What are the benefits and harms of ibuprofen for managing pain after an operation in children?
Ibuprofen is a widely used painkiller and a new Cochrane review from January 2024 brings together the evidence on its use for postoperative pain in children. In this podcast, two of the co-authors, Sara Pessano from Gaslini Children ' s Hospital in Genoa Italy, and Natasha Gloeck from the Health Systems Research Unit at the South African Medical Research Council, tell us about the findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

Why we need to rethink how we talk about  cancer
For over a century, cancer has been classified by areas of the body - lung cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer etc. And yet modern medical research is telling us that the molecular and genetic mechanisms behind cancers are not necessarily tied to parts of the body. Many drugs developed to treat metastatic cancers have the capacity to work across many different cancers, and that presents an opportunity for more tailored and efficient treatments. Oncologists are calling for a change in the way patients, clinicians and regulators think about naming cancers.In this podcast, senior comment editor Lucy Odling-...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 9, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts

TWiV 1071: Giant viruses and virophages with Matthias Fischer
Vincent visits the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany to speak with Matthias Fischer about his career and his research on giant viruses, virophages, and their plankton hosts. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guest: Matthias Fischer Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) C. roenbergensis giant virus (PNAS) Virophage at origin of large DNA transposons (Science) Host genome integration and giant virus-induced r...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 17, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts

Platinum-containing chemotherapy for women before or after surgery for early triple-negative breast cancer
The Cochrane Breast Cancer Group have published reviews on more than 80 topics, and these were added to in September 2023 with a review of platinum-based chemotherapy for women with early stage triple negative breast cancer. In this podcast, Rachel Dear, co-author and breast cancer oncologist based in Sydney, talks with lead author, Sofia Mason from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Darlinghurst Australia about the findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - September 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

Two-Year Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy
Many premature infants with respiratory distress are now supported with continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, rather than intubation and ventilation, and those with CPAP can receive surfactant via a minimally invasive approach. JAMA Associate Editor Tracy Lieu, MD, speaks with author Peter Dargaville, MD, from the Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Tasmania, Australia, about Two-Year Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy in Preterm Infants: Follow-Up of the OPTIMIST-A Randomized Clinical Trial. Related Content: Two-Year Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy in Preterm Infants (S...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - September 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Cicada citizen science, and expanding the genetic code
First this week, freelance journalist Ian Graber-Stiehl discusses what might be the oldest community science project—observing the emergence of periodical cicadas. He also notes the shifts in how amateur scientists have gone from contributing observations to helping scientists make predictions about the insects’ schedules. Next, Jason Chin, program leader at the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, discusses how reducing redundancy in the genetic code opens up space for encoding unusual amino acids. His group shows that eliminating certain codes from the ge...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 3, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

Cicada citizen science, and expanding the genetic code
First this week, freelance journalist  Ian Graber-Stiehl discusses what might be the oldest community science project—observing the emergence of periodical cicadas. He also notes the shifts in how amateur scientists have gone from contributing observations to helping scientists make predictions about the insects’ schedules. Next, Jason Chin, program leader at the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, discusses how reducing redundancy in the genetic code opens up space for encoding unusual amino acids. His group shows that eliminating certain codes from the genome makes bacteria that are resist...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 3, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Cicada citizen science, and expanding the genetic code
First this week, freelance journalist Ian Graber-Stiehl discusses what might be the oldest community science project—observing the emergence of periodical cicadas. He also notes the shifts in how amateur scientists have gone from contributing observations to helping scientists make predictions about the insects’ schedules. Next, Jason Chin, program leader at the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, discusses how reducing redundancy in the genetic code opens up space for encoding unusual amino acids. His group shows that eliminating certain codes from the genome makes bacteria that are res...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - June 3, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

Cicada citizen science, and expanding the genetic code
First this week, freelance journalist  Ian Graber-Stiehl discusses what might be the oldest community science project—observing the emergence of periodical cicadas. He also notes the shifts in how amateur scientists have gone from contributing observations to helping scientists make predictions about the insects’ schedules. Next, Jason Chin, program leader at the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, discusses how reducing redundancy in the genetic code opens up space for encoding unusual amino acids. His group shows that eliminating certain codes from the genome makes bacteria that are resis...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - May 28, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Recalibrating the Use of Race in Medical Research
Interview with John P A Ioannidis, MD, DSC, author of Recalibrating the Use of Race in Medical Research (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - January 25, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Health workers' perceptions and experiences of using mHealth technologies to deliver primary healthcare services: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Alongside the Cochrane Reviews being prepared with a special focus on COVID-19, we have many reviews that provide useful information for policy makers during the pandemic. Among these is a new qualitative evidence synthesis from March 2020 on the use of mobile devices by health workers. In this podcast, Adriaan Odendaal speaks to lead author Willem Odendaal from the South African Medical Research Council about the review ’s findings and its relevance to COVID-19. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - August 6, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

Health workers' perceptions and experiences of using mHealth technologies to deliver primary healthcare services: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Alongside the Cochrane Reviews being prepared with a special focus on COVID-19, we have many reviews that provide useful information for policy makers during the pandemic. Among these is a new qualitative evidence synthesis from March 2020 on the use of mobile devices by health workers. In this podcast, Adriaan Odendaal speaks to lead author Willem Odendaal from the South African Medical Research Council about the review ’s findings and its relevance to COVID-19. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - August 6, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

The Changing Paradigm In The Treatment Of CLL
Kanti Rai, M.D. Professor of medicine at The Karches Center for Oncology Research, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research; director of the Center for Oncology and Cell Biology, Long Island Jewis... Author: imedex Added: 12/31/2018 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - December 31, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts

Omega-3 fatty acid addition during pregnancy
Omega-3 fats are the subject of more than two dozen Cochrane Reviews for conditions including cardiovascular health, dementia and gastrointestinal problems. In November 2018, the review on the effects on preterm birth when these are taken by pregnant women was updated. The review was led by Associate Professor Philippa Middleton and Professor Maria Makrides, from the Healthy Mothers Babies and Children theme at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. Professor Makrides tells us about the latest evidence. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts