Managing resources in the pandemic; review of COVID research; low value care; and how to prevent kids misusing alcohol| Listen on Anghami

Jul 2022

4 July: Coming to terms with long COVID; Vaxes for variants; An artificial pancreas; Protecting pandemic teens

Australia has many stories from people who say they have long COVID but who are unable to access help | Updated versions of coronavirus vaccines targeting the Omicron variant have been announced, yet the virus still mutates | People with Type 1 diabetes need to monitor their bloo ... Show More

28m 35s

Jun 2022

Speculating on an Australian Centre of Disease Control and Prevention; How Indigenous culture can protect the heart; Associations between mental health and mortality

What an Australian Centre for Disease Control might aim to be; An Indigenous perspective and research to engage culture for protection against cardiovascular disease and stroke; Research on links between mental health and mortality concludes that both mental and physical health c ... Show More

28m 35s

Jun 2022

Breast density and MRIs, diet and mental health, genomics and osteoarthritis

There may be a link between what you eat and your mental health—also, avoiding overtreatment for breast cancer; predicting your risk of osteoarthritis; and whether mammogram results should inform women about breast density.

28m 35s

Sep 2022

How Covid Changed Science, part 3

In the third and final part of our series How Covid Changed Science, Devi Sridhar Professor of Global Health at Edinburgh University looks at the legacy and lessons of the pandemic for scientific research. Tackling the virus became a global issue, but many have pointed out the in ... Show More

27m 43s

Jan 2022

What can we learn from the effect of the pandemic on children’s health?

Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 26:15) > Since the pandemic began, there has been an increase in the number of children and young adults presenting with behavioral- and mental-health issues. How can these issues be tackled holistically?See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-po ... Show More

26m 17s

Aug 2020

Covid-19 update: Self-isolation, non-Covid-19 hospital admissions, planned care, and weight

Kieran Walsh, clinical director at BMJ, asks editors from BMJ Learning and BMJ Best Practice to summarise the latest clinical guidance related to covid-19. Matt Castleden updates us on self-isolation and shielding, and resources for people recovering from Covid-19. Abigail Davis ... Show More

12m 20s

Apr 2020

COVID-19 Part 2

Is it over yet? No! So, grab a mask and a bottle of hand sanitizer and cozy up with Mel, Jess, and Dave as they discuss the latest from the front lines of the pandemic: NY vs CA, to mask or not to mask, massage beds vs. ventilators, antibody testing, Dave's adventures in the groc ... Show More

41m 31s

Sep 2020

Covid-19 update: Steroids, PPE, long covid, public mental health

Kieran Walsh, clinical director at BMJ, asks editors from BMJ Learning and BMJ Best Practice to summarise the latest clinical guidance related to covid-19. Matt Castleden updates us on treatment with steroids, PPE and symptoms of covid-19 which are present weeks or months after i ... Show More

11m 29s

Feb 2021

EM Quick Hits 26 LAST, Sodium Nitrite Poisoning, Post-intubation Care, Tetracaine for Corneal Abrasion, ST Segment in Occlusion MI, Coping with COVID

Anand Swaminathan on LAST prevention, recognition and management, Emily Austin on sodium nitrite suicide kit poisoning, methemoglobinemia and methylene blue, Hans & Erin Rosenberg on post-intubation analgesia and sedation, Salim Rezaie on short-term tetracaine for corneal abrasio ... Show More

52m 1s

Managing resources in the pandemic; revi...