Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchVirgin births, poor house hospital and right or happy
It is generally agreed that sex is useful when getting pregnant, but is it necessary? Professors Amy Herring, and Carolyn Halpern from the University…
12 years, 8 months ago
James Bond’s drinking and caring for undocumented migrants
James Bond, legendary secret agent, marksman, womaniser, smoker, but perhaps most famously, drinker. Neil Guha and Patrick Davies from Nottingham Uni…
12 years, 8 months ago
Christmas charity appeal and treating polymyalgia rheumatica
This year The BMJ has chosen Doctors of the World as it's Christmas appeal. This week we hear about the charity's international work. Deputy magazin…
12 years, 8 months ago
Patient centred research and doctors burnout
Professor Sir John Oldham, from the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London, talks about reforming reform, and why he worrie…
12 years, 9 months ago
Aneurysmal subarachnoid haermorrhage
The latest NCEPOD (National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death) report examines the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhag…
12 years, 9 months ago
Population ageing, the timebomb that isn’t
The population timebomb: The idea that an ageing population is making it harder and harder to fund pensions, social care, and healthcare, as the numb…
12 years, 9 months ago
A sugary drinks tax, liver tests in pregnancy
A modelling study on bmj.com suggests that a 20% tax on sugar sweetened drinks would reduce the number of obese adults in the UK by 1.3%, and by 0.9 …
12 years, 9 months ago
Heath in Europe, When to order ANA tests
Professor Michael Marmot has spearheaded WHO Europe’s Health 2020 report, which looks at the disparity in the social determinants of health across th…
12 years, 10 months ago
Statins: benefits and harms for low risk patients
NB: In our interview about statins, Abramson quotes the figure of an 18% relative increase in risk of adverse effects of statins. This figure should …
12 years, 10 months ago
Tobacco industry vs science, vCJD in the UK
The BMJ, BMJ Open, Heart, Thorax, and Tobacco control – all journals in BMJ’s stable, have announced they will no longer carry research funded in par…
12 years, 10 months ago