Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe £400 million blackhole for doctor training, drug ads evading regulation, and reining in AI in war
Episode 84
The US military’s Operation “Epic Fury” highlighted the devastating cost of using artificial intelligence for rapid military planning. Thomas Adamkie…
2 months ago
Cancer screening: when does testing go too far?
Episode 83
The heated debate on prostate cancer screening boils down to one question: should men be routinely screened?
Two recent position statements from the …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Child mortality has reduced, but there are worrying trends
Episode 82
New estimates of Global Patterns in Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Mortality have been published - and while there has been a huge improvement, thos…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How to make healthcare more human
Episode 81
Does healthcare have a moral emergency?
In this episode of the Medicine and Science podcast, Kamran Abbasi sits down with healthcare leaders Maureen …
3 months ago
What does Wes Streeting's exit mean for the NHS modernisation bill?
Episode 80
It has been a tumultuous time in UK health politics. UK Health Minister ,Wes Streeting, has freshly resigned. What does this mean for his newly intro…
3 months, 1 week ago
Social media companies are using the tobacco industry playbook to addict children
Episode 79
Twitter was launched 20 years ago, followed quickly by the iPhone and Instagram. Today, nearly 60% of the world’s population uses social media. Medic…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Revisiting the Cass Review on gender identity services, and non-invasive brain stimulation for children with autism
Episode 78
The BMA has released their long awaited review of the Cass report. The original report looked at the provision of NHS gender identity services for ch…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The US UK trade deal will cost the NHS billions, and only serve to increase pharma profits
Episode 77
The new trade deal struck between the UK and US came into force in April.
The deal will
double the amount that the NHS spends on new medicines, by …3 months, 4 weeks ago
MS drug controversy, adoption outcomes in Sweden, and the multi-factorial reality of Alzheimer’s
Episode 76
A blockbuster MS drug undergoes FDA re-evaluation. We explore the story of Ocrelizumab, a treatment for primary progressive multiple sclerosis, follo…
4 months ago
The Trump administration is an international health emergency
Episode 75
Covid 19 was the last Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Our guests in this podcast think that the Trump Administration should…
4 months, 1 week ago