Medicine and Science from The BMJ
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Medicine and Science from The BMJ
The BMJ brings you interviews with the people who are shaping medicine and science around the world.
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The difficulty of delirium diagnosis, the lack of agency in the 10 year plan, and Gaza wounds
In this episode of the podcast;
In July this year, the Government published their 10 year health plan for England - A new analysis just publishe...
Doctors still have questions about the UK's assisted dying bill
In today’s episode: Assisted Dying moves closer to becoming UK law. The proposed legislation to allow people to end their own lives has moved through...
Starvation in Gaza is a multi-generational disaster
In today’s episode:
The BMJ's international editor, Jocalyn Clark talks about a new series we've just published - examining the arms ind...
CRISPR, stemcell banking, and a football world cup
CRISPR technology has revolutionised biological research, and for the first time it’s out of the lab and into the NHS, as NICE has approved its use as...
The pitfalls of home test kits
If you’ve been in a high street pharmacy or supermarket recently, chances are you’ll have seen home test kits for all sorts of indications; blood suga...
The Future for Physician Associates? | Prof. Gillian Leng
Professor Gillian Leng, President of the Royal Society of Medicine was asked to carry out an independent review into the role of physician and anaesth...
NHS 10 year plan dissected
This week we’re focusing on the NHS.
On the 3rd of July the UK’s Prime Minister, Kier Starmer finally announced the NHS’ 10 year plan. His Labou...
What are doctors demanding? | New BMA Chair, Tom Dolphin
Rebecca Coombes interviews Dr. Tom Dolphin, consultant anaesthetist and newly elected chair of the BMA Council.
Watch this interview on our YouT...
Time to rethink GP's advice on weightloss, and ticagrelor data doubts
Last December, The BMJ published an investigation into the 2009 PLATO trial - exposing serious problems with that study’s data analysis and reporting....
The plan for NHS league tables is bad, and will lead to unintended consequences
In this episode, we hear about ketamine addiction. It's in the news, but the rise in addiction amongst young people in the UK has caused concern for s...
Wellness industry lies, and preventative AI evaluation
Devi Sridhar's new book “How Not to Die (Too Soon) - The Lies We’ve Been Sold, and the Policies That Could Save Us” is focussing on the way wellness...
Conflict in South Asia, and simplifying GRADE.
Recent escalations in the ever simmering tension between India and Pakistan brought us closer to conflict - conflict between two nuclear powers.
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Malaria free China, an academic medicine revolution, and retracted data's impact
China was declared malaria free in 2021 - and we'll hear how persistence was key to their success, and what new technologies are available to help the...
The problem of prognostication in assisted dying.
The UK government is debating legislation to allow assisted dying in England and Wales, which puts doctors at the forefront of deciding if their patie...
Trump is trying to destroy universities - Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health at Brown University
Kamran Abbasi interviews Professor Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health at Brown University and former COVID-19 pandemic advisor to President Biden.
Reducing benefits will not get disabled people back to work, and explaining overdiagnosis
The UK’s chancellor has announced a £5bn cut to benefits, much of which will be borne by those on long-term disability allowance. Gerry McCartney, pro...
What does the death of NHS England, and the western alliance, mean for health?
In the UK, the prime minister has announced the disbanding of NHS England, Nigel Crisp - former chief executive of the NHS, explains why he thinks tha...
The data on physician associates in the UK, and speaking up in the NHS
We've just published a new rapid review on the safety and efficacy of physician and anaesthetic associates in the UK, which was commissioned to suppor...
Phil Banfield on the British Medical Association's plan to support doctors
From pay restoration, to making sure there are enough training posts for resident doctors, the BMA has been busy.
In this podcast, Kamran Abbasi...
Combating disinformation, and time to stop spinal injections for chronic pain
In this episode of the BMJ's Medicine and Science podcast, editor-in-chief Kamran Abbasi discusses the urgent need to tackle disinformation in health,...
Why compassion isn't just nice, it's essential
Providing quality healthcare is demanding, often stressful, and requires sustained effort. When resources are stretched and pressure mounts, compassio...
The industry playbook to combat public health, and FUTURE-AI
This week Rebecca Coombes is back with another big-food investigation, this time about fast-food giant MacDonalds subverting attempts to stop it openi...
Prehabilitation before surgery, alcohol's impact on clinical care, and life after a cardiac arrest
Exercise and a better diet, prior to surgery, can improve outcomes. Daniel McIsaac, a professor of anaesthesiology from the University of Ottowa and l...
Can a deal be done to keep the US in the WHO?
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the US out of the WHO. This would cut funding for the UN’s medical agency by one-f...
Conviviality and TV doctors, polar bear tales, and Christmas research
In the last podcast of 2024, Richard Smith, former editor of The BMJ and head of UKHACC will be making the case for being more convivial. Tina Korowny...
Big food infiltration of UK Schools, and chocolate consumption and diabetes
Conflicts of interest harm health, and a new investigation uncovers the infiltration of big food manufacturers into UK schools. Emma Wilkinson reports...
"Incredibly distressing and incredibly dangerous"- David Miliband on healthcare attacks, and staff turnover effect on patient outcomes
In today’s episode, new research, which has looked at the impact staff turnover is having on patient outcomes. Giuseppe Moscelli, associate professor...
How MSF maintains neutrality in conflict zones
This week we’re at the World Innovation Summit for Health, where we’re a media partner - the meeting is focussing on conflict, equity and resilience. ...
Conflict zones, women’s health research, and reimagining palliative care
In this episode, we speak to the doctor overseeing the WHO’s emergency response for the eastern mediterranean region - including Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan...
Climate leadership - knowledge is power
It’s an often cited statistic that if healthcare was a country, it would be the fifth largest carbon emitter. At The BMJ we want to change that, and m...
Getting science into policy for gun control and NHS reform
How science can be transformed into policy?
One of the seemingly intractable issues when it comes to legislative change in the US is gun control...
Nutrition for health and conflicts of interests
Under-nutrition harms health, but so does over-nutrition.
The Bill and Melinda Gate’s foundation has just released their Goalkeepers' report -...
Improving data for quality care when resources are stretched
There's a real drive to strengthen quality of care in facilities around the world. However, no matter where you are, improving healthcare depends on q...
GPs' industrial action, and the olympians after the games
The news that GPs in England have voted for industrial action has spooked the healthcare system - Katie Bramall-Stainer, the chair of the BMA's Genera...
Multi-cancer detection and NHS HIT Lists
This week we're questioning the effectiveness of the Galleri Test for early cancer detection with investigation authors Margaret McCartney and Deborah...
Ensuring an Olympic legacy, and fixing primary care
The Paris games have just started - and France has made a concerted effort to ensure that this year's Olympics will have a legacy of physical activity...
The patient issue
We celebrate 10 years of patient and public partnership strategy at The BMJ with a patient-centred podcast.
We ask how should the new Labour gov...
Extending access for breast cancer, and epidural outcomes
Women's Health, breast cancer screening, epidurals, and GP voices
New U.S. guideline on breast cancer screening have been extended to women in...
Large, plausible and imminent - time to take H5N1 seriously
As increasing numbers of mammalian, and human, cases of H5N1 are documented we askShould we worry about a growing threat from “bird flu”? Wendy Barcl...
Elections and health in India, the UK, and the USA
In the UK, a general election has been called - and around the world, ½ the global population will be voting this year; so in this episode we’ll be ta...