Medicine and Science from The BMJ

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The Trump administration is an international health emergency

Covid 19 was the last Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Our guests in this podcast think that the Trump Administration should be declared the next one. Joining Kamran Abbasi are, Fatima Hassan, human rights lawyer and Director of the Health Justice Initiat ... Show more

. 51min 7sec

The 15th strike, and bringing compassion back to A&E

Coming up in this week’s episode: The 15th Strike: As the latest six-day walkout by resident doctors in England concludes, the BMJ's news team examines the state of the ongoing dispute over pay and training places. Iain Beardsell, consultant in emergency medicine in Southampton e ... Show more

. 39min 21sec

The unchecked rise of shisha tobacco cafes, and making breastfeeding stick

The BMJ published a negative result this week. A new trial focuses on a peer support intervention for improving breastfeeding rates in the UK, but finds no major improvement. We hear from the lead author who tells us what went wrong, and the insights that can still be drawn from ... Show more

. 34min 0sec

New Covid inquiry findings with Dr Kevin Fong, and invasive cosmetic procedures

The UK Covid Inquiry released Module Three of its findings this month. It lays out in startling detail the lived experiences of NHS staff and patients who bore through the pandemic. In the report’s words: ‘healthcare systems coped with the pandemic, but only just’. The BMJ speaks ... Show more

. 43min 40sec

How the war in Iran will disrupt medical supplies around the world

The Gulf states are not large producers of pharmaceuticals or healthcare products - but the oil they supply, and the transport infrastructure they have built, are key components in a worldwide logistical network that underpin all of the pharmaceutical and other medical consumable ... Show more

. 33min 50sec