Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhen medical exams go wrong, & CTE in the NFL
Episode 95
In this week’s podcast we’ll be hearing a lot about exams - the bane of many doctor’s training lives, exams that determine your future are scattered …
15 hours ago
AI in healthcare - getting it right, and stopping it going wrong
Episode 94
This week we’re focusing on how healthcare is using AI systems. The NHS is firmly set on a course of AI integration, with NHS England committing £10 …
1 week ago
New analysis on Bipolar treatment, and vaccines for malaria
Episode 93
Bipolar disorder affects almost 40 million people worldwide, but finding the right treatment is complex, and nearly half of patients struggle to foll…
2 weeks ago
We need to understand how global market forces undermine healthcare
Episode 92
This week we focus on the external forces that shape medicine and healthcare.
Global health is changing, after the reduction in financing from wealt…
3 weeks ago
Are doctors afraid of death?
Episode 91
In this week's podcast - the Sensitivity of Patient Questionnaires: If you've ever asked a patient to fill out a Patient Health Questionnaire (like t…
4 weeks ago
What Manchesterism and devolved power might mean for healthcare
Episode 90
Known for his use of devolved powers, during his tenure as Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham now has the opportunity to bring his local bluep…
1 month ago
Measuring ethnicity in research, NHS job discrimination, and how medicine led evidence revolution
Episode 89
Discrimination in NHS Hiring: We examine the troubling success rates of Black and Asian doctors when applying for NHS jobs. Deputy news editor, Garet…
1 month, 1 week ago
Hands off our data: the need for sovereignty in a connected world
Episode 88
Who actually owns our health data once it is stored in the cloud? And how do we balance the global push for open medical research with the need to pr…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
750 recommendations, and little change - why the UK keeps having maternity care reviews.
Episode 87
Two NHS maternity reviews have been published over the past few weeks. The biggest ever conducted, involving nearly 2500 families, investigated servi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Children are bypassing the Australian social media ban
Episode 86
Australia has been in the vanguard of legislation to try and reduce the influence of social media on children and young people - their ban for under …
2 months ago