question becomes why did Tom get an A or aced the JEE/GRE , was it because he is smarter that Harry or was it because he studied more and better? Answers to questions like these have profound implications for how children learn and grow-  believing that effort matters more (a grow...
Source: The Mouse Trap - July 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: education #PosEd character strengths curiosity deliberate practice efforts grit Intelligence Positive Education talent Source Type: podcasts

Gene therapy for retinal dystrophy: The Lancet: January 5, 2018
Rebecca Cooney discusses the newly FDA-approved gene therapy for treating loss of vision as a result of retinal dystrophy. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - January 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts

Book Reviews: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
I have read quite a few books that fall into the ‘hard work triumphs intelligence’ camp, such as ‘Peak’ by Anders Ericsson, ‘Talent is overrated‘ by Geoff Colvin and ‘Outliers‘ by Malcolm Gladwell. And I am more than sympathetic to that viewpoint, however I have always believed in a  more nuanced picture. The ability to work hard, is again, just part of the equation explaining outstanding achievements, there is more than enough room for other non-cognitive factors like passion, hope, purpose etc to impact performance. English: Millstone grit (Photo credit: Wikipedia) And tha...
Source: The Mouse Trap - July 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: Book review Angela Duckworth grit Source Type: podcasts

Emotions and Personality: Take 8
I am currently reading ‘Emotions in the practice of psychotherapy‘ by Robert Plutchik and have been finding it a good read. In it Plutchik elaborates on his famous psycho-evolutionary theory of emotions that led to the circumplex and the Plutchik wheel of emotions. Basically, Plutchik argues that emotions can be classified on three dimensions- intensity, similarity and polarity (complementarity) and if one were to focus on similarity and polarity one can find eight basic or primary emotions, with other emotions either being a blend of the primary emotions or differing in intensity. Cover via Amazon An example w...
Source: The Mouse Trap - May 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: emotion personality ABCD ABCD model emotions personality disorders Plutchik Source Type: podcasts

PodMed – Week of February 6, 2017
This week’s topics include heart problems and e-cigarettes, aortic valve replacement, the health impact of low socioeconomic status, and real life lung cancer screening data. Program notes: 0:33 Risk for premature death 1:33 Low SES more important than most other risk factors 2:34 Strengthen local communities 2:57 e-cigarettes and cardiovascular risk factors 3:58 Measured sympathetic […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - February 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Cancer Heart And Vascular Patient Care PodMed Smoking Surgery Source Type: podcasts

Management of gagging in dental patients
Patients undergoing dental treatment will often feel the discomfort of the gag reflex, and a new Cochrane Review in October 2015 sought out evidence on how to manage it. Lead author, Prashanti Eachempati from the Faculty of Dentistry at the Melaka-Manipal Medical College in Malaysia tells us what they found in this Evidence Pod. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 15, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

December 15 2015 Issue
1) Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation Journal: Basal ganglia T1-hyperintensity in LGI1-autoantibody faciobrachial dystonic seizures and 2) Topic of the month: Neurology Today: Recent Publications. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Waugh interviews Dr. Eoin Flanagan about his Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation paper on basal ganglia T1-hyperintensity in LGI1-autoantibody faciobrachial dystonic seizures. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our...
Source: Neurology Podcast - December 14, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: podcasts