Best BMJ Talk Medicine Podcasts (2024)

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Will semaglutide buck the trend of other weight loss drugs? 40:05

9h ago40:05

40:05

Helen Macdonald, BMJ's publication ethics and content integrity editor, and Juan Franco, editor of BMJ EBM are back with another episode of Talk Evidence. This month, we'll be focussing on semaglutide, for managing obesity. Interviews with James Cave, editor-in-chief of Drug and Therapeutic Bulletin, and Lene Bull Christiansen, who has personal and…

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Improving NHS gender identity services - Hilary Cass 37:34

6d ago37:34

37:34

Hilary Cass, the former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics, has spent the last 3 years collating the evidence for treatment of gender questioning young people; engaging with those young people, their families and their clinicians - all with the aim of improving NHS treatment of this complex and vulnerable group. In this interview, Kamran…

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Derogation, an ultra processed food system, and catch up pay for the NHS 29:47

20d ago29:47

29:47

Derogation, the way in which striking doctors can be recalled to the ward to protect patient safety, was agreed by NHS England and the BMA. Now, new data The BMJ has uncovered shows that the mechanism was rarely used - and when it was tried, was often rejected. Gareth Iacobucci explains what that means about relations between the government, the NH…

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The future of the clinical relationship, code sharing, and a Nye-t at the theatre 36:52

1M ago36:52

36:52

In this week's podcast: How AI will affect the clinician-patient relationship? Our annual Nuffield Summit roundtable asks how the promise of tech tools stacks up against reality, and how the future of the therapeutic relationship can be protected (participants below). Your code is as important as your methods, which is why The BMJ now requires you …

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Retracting abortion papers, deafness in the clinic, and 70 years of a medical orchestra 38:41

2M ago38:41

38:41

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case on the approval of mifepristone for medical abortion - a case which could change the availability of the drug in the US, and which hinges on papers linking abortion to mental distress. However, those papers are contested (including a paper published by BMJ), and some have been retracted already - Julia Litte…

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Heidi Larson on misinformation, the right exercise to reduce depression, and Breathtaking TV 34:40

2M ago34:40

34:40

Social media, and the rate at which the online world is changing, is worrying - especially the speed at which health disinformation can speed around the globe. We look to tech companies for a solution to the problems of their own making - but Heidi Larson, director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, and professor of anthropology, risk and decision …

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A health and care emergency, the US constitutional weakness for pandemic response, ActionAid in conflict zones 39:46

3M ago39:46

39:46

With a new logo, and new music, comes a revamped The BMJ Podcast. Every two weeks we’ll be bringing you a magazine style show, more variety and perspectives on medicine, health, and wellbeing. In this episode: Former chief executive of the NHS, Nigel Crisp, explaining why the UK is facing a national health and care emergency (01:22) The guest edito…

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Christmas 2023 - performing medicine, and prescribing nature 33:34

4M ago33:34

33:34

In this festive edition of the BMJ podcast, we hear about what medicine can learn from music, when it comes to giving a convincing performance, and how we can grow an evidence base for nature prescribing. Professors Roger Kneebone and Aaron William of the Centre for Performance Science raise the curtain on the performance of medicine, and we hear w…

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Oxytocin, clinical outcomes, and patient choice, in resource constrained settings 39:34

4M ago39:34

39:34

There’s an inherent tension between creating quality standards that are very clinically focussed, and standards which are very patient centred - especially in settings where clinical outcomes can be compromised by basic lack of resources. The use of oxytocin to prevent bleeding after birth is an example of this - WHO quality guidelines clearly meas…

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Social connection is essential for health; supporting adolescent health and wellbeing 48:07

4M ago48:07

48:07

In this specially curated three-part podcast series from The BMJ, we explore the importance of community and connection to foster adolescent wellbeing. The discussion covers athe wide array of issues young people face, with a particular focus on the unique challenges of adolescence from a social perspective. The episode unpacks the significance of …

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Give children control; supporting adolescent health and wellbeing 45:29

4M ago45:29

45:29

This is the second episode of a special three-part podcast series that delves into adolescent health and wellbeing, focusing on creating a positive trajectory of health from a young age. The podcast explores physical and mental health issues affecting young people globally, particularly in sexual and reproductive health. We hear how young people ar…

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It’s time for an educational revolution; supporting adolescent health and wellbeing 46:27

4M ago46:27

46:27

In the final episode of this three-part podcast series from The BMJ, we dive into the vital topic of education for adolescents and how it influences the course of life. This podcast explores barriers, burdens and possibilities of change in the educational system to better support young people, and how the traditional system of schooling is failing …

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Insulin without refrigeration and the complexities of consent 40:31

4M ago40:31

40:31

The December edition of the Talk Evidence podcast discusses the complexities of seeking consent from patients who are part of large data sets, and some new research to help patients living with diabetes in places without certain power supplies. First patient consent and data - in the UK, two stories that have made the public worry about the use of …

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Insulin without refrigeration and the complexities of consent 40:31

4M ago40:31

40:31

The December edition of the Talk Evidence podcast discusses the complexities of seeking consent from patients who are part of large data sets, and some new research to help patients living with diabetes in places without certain power supplies. First patient consent and data - in the UK, two stories that have made the public worry about the use of …

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The future of the winter ’flu season 38:30

5M ago38:30

38:30

We were accepting of an increase in deaths every winter 'flu season, but Ashish Jha thinks that is not longer a tenable position. Lessons he learned during his time as the White House Covid-19 coordinator have convinced him we should be taking a different approach to the winter season. In this interview with Mun-Keat Looi, The BMJ's international f…

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Low carb and cancer screening 33:22

6M ago33:22

33:22

Each episode of Talk Evidence we take a dive into an issue or paper which is in the news, with a little help from some knowledgeable guests to help us to understand what it all means for clinical care, policy, or research. In this episode: Helen Macdonald take a deep dive into cancer screening tests, prompted by a paper in JAMA which showed most ha…

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Low carb and cancer screening 33:22

6M ago33:22

33:22

Each episode of Talk Evidence we take a dive into an issue or paper which is in the news, with a little help from some knowledgeable guests to help us to understand what it all means for clinical care, policy, or research. In this episode: Helen Macdonald take a deep dive into cancer screening tests, prompted by a paper in JAMA which showed most ha…

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Decolonising health and medicine: Episode 5 - Getting our house in order: Decolonising the British Medical Association 46:13

6M ago46:13

46:13

Organisational and student leaders explore the responsibilities of the British Medical Association and The BMJ to understand and respond to its colonial history. Our panel Kamran Abassi, editor in chief, The BMJ, London, UK Omolara Akinnawonu, Foundation year doctor, Essex, UK, and outgoing co-chair of the BMA medical students committee Latifa Pate…

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Decolonising health and medicine: Episode 4 - How to transform global health institutions born of colonial eras 53:58

6M ago53:58

53:58

Leaders from academic and funding organisations discuss the transformative change required to overcome extractive and inequitable research practices in global health, and the need for examining power and privilege within traditional research institutions. Our panel Samuel Oti, senior program specialist, International Development Research Centre, Ot…

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Decolonising health and medicine: Episode 3 - Common terrains of anti-colonial and feminist approaches to the politics of health 50:07

6M ago50:07

50:07

International health leaders discuss how feminist and decolonial advocates in health face similar resistance and attempts to sow divisiveness, and how they can join forces to promote health equity and justice for all. Our panel Raewyn Connell, sociologist and professor emerita at the University of Sydney, Australia Sarah Hawkes, professor of global…

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Decolonising health and medicine: Episode 2 - Looking back to move forward: missing histories of the decolonisation agenda 53:32

6M ago53:32

53:32

Experts discuss how failing to confront colonial pasts is linked to present lack of progress in global health equity, why health leaders need historical educations, and how, for Indigenous peoples, it’s not just a colonial history but a colonial present. Our panel Seye Abimbola, editor of BMJ Global Health, and health systems researcher from Nigeri…

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Decolonising health and medicine: Episode 1 - The colonial legacy in clinical medicine 51:51

6M ago51:51

51:51

Healthcare leaders discuss the ways in which colonial-era bias and eugenics persist in today’s medical education and clinical practice in the UK and beyond, and what meaningful change is required to overcome racial and other healthcare inequalities Our panel Annabel Sowemimo, sexual and reproductive health registrar and part-time PhD student and Ha…

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Planet centred care - How to talk about this stuff 53:20

6M ago53:20

53:20

We’ve heard throughout the series from people who have a passion for sustainability, and have successfully made changes in their organisations to reduce the planetary impact of their work. In doing so, they will have recruited other people who have a similar outlook - but they will have also convinced people who aren’t prioritising sustainability. …

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Planet centred care - Why doing less can be hard 49:46

7M ago49:46

49:46

One element of sustainable healthcare is simply reducing the amount of healthcare you’re doing by not doing the things that are of no value to patients. However, how do we do this in practice? And why is it often so hard? What is the role of fear in this discussion? These are all questions we will discuss in this episode. To help us with this we’ll…

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Planet centred care - Sustainable healthcare is better for patients 38:06

7M ago38:06

38:06

Acting on climate change is often framed as having to give stuff up, to cost more money, to make sacrifices. Yet in healthcare we find the opposite can often be true: there are many actions we can take which reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare which actually end up with better outcomes for our patients. In this episode, we hear from two examp…

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Planet centred care - Sustainable healthcare is good for staff 55:12

7M ago55:12

55:12

Ooops! If you listened to episode 3 when it first came out you may have realised that the title didn't quite match the content. We've just updated the title and the show notes below, and stay tuned for when we'll be soon releasing an episode on how sustainable healthcare can be good for patients. In a system where healthcare workers are continually…

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Talking overdiagnosis 0:29

7M ago0:29

0:29

In this month's Talk Evidence, Helen and Juan are reporting from Preventing Overdiagnosis - the conference that raises issues of diagnostic accuracy, and asks if starting the process of medicalisation is always the right thing to do for patients. In this episode, they talk about home testing, sustainability and screening. They're also joined by two…

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Talking overdiagnosis 35:36

7M ago35:36

35:36

In this month's Talk Evidence, Helen and Juan are reporting from Preventing Overdiagnosis - the conference that raises issues of diagnostic accuracy, and asks if starting the process of medicalisation is always the right thing to do for patients. In this episode, they talk about home testing, sustainability and screening. They're also joined by two…

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Planet centred care - It’s all about working together 42:37

8M ago42:37

42:37

Healthcare is a complex system, and if we want to make changes such as those needed for sustainable healthcare, we need to work across multiple teams, and make sure we hear everyone’s voice, including our patients’. In this episode we’ll discuss how we can communicate and work with those different groups, and some novel ways of getting the message …

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Planet centred care - Greening the gaze 45:10

8M ago45:10

45:10

Planet centred care is new podcast series for the BMJ exploring issues related to environmentally sustainable healthcare, aimed at all clinicians, and anyone working in healthcare, who want to make sure they can continue to help patients while not harming the planet. In this episode we’ll discuss that first radicalising moment. That moment where yo…

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The problem with trainees - The GMC’s National Training Survey results data 49:44

8M ago49:44

49:44

In our final episode of this season, we're going quantitative, with the newly released data on how trainees in the UK are faring. Each year the UK's General Medical Council, the doctor's regulator, surveys trainees in the NHS to ask them questions about stress and burnout, harassment and discrimination, and how well supported they feel in their tra…

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Ensuring the integrity of research, and the future of AI as authors 36:43

9M ago36:43

36:43

In this month's Talk Evidence, we're getting a little meta - how do we keep an eye on research to make sure it's done with integrity. Helen Macdonald is BMJ's Publication ethics and content integrity editor - and we quiz her about what that actually means on a day to day basis. Ensuring the integrity of research could be made both easier, and harde…

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Ensuring the integrity of research, and the future of AI as authors 44:44

9M ago44:44

44:44

In this month's Talk Evidence, we're getting a little meta - how do we keep an eye on research to make sure it's done with integrity. Helen Macdonald is BMJ's Publication ethics and content integrity editor - and we quiz her about what that actually means on a day to day basis. Ensuring the integrity of research could be made both easier, and harde…

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Talk Evidence - post pandemic pruning, breast cancer screening, and orphan drugs 36:43

9M ago36:43

36:43

In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, Joe Ross, and Juan Franco are back to update us on what's happening in the world of medical evidence. Firstly, the news about the end of the covid-19 pandemic was trumpeted, but the changes to research funding have been more quite - and the team discuss what this means for ongoing work to understan…

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Taking on the van Tullekens; how Margaret McCartney changed their minds about COIs 53:51

9M ago53:51

53:51

They're the trusted public figures of the medical profession, but many of the most famous medics in the UK will have been approached by, and accepted money from, companies wishing to promote their products - and the public will never know. To talk about conflicts of interest in media doctors, we’re joined by two of the most recognisable medics on o…

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Talk Evidence - post pandemic pruning, breast cancer screening, and orphan drugs 36:43

10M ago36:43

36:43

In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, Joe Ross, and Juan Franco are back to update us on what's happening in the world of medical evidence. Firstly, the news about the end of the covid-19 pandemic was trumpeted, but the changes to research funding have been more quite - and the team discuss what this means for ongoing work to understan…

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Pride in healthcare 47:39

10M ago47:39

47:39

We're in pride month, and this year the celebration of LGBT+ people seems to be increasingly contentious. Healthcare's treatment of queer people has improved hugely since the days when being gay was considered a mental disorder, and would end a doctor's career - but that doesn't mean that everything is equal. In this episode of Doctor Informed, we'…

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Predictors of SLN Mapping Failure with Diego Raimondo and Giulia Rovero 25:32

11M ago25:32

25:32

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Drs. Diego Raimondo and Giulia Rovero. Dr. Raimondo works as medical director and assistant researcher at the Division of Gynecology and Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction, Bologna, Italy, directed by Prof. Renato Seracchioli. He received his PhD on new technolog…

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Primary Survey - the highlights of June 2023 30:56

11M ago30:56

30:56

A summary of some of the best paper we published in the June 2023 issue of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Rick and Sarah talk through topics including home pulse oximetry, out of hospital cardiac arrest, the perils of correctly calculating respiratory rate in the ED and even cross-cultural adaptation of patient communication material.Read the high…

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Single-cell transcriptomics sheds new light on pancreas biology and disease 9:55

11M ago9:55

9:55

Dr Philip Smith, Digital and Education Editor of Gut and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK interviews Professor Kathy DelGiorno, from the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, on the paper 'It is better to light a candle than to curse the d…

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