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The highlights of this edition brought to you by the Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Gastroenterology Mark Beattie. Read the UpFront of the January 2023 issue of Frontline Gastroenterology: https://fg.bmj.com/content/14/1/1 The full issue is now online: https://fg.bmj.com/content/14/1 Listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.

The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as: “An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage. Pain is both a disease and a symptom.” The inclusion of the word emotional in the definition alludes to the fact that consciousness is part of the pain pathway. Despite the knowledge that neurocog...

Halitosis is common and can affect people of all ages. Severe halitosis is less common but it can affect confidence and quality of life. It can even result in social isolation. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right. In this BMJ Best Practice podcast on halitosis, Kieran Walsh talks with Professor Stephen Porter, Director of the UCL Eastman Dental Insti...

Dr. Kate Diomede, social media editor at Thorax, speaks with Dr. Anna Podolanczuk(1) and Dr. John Kim(2) about their article, "MUC5B, telomere length and longitudinal quantitative interstitial lung changes: the MESA Lung Study", published in Thorax: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2022/08/04/thorax-2021-218139 Please engage in the conversation through the social media channels (Twitter - @Tho...

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Professor Paul Kalra from Portsmouth, UK, the CI of the Ironman study. They discuss the trial in depth and the implications for future management of heart failure patients. This episode is sponsored by an educational grant from the Boehringer Ingelheim-Lilly Alliance. The sponsor has no influence over po...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Drs. Jenny Mueller and Bill Zammarrelli to discuss molecular classification and risk stratification in endometrial cancer. Jenny Mueller, MD, is a gynecologic oncologist and assistant attending in the department of surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She leads the endometrial cancer research team at...

Grit is one of those concepts (like the dreaded resilience) that has a specific meaning, but has become a buzzword in healthcare. It’s the ability to persevere in the pursuit of a goal, in the face of obstacles - and it’s something all doctors have. However that trait has benefits and drawbacks. It’s not necessarily fixed, but will depend on context, and it is measurable but not a very helpful mea...

In this podcast, we host Dr Chloë Williamson (Twitter @Chlobobs). Chloë is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Physical Activity for Health based in the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh. Her research (including PhD) over the past 4 years or so has focused on physical activity communication and messaging. We all know that physical activity is important but it is equa...

In this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Kyle Fargen(1) about the recently published study "Mechanical thrombectomy decision making and prognostication: Stroke treatment Assessments prior to Thrombectomy In Neurointervention (SATIN) study" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2023/01/05/jnis-2022-019741.long Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all podc...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Professor Giovanni Scambia and Dr. Carmine Conte to discuss mildly invasive surgery in ovarian cancer. Prof. Scambia is the Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Unit and the Scientific Director of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS in Rome, Italy. He is Full Professor of Obstetrics and Gy...

Claire Mulrenan, specialist registrar in public health, and Mark Petticrew, professor of public health evaluation, both working at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine were surprised to see high-fat, high-salt fast food brands being featured heavily on the website of one of the UK's most beloved children's comics. In this podcast, they describe why they think that is harmful, and why...

Reproductive coercion may feel like something that we don’t see very often in general practice, but a 2022 poll carried out for BBC Radio 4 of 1,060 UK women between the ages of 18 and 44 found that half of them had experienced some form of reproductive coercion. This week, we speak to returning guest Annabel Sowemimo about the various forms that reproductive coercion can take, and who might be at...

We’ve talked before about how one's own experience of illness can affect their practice, but does it also influence how much you share with your patients? In today’s episode we’re going to be talking all about physician self-disclosure - that is, all the things we, as future doctors, might share with our patients. We’ll be asking how appropriate it is to share your own stories with a patient and h...

ADC Fetal and Neonatal’s Associate Editor, Jonathan Davis, and the Edition Editor of the journal, Ben Stenson, discuss the highlights from the January 2023 issue. The Fantoms article: https://fn.bmj.com/content/108/1/1 Additional links: Helix trial: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(21)00264-3/fulltext Premiloc study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/...

The best of the papers from our February 2023 issue, covered by Sarah Edwards and Rick Body. This month we cover great papers on COVID-19 and wellbeing, domestic violence and the diagnosis of testicular torsion. Read the highlights: https://emj.bmj.com/content/40/2/83. You can subscribe to the EMJ podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, t...

Practical Neurology Editors Phil Smith and Geraint Fuller talk you through the highlights of the February 2023 issue of the journal (https://pn.bmj.com/content/23/1/1). Please subscribe to the Practical Neurology podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the latest podcast every month. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider leavin...

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) talk about the February 2023 issue of DTB. They discuss concerns over a national initiative in England to transfer people with atrial fibrillation to edoxaban from other DOACs (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/61/2/18). They review a study that examined whether the correct dose of DOAC was used in people with renal imp...

Dr Philip Smith, Digital and Education Editor of Gut and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK interviews Professor Fredrik Bäckhed, The Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden on the paper '6α-hydroxylated bile acids mediate TGR5 signalling to improve glucose metabolism upon...

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Bettina Heidecker from Berlin to discuss all aspects of myocarditis. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/108/18/1486.full

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Professors Jacobus Pfisterer and Philipp Harter to discuss prolonged maintenance with bevacizumab. Prof. Philipp Harter is the director of the Department of Gynecology & Gynecologic Oncology at Kliniken Essen-Mitte in Essen, Germany and the chair of the AGO Study Group. Prof. Jacobus Pfisterer is Director of the...

We release episodes fortnightly. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It is more common in women than in men, with incidence increasing sharply around the age of 50. And it can cause complications - including the inability to perform activities of daily living and spinal stenosis in cervical and lumbar osteoarthritis. So it is vital that we get the diagnosis and management of this...

In this week's episode, we're focusing on covid and the ongoing crisis in the NHS. Helen Macdonald, Juan Franco and Joseph Ross cast their evidence seeking eyes over research into outcomes as well as the workload of doctors. Firstly, Joe tells us about a new big data study into longer term outcomes after mild covid-19, how those ongoing symptoms relate to long covid, and how often they resolve the...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Jacob Wessels, MD is joined by Polly de Mille, RN, MA, RCEP, CSCS, USAT, to discuss the topic of Exercise Physiology and how it can help figure out the missing links in training programs. Polly de Mille is an exercise physiologist and the Director of Performance Services at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. She will provid...

Neonates are a breadth of … well… actually breathing is one of the big issues they have. Adding a squirt of finely curated surfactant we know can help them out, and LISA (less invasive surfactant administration) is probably the best at the job. But it’s pretty stressful having things splashed into your lungs, so should we be giving premedication? Listen on for a short answer, or read the full pape...

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, Editorial Fellows Andrea Rosati and Anisa Mburu discuss the contents of the January issue of IJGC.