A health and care emergency, the US constitutional weakness for pandemic response, ActionAid in conflict zones
With a new logo, and new music, comes a revamped The BMJ Podcast.
Every two weeks we’ll be bringing you a magazine style show, more variety and perspectives on medicine, health, and wellbeing.
In this episode:
Former chief executive of the NHS, Nigel Crisp, explaining why the UK is facing a national health and care emergency (01:22)
The guest editors of our US covid series, Gavin Yamey and Ana Diez Roux, discuss the US pandemic response, and how problems are built into the US constitution (19:48)
How The BMJ’s ActionAid appeal will help people in Gaza, Syria and Somalia (33:06)
Reading list:
The BMJ Commission ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Audio long read: What Turkey ’s earthquake tells us about the science of seismic forecasting
Last month, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, killing an estimated 50,000 people. Two decades ago, researchers suggested that an earthquake in this area was likely, but exactly where and when it would strike were unknown.This shows both the promise — and limitations — of the science of earthquake forecasting. Years of research suggest that it may be impossible to predict exactly when an earthquake will occur. As a result, many in the field have now shifted to identifying high risk fault segments to help policymakers take steps to avoid death and destruction.This is an audio version of our Feature...
Source: Nature Podcast - March 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 964: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses Dr. Griffin discusses progress toward poliomyelitis eradication in Afghanistan, reduced risk for Mpox after receipt of 1 or 2 doses of JYNNEOS vaccine compared with risk among unvaccinated persons, reduced airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 Omicron virus in Syrian hamsters, authorized updated (Bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines for children down to 6 months of age, low neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75.2, BQ.1.1, and XBB.1 by parental mRNA vaccine or a BA.5-bivalent booster, efficacy of antiviral agents against omicron subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB, incide...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 17, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Thoroughly and deliberately targeted; Doctors in Syria
As Syria enters its ninth year of conflict, doctors are struggling to provide health care to a badly damaged country.
While dealing with medicine shortages, mass casualties and everything that comes with working in a warzone, healthcare facilities and their staff are also facing an unprecedented number of targeted and often repeated attacks.
According to a new report, there were 257 recorded attacks on hospital s, medical transportation and healthcare workers in Syria in 2018. And despite these attacks being illegal under international law, they are becoming the new normal.In this podcast, Elisabeth Mahase talks to Fer...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 14, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Thoroughly and deliberately targeted; Doctors in Syria
As Syria enters its ninth year of conflict, doctors are struggling to provide health care to a badly damaged country.
While dealing with medicine shortages, mass casualties and everything that comes with working in a warzone, healthcare facilities and their staff are also facing an unprecedented number of targeted and often repeated attacks.... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 14, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Thoroughly and deliberately targeted; Doctors in Syria
As Syria enters its ninth year of conflict, doctors are struggling to provide health care to a badly damaged country.
While dealing with medicine shortages, mass casualties and everything that comes with working in a warzone, healthcare facilities and their staff are also facing an unprecedented number of targeted and often repeated attacks.
According to a new report, there were 257 recorded attacks on hospitals, medical transportation and healthcare workers in Syria in 2018. And despite these attacks being illegal under international law, they are becoming the new normal.
In this podcast, Elisabeth Mahase talks to Fer...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 14, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Civilians under siege in Eastern Ghouta
In 2016, from an estimated pre-war population of 22 million, the United Nations (UN) identified 13.5 million Syrians requiring humanitarian assistance, of which more than 6 million are internally displaced within Syria, and around 5 million are refugees outside of Syria.
In this podcast, Aula Abarra, consultant in infectious disease from London, joins us to discuss what's happening now in Eastern Ghouta, and area of Damascus, where civilians are being held under siege, where humanitarian aid is unable to reach.
Read the full editorial:https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k1368 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Civilians under siege in Eastern Ghouta
In 2016, from an estimated pre-war population of 22 million, the United Nations (UN) identified 13.5 million Syrians requiring humanitarian assistance, of which more than 6 million are internally displaced within Syria, and around 5 million are refugees outside of Syria.
In this podcast, Aula Abarra, consultant in infectious disease from London,... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Civilians under siege in Eastern Ghouta
In 2016, from an estimated pre-war population of 22 million, the United Nations (UN) identified 13.5 million Syrians requiring humanitarian assistance, of which more than 6 million are internally displaced within Syria, and around 5 million are refugees outside of Syria.
In this podcast, Aula Abarra, consultant in infectious disease from London, joins us to discuss what's happening now in Eastern Ghouta, and area of Damascus, where civilians are being held under siege, where humanitarian aid is unable to reach.
Read the full editorial:
https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k1368 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
The mental health needs of refugees
Refugees are subject to a wide range of day-to-day stressors, and many will have been exposed to potentially traumatic events. In this podcast Ruth Wells talks to Raj Persaud about her experiences working with Syrian refugees in Jordan, and discusses how mental health professionals can best address their psychosocial needs. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - June 16, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Gunslingers gait
A lot of attention has been paid to Russian president Vladimir Putin recently, but a group of researchers from The Netherlands are more interested in his walk than his intervention in Syria. Bastiaan Bloem, medical director of the Parkinson's Centre in Nijmegen, joins us to explain more.
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h6141 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 15, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Gunslingers gait
A lot of attention has been paid to Russian president Vladimir Putin recently, but a group of researchers from The Netherlands are more interested in his walk than his intervention in Syria. Bastiaan Bloem, medical director of the Parkinson's Centre in Nijmegen, joins us to explain more.
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h6141 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 15, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
