Podcast Episodes

Sunbeds and spotlights

This week the BMJ published research into the use of sunbeds. Cancer Research UK surveyed teenagers across the country to find out how often they top…

13 years ago

Cannabis conversations

This week Duncan Jarvies discusses with London GP Chris Ford how to talk to patients about their cannabis use.

Rebecca Coombes talks to Jim Swire, a …

13 years ago

Regulating herbal medicines

This week Ike Iheanacho investigates the role of herbal remedies in modern medicine. He speaks to Dr Linda Anderson, Principal Pharmaceutical Assesso…

13 years ago

Sudden death

This week’s podcast is based on the BMJ series Competent Novice.Junior doctors play an important part in verifying sudden deaths in hospital and comm…

13 years ago

Seeing the body

A traumatic death can be very difficult for friends and family to deal with. A clinician’s instinct may be to protect them from seeing the extent of …

13 years ago

Cambodia

This week David Payne talks to Emily Friedman, a health policy and ethics analyst, about Cambodia – a country with a difficult past that is now rebui…

13 years ago

Screening and serodiscordance

In this week’s podcast Duncan Jarvies talks to Theresa Marteau about screening for diabetes; can patients be given too much information? Also Anne Bu…

13 years ago

Legacy of the games

This week we’ re looking at the legacy of large sports events - with the 2012 Olympic games costing £9bn, and that cost being justified by saying how…

13 years ago

Healthy heart, happy smile

In this week’s podcast we examine the link between toothbrushing and cardiovascular disease – Richard Watts talks about his research in Scotland.

Als…

13 years ago

Suicide, sport, and CME

What is the association between IQ and attempted suicide? David Batty talks to us about his research in Sweden.

Also this week, Steven Kawczak, assoc…

13 years ago