Podcast Episodes
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Haiti this week suffered its worst earthquake in 200 years. Marc Dubois, general director of aid charity MSF UK, talks about how his organisation is …
13 years ago
12 steps to public health
This week the Faculty of Public Health has released its manifesto tor a healthier Britain. Duncan Jarvies speaks to the faculty’s president, Professo…
13 years ago
Clubfoot
Several articles on bmj.com deal with clubfoot disorder. Kirsten Patrick gives us a quick history of the condition, and talks to Andrew Hogg - a GP t…
13 years ago
Urinary tract infections
Urinary tract infections are commonly seen in primary care, particularly in women, yet there are gaps in the evidence about their treatment. Trish Gr…
13 years ago
Transmuting tamoxifen
This week new research was published on the use of the SSRI (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor) antidepressants, in combination with the drug t…
13 years ago
Personal care
In this week’s podcast Sam Lister, health editor of the Times, explains the political fight that’s emerging around provision of free home health care…
13 years ago
Disinvestment
Estimates of HIV are just that, estimates – but in order to research the progression of the virus, and the effectiveness of intervention strategies, …
13 years ago
Chronic fatigue syndrome
This week’s hot topic is chronic fatigue syndrome. The journal Science published a paper in October 2009, which suggested a possible link between a n…
13 years ago
Sex life - from soup to nuts
This week, Duncan Jarvies talks to Stacy Lindau and Natalia Garilova about their new sex life expectancy measure, and what it could mean for patients…
13 years ago
Variolae Vaccina
If you visited Trafalgar Square in central London today you’d see Admiral Nelson gazing down from his column. What you won’t see is a statue to celeb…
13 years ago