In this month's Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, The BMJ's research integrity editor, is joined again by Juan Franco, editor in chief of BMJ EBM, and Joe Ross, US research editor.
They're straying beyond the pages of The BMJ, and discussing an NEJM paper about colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening.
We have a listener request, asking about evidence f ... Show More
Jul 21
Measuring ethnicity in research, NHS job discrimination, and how medicine led evidence revolution
Discrimination in NHS Hiring: We examine the troubling success rates of Black and Asian doctors when applying for NHS jobs. Deputy news editor, Gareth Iacobucci speaks to Anthony Emmanushares his analysis on why discrimination persists in the medical workforce and what recent rep ... Show More
45m 50s
Jun 2022
Talk Evidence - political persuasion and mortality, too much medicine
In this week's episode, Helen Macdonald is joined by Joseph Ross, US research editor for The BMJ, and Juan Franco, editor of BMJ EBM. They begin by discussing a review of obesity interventions in primary care, and Joe wonders if GPs are really the best people to tackle the issue. ... Show More
41m 6s
Nov 2025
S7 E3: Anti-Ds side effects; knee OA exercise; PSA trends & PCUK interview with Dr Bunmi Olajide & Kevin Howell
Welcome back to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In this episode, we look at three new pieces of research and have a special interview in conjunction with Prostate Cancer UK. First, do antidepressants have physiological side effects? How do they compare ... Show More
37m 26s
May 2025
Recap: How to combat colon cancer | Dr. Andy Chan
Today, we’re diving into an important and growing health concern: colon cancer. Recent studies show that cases of colon cancer are becoming increasingly common in younger adults. In fact, the rate has doubled among people under 50 since the 1990s, prompting doctors to lower the r ... Show More
15m 34s
Jan 2014
E-cigs; PPI feedback; Be assertive with your doctor; Prostate cancer diagnosis
As the government calls for a ban on the sale of e cigarettes to under 18s, Dr Mark Porter is joined by Martin McKee, Gerard Hastings and Robert West to discuss who is using them and how they are being advertised. The chairman of NICE, David Haslam has suggested patients should d ... Show More
28m 3s
Aug 2025
CT Colonography vs Multitarget Stool DNA
Dr. Refky Nicola speaks with Dr. Perry Pickhardt about his study comparing CT colonography and multi-targeted stool DNA testing for colorectal cancer screening. They explore differences in sensitivity, specificity, cost-effectiveness, and strategies to optimize detection while mi ... Show More
11m 48s
Nov 2021
Prediabetes, Experiments in zero gravity
Beat pre-diabetes and get your love life back? We hear from two people who are trying to avoid getting type 2 diabetes. But not everyone thinks the term is helpful so our resident GP Margaret McCartney and Dr Samuel Seidu, from the Leicester Diabetes Centre, join us to discuss. A ... Show More
27m 48s
May 2022
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials
<p>JAMA Associate Editor Ethan Basch, MD, and Melanie Calvert, PhD, from the University of Birmingham, UK, discuss barriers to and strategies for including rigorous patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials, and reflect on Dr Calvert's recent JAMA paper on related ethical impl ... Show More
14m 26s