Best BMJ Talk Medicine Podcasts (2025)

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Talking Christmas evidence 2024 26:07

1M ago26:07

26:07

In this special festive episode, Helen MacDonald, Juan Franco, and guest Tim Feeney discuss three intriguing themes from BMJ's 2024 Christmas edition: cognitive dysfunction in careers that require spatial cognition, and in large language models; the effectiveness of heated mittens on osteoarthritis hand symptoms; and a trial exploring just-in-time …

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Starting to measure sustainability, and changes in breast cancer screening 28:35

6M ago28:35

28:35

Measuring the carbon impact of healthcare interventions is essential if we're going to make the sector sustainable, however tracing all of the emmission from even a simple treatment can be tricky. Romi Haas, a research fellow at Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology joins us to explain how it works, and how research could be more efficient. Ne…

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The evidence on deprescribing 28:08

8M ago28:08

28:08

It's a therapeutics evidence feast this month. We start with deprescribing in older adults - Anna Hung, assistant professor at the Duke University School of Medicine has written a summary of the evidence, and we discuss why there are so few trials on an important topic. Metformin is typically first line for type II diabetes, but what should be next…

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Will semaglutide buck the trend of other weight loss drugs? 40:05

10M ago40:05

40:05

Helen Macdonald, BMJ's publication ethics and content integrity editor, and Juan Franco, editor of BMJ EBM are back with another episode of Talk Evidence. This month, we'll be focussing on semaglutide, for managing obesity. Interviews with James Cave, editor-in-chief of Drug and Therapeutic Bulletin, and Lene Bull Christiansen, who has personal and…

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Insulin without refrigeration and the complexities of consent 40:31

1y ago40:31

40:31

The December edition of the Talk Evidence podcast discusses the complexities of seeking consent from patients who are part of large data sets, and some new research to help patients living with diabetes in places without certain power supplies. First patient consent and data - in the UK, two stories that have made the public worry about the use of …

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Low carb and cancer screening 33:22

1y ago33:22

33:22

Each episode of Talk Evidence we take a dive into an issue or paper which is in the news, with a little help from some knowledgeable guests to help us to understand what it all means for clinical care, policy, or research. In this episode: Helen Macdonald take a deep dive into cancer screening tests, prompted by a paper in JAMA which showed most ha…

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Talking overdiagnosis 0:29

1+ y ago0:29

0:29

In this month's Talk Evidence, Helen and Juan are reporting from Preventing Overdiagnosis - the conference that raises issues of diagnostic accuracy, and asks if starting the process of medicalisation is always the right thing to do for patients. In this episode, they talk about home testing, sustainability and screening. They're also joined by two…

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Ensuring the integrity of research, and the future of AI as authors 36:43

1+ y ago36:43

36:43

In this month's Talk Evidence, we're getting a little meta - how do we keep an eye on research to make sure it's done with integrity. Helen Macdonald is BMJ's Publication ethics and content integrity editor - and we quiz her about what that actually means on a day to day basis. Ensuring the integrity of research could be made both easier, and harde…

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Talk Evidence - post pandemic pruning, breast cancer screening, and orphan drugs 36:43

1+ y ago36:43

36:43

In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, Joe Ross, and Juan Franco are back to update us on what's happening in the world of medical evidence. Firstly, the news about the end of the covid-19 pandemic was trumpeted, but the changes to research funding have been more quite - and the team discuss what this means for ongoing work to understan…

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Predictors of SLN Mapping Failure with Diego Raimondo and Giulia Rovero 25:32

1+ y ago25:32

25:32

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Drs. Diego Raimondo and Giulia Rovero. Dr. Raimondo works as medical director and assistant researcher at the Division of Gynecology and Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction, Bologna, Italy, directed by Prof. Renato Seracchioli. He received his PhD on new technolog…

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Primary Survey - the highlights of June 2023 30:56

1+ y ago30:56

30:56

A summary of some of the best paper we published in the June 2023 issue of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Rick and Sarah talk through topics including home pulse oximetry, out of hospital cardiac arrest, the perils of correctly calculating respiratory rate in the ED and even cross-cultural adaptation of patient communication material.Read the high…

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Single-cell transcriptomics sheds new light on pancreas biology and disease 9:55

1+ y ago9:55

9:55

Dr Philip Smith, Digital and Education Editor of Gut and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK interviews Professor Kathy DelGiorno, from the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, on the paper 'It is better to light a candle than to curse the d…

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Aciclovir PEP after VZ exposure in pregnancy, falls and fractures with aspirin, an inclisiran rant 33:49

1+ y ago33:49

33:49

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) talk about the June 2023 issue of DTB. They discuss new guidelines on post-exposure prophylaxisfor varicella or shingles during pregnancy (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/61/6/82). They review the effect of low-dose aspirin on fractures and falls (https://dtb.bmj.com/c…

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NRG-018 Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in Uterine Cancer with Ramez Eskander 41:51

1+ y ago41:51

41:51

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Ramez N. Eskander to discuss NRG-018 pembrolizumab and chemotherapy in uterine cancer. Dr. Eskander is a gynecologic oncologist who specializes in the comprehensive management of female reproductive system cancers, including ovarian, uterine, cervical, vulvar an…

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Predictors for large vessel recanalization before stroke thrombectomy: the HALT score 18:20

1+ y ago18:20

18:20

In this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Marco Colasurdo (1) and Prof. Dheeraj Gandhi (2), authors of the original research article, "Predictors for large vessel recanalization before stroke thrombectomy: the HALT score" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2023/04/25/jnis-2023-020220This paper is free-to-ac…

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Atoms: the highlights from the ADC June 2023 13:01

1+ y ago13:01

13:01

Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr. Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr. Rachel Agbeko, bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the June 2023 issue.Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/108/6/iPlease listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, G…

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Quantity AND Quality Is Key For People With Knee OA – Dr Kerry Costello And Dr Deepak Kumar. EP#531 26:14

1+ y ago26:14

26:14

Dr Kerry Costello and Dr Deepak Kumar discuss a BSJM paper that investigated gait and physical activity predictors of cartilage worsening in people with knee osteoarthritis from the MOST study, using a machine learning model. Kerry and Deepak do a brilliant job of explaining the biomechanical variables, and the advantages of machine learning, and w…

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Editors Highlights of the June 2023 issue 45:39

1+ y ago45:39

45:39

Practical Neurology Editors Phil Smith and Geraint Fuller talk you through the highlights of the June 2023 issue of the journal (https://pn.bmj.com/content/23/3/189).Please subscribe to the Practical Neurology podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the latest podcast every month.If…

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How to model safe clinical practice 26:09

1+ y ago26:09

26:09

There are concerns that junior healthcare professionals do not use decision support as they don’t see senior staff using it. There are concerns that seniors don't use clinical decision support as they worry about looking things up people in front of people. So a complex issue to discuss. To find out more about this, listen to this interview with Dr…

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Improving GDMT Implementation in HFrEF with Dr. Nancy Albert of the Cleveland Clinic 19:01

1+ y ago19:01

19:01

In this episode of the podcast, Andrew Perry discusses with Dr. Albert the barriers to implementing guideline-directed medical therapy in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and how to improve matters.If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2…

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RAINBO Trials with Carien Creutzberg, Nanda Horeweg, and Alexandra Leary 33:43

1+ y ago33:43

33:43

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Carien Creutzberg, Nanda Horeweg, and Alexandra Leary to discuss the RAINBO trials. Carien Creutzberg is Professor of Radiation Oncology at Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands. She specializes in research and treatment of gynecological cancers and has …

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Biomarker reduction indicates treatment response to Belimumab 14:36

1+ y ago14:36

14:36

Dr. Anna Wolska from the Lupus Foundation of America interviews Dr. Andrea Fava from Johns Hopkins University about Belimumab treatment in lupus nephritis. Dr Fava elucidates on the correlation between the decrease in urinary CD163 levels and the response to Belimumab treatment in Lupus Nephritis trials. The conversation provides important insights…

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Not all vaping is the same: CBD vs nicotine 28:04

1+ y ago28:04

28:04

Dr. Kate Diomede, social media editor at Thorax, is joined by Dr. Yasmin Thanavala (1) to discuss her group's recent research paper, "Not all vaping is the same: differential pulmonary effects of vaping cannabidiol versus nicotine". Their study used a using a mouse model of vaping and in vitro experiments with human cells. The paper is available on…

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The first generation medical students 47:13

1+ y ago47:13

47:13

Starting university or medical school can be a daunting experience for anyone, but when you’re the first person in your family to study medicine, it can feel even scarier. In today’s episode, we’re going to be talking all about what it’s like to be a first-generation medical student. We’ll start from the very beginning and talk about when we first …

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