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Something different for the podcast today: a live event. It’s the inaugural BMJ lecture, in partnership with the Academy of Medical Sciences and hosted at the historic Royal Academy of Arts. We want to talk about the big issues facing healthcare professionals around the world - a ...  Show more

Back in 2024, the BMJ revealed how more than half of the members of the UK government's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition, had declared financial interests with food and drinks companies. A tightening of the rules followed, but two years after our initial investigation, ...  Show more

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

In this episode, Dr Parveen Boora discusses colorectal cancer. Topics covered include: the epidemiology and natural history of colorectal cancer rationale of screening programs signs and symptoms of the disease history and physical exam findings leading to diagnosis staging and t ...  Show more

What can lifestyle, diet, and 100 trillion micro-organisms do for you? This episode features audio from: The Best Dietary Changes for Colon Cancer Prevention Solving a Colon Cancer Mystery Stool pH and Colon Cancer Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor’s notes related ...  Show more

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