TWiV 669: All the wrong COVID-19 moves
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, including a discussion of the role of vitamin D in COVID-19, Michael and Christopher explain why we have made all the wrong moves during the pandemic, evidence that the D614G amino acid change improves transmission in hamsters, and listener questions. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Guests: Daniel Griffin, Michael B. Yaffe, and Christopher D. Barrett Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Regeneron CoV-2 mAb cocktail results (Regeneron) Vitamin D and CO...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 4, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Vitamin D and Child Asthma, Genotype-Guided Antiplatelet Therapy, Diagnosing Alzheimer Disease, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 25, 2020 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - August 25, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Thinking about vitamin D with Andrew Grey and Tom Chatfield
Interest in vitamin D, and it ’s association with a range of health outcomes continues - at least if the regular flurry of papers on the subject that are submitted to The BMJ are anything to go by, and with Covid-19, interest has piqued again.
GPs are regularly asked to prescribe it, and to test for deficiencies. Low levels o f vitamin D are associated with a large number of health outcomes, but, given the high costs and low accuracy of tests, would it be easier just to recommend taking supplements without testing vitamin levels first, taking a “won’t hurt but might help” approach? If so, should we all be taking t...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Thinking about vitamin D with Andrew Grey and Tom Chatfield
Interest in vitamin D, and it’s association with a range of health outcomes continues - at least if the regular flurry of papers on the subject that are submitted to The BMJ are anything to go by, and with Covid-19, interest has piqued again.
GPs are regularly asked to prescribe it, and to test for deficiencies. Low levels of vitamin D are associated with a large number of health outcomes, but, given the high costs and low accuracy of tests, would it be easier just to recommend taking supplements without testing vitamin levels first, taking a “won’t hurt but might help” approach? If so, should we all be taking the...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19, Vitamin D for Depression, Management of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 4, 2020 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - August 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Is vitamin D supplementation beneficial or harmful for women during pregnancy?
Many pregnant women have Vitamin D deficiency, and might consider taking oral supplements to counter this. In July 2019, Cristina Palacios from Florida International University in the USA, and colleagues, updated their Cochrane Review of the evidence. She tells us more in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 13, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Maternal Infant Outcomes of Umbilical Cord Management, Ubrogepant for Migraine, Vitamin D and Kidney Function in T2DM, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the November 19, 2019 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - November 19, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Effect of Vitamin D on BMD, Effect of Tandem vs Single SCT on Neuroblastoma Survival, Treatment of NSCLC, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 27, 2019 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - August 27, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Effect of Vitamin D on GI Cancer Survival, HIV PrEP and STIs, Tumor Genomics and NSCLC Outcomes, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the April 09, 2019 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - April 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Insights From 2 New Trials on Vitamin D as Cancer Therapy
Interview with John A. Baron, M.D., author of Vitamin D as Cancer Therapy?: Insights From 2 New Trials (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - April 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
