BMJ talk medicine

Dr Philip Smith, Digital and Education Editor of Gut and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK interviews Professor Benoit Chassaing, group leader from the “Mucosal microbiota in chronic inflammatory diseases” Team at INSERM and the Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, on the paper 'Akkermansia muciniphila counteracts the deleterious effects of diet...

Rick Body, University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and Sarah Edwards, University Hospitals of Derby NHS Foundation Trust, cover the pick of the papers from EMJ's May 2023 issue. In this edition, we cover papers on shoulder dislocation, blunt chest trauma, uterine bleeding, medical errors, benign paroxysmal position vertigo, and calcium and QTc interval. Read the hi...

In this co-interview, both Dr Philip Smith, Deputy Editor of FG and Social Media Associate Editor and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, and Dr Vivek Goodoory, Frontline Gastroenterology trainee editor, Clinical Research Fellow and Registrar in Gastroenterology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, interview Dr Nasar Aslam, Endoscopy Research fellow at Univers...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. David Cibula to discuss the 2023 ESGO-ESTRO-ESP Guidelines for Cervical Cancer. Dr. Cibula is the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the General Faculty Hospital in Prague, Professor at the First Medical Faculty of the Charles University, Chair of the Central and Eastern European Gynaecol...

On this episode of the AMSSM (T: @TheAMSSM) Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Stacy Sims, MSc, PhD (Insta: @drstacysims), to discuss her upcoming lectures on how nutrition affects performance during the 2023 AMSSM Annual Meeting. Dr. Sims is an international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist. She has directed research programs at Stanford, AUT University, and...

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) talk about the May 2023 issue of DTB. They celebrate 60 years since DTB became independent from The Medical Letter and discuss what DTB stands for (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/61/5/66). They review a retrospective cohort study involving people taking oral anticoagulants that compared the risk of bleeding and embol...

When we think of being a ‘good enough’ medical student, our thoughts might go straight to exams. Have we passed them all? What about merits, or even distinctions? It’s easy to prioritise exam scores above all else as it is one of the only times we get clear, concrete feedback - or a number that tells us how ‘good’ we really are. But can exam results capture everything or is something missing here...

Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr. Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr. Rachel Agbeko, bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the May 2023 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/108/5/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episo...

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Helen Routledge from Worcester Royal Hospital, UK. They discuss all aspects of intervention for ischaemic stroke, including the workforce challenges in delivering this lifesaving therapy. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445...

Adhesive capsulitis affects 2% to 5% of the population. It is slightly more common in women than in men, and is most common in people between the ages of 40 and 70. And it can cause a range of problems - including pain, stiffness, and loss of function. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right. To give us more details about this problem and what we can do...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Giuseppe Caruso and Prof. Nicoletta Colombo to discuss updates on PARPi in ovarian cancer. Dr. Caruso is a fifth-year resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a first-year fellow of the PhD in “Network Oncology and Precision Medicine” at the Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Over the past year, he has be...

Everyone has coping mechanisms, but sometimes those ways of coping become problem behaviours - addictions. In this episode of Doctor Informed, we're focussing on how to spot the signs that you may be sliding into addiction, how to have conversations with friends and colleagues if you worry about their behaviour, and how seeking treatment is the best way to avoid GMC scrutiny. Joining Clara Munro a...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Katie Rizzone, MD, MPH, and Dr. Megan Burleson, DO, to discuss the upcoming 2023 Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Research Summit on Justice, Equity and Inclusion. Dr. Burleson and Dr. Rizzone are members of Summit Planning Committee for the one-day conference, which takes place Friday, April 28, in Phoeni...

Dr. Kate Diomede, social media editor at Thorax, is joined by Prof. Nick Hopkinson(1) to delve into the history of smoking policy in the UK, as well as detailing the lay of the land in current smoking-cessation practices, especially pertaining to vaping. Hear the previous discussion with Prof. Andrew Bush on recent developments in paediatric therapy: https://on.soundcloud.com/PY9Nz (1) Prof. of Re...

This week, we're going to be returning to a guest we heard from a while ago - Claire Kaye. Claire was a GP before deciding to become a coach, and we found her way of thinking through our wants and needs so useful, we decided to invite her back. This week we're going to be talking about that holding onto that feeling of excitement you had at the beginning of your career, a feeling that's difficult...

Dr. Amy Ross Russell(1) is joined by a selection of the authors of "Toxic neuropathies; a practical approach", a review recently published in Practical Neurology. The guests, Dr. Duncan Smyth(2), Dr. Aisling Carr(3) and Prof. Michael Lunn(3), explain the background to these conditions and describe approaches to treatment and care of toxic neuropathy patients. Read this latest Editor’s Choice paper...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Janos L. Tanyi to discuss intraoperative imaging with OTL38 in ovarian cancer. Dr. Tanyi is an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Pennsylvania. He developed an advanced immunotherapy program that allows patients’ own immune cells to recognize and kill their...

In this podcast, Brooke Patterson hosts Dr Erik Denison (PhD, Research Fellow Monash University) and Neil Hay (Rugby Victoria President) about a trial published in the BJSM which tested the effectiveness of an education program delivered by professional rugby players designed to stop homophobic language. They discuss openly and honestly the challenges in changing behaviour in community sport. It i...

Given the current working conditions in the UK, we’re hearing more and more stories of doctors moving abroad to practise medicine. However, this isn’t necessarily unusual. Doctors and other healthcare professionals from many different countries do often decide to get a taste for healthcare systems elsewhere either through short, temporary placements, or through a more permanent move! In today’s ep...

ADC Fetal and Neonatal’s Associate Editor, Jonathan Davis, and the Edition Editor of the journal, Ben Stenson, discuss the highlights from the March 2023 issue. The Fantoms article: https://fn.bmj.com/content/108/2/95 Additional links: Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa054065 Survival Without Disability to Age 5 Years After Neonatal Caffeine Ther...

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a common condition that affects between 10% and 30% of people in developed countries. There can be a range of complications from haemorrhage to stricture to Barrett's oesophagus. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right. In this BMJ Best Practice podcast on GORD, Kieran Walsh talks with Dr Andres Carrion, Associ...

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Rachel M J van der Velden from Maastricht in The Netherlands. They discuss the use of mobile devices for detecting recurrences of AF in high-risk subjects and how acceptable this is to patients. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcas...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Laura Chambers to discuss the low-risk population in advanced ovarian cancer. Laura Chambers, DO is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at The James Cancer Center at The Ohio State University. Highlights: - Discuss historical perspectives of low and high-risk ovarian cancer, and how thi...

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellows, Giulio Bonaldo and Jennifer Davies-Oliveira, discuss the contents of the March Special issue of IJGC.

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellows, Núria Agustí and Ryan Kahn, discuss the contents of the February issue of IJGC.