Medicine and Science from The BMJ

In this episode, the guest, a UK researcher specializing in patient consent and data, discusses the complexities of obtaining patient consent in large data sets. They also explore the challenges of managing diabetes in conflict or disaster zones without refrigeration for insulin. The guest addresses the need for involving patients in decision-making about their data and highlights a cochrane review on the thermostability of insulin at room temperature.

Ashish Jha, former White House Covid-19 coordinator, discusses the need for a different approach to the winter 'flu season. Topics include living with COVID, future antivirals, vaccines, and surveillance. They also talk about long COVID, investment requirements, and the US role in global health response.

Barry Kramer, an expert in cancer screening, discusses the language and evidence surrounding cancer screening tests. The NHS's plan for a multicancer detection test is examined. The association between carbohydrate intake and long-term weight changes is explored, along with the limitations of self-reporting in determining dietary intake.

Organisational and student leaders explore the responsibilities of the British Medical Association and The BMJ to understand and respond to its colonial history. Our panel Kamran Abassi, editor in chief, The BMJ, London, UK Omolara Akinnawonu, Foundation year doctor, Essex, UK, and outgoing co-chair of the BMA medical students committee Latifa Patel, elected chair of the UK BMA's Representative Body and BMA EDI lead Host - Navjoyt Ladher, clinical editor for The BMJ  

Leaders from academic and funding organisations discuss the transformative change required to overcome extractive and inequitable research practices in global health, and the need for examining power and privilege within traditional research institutions. Our panel Samuel Oti, senior program specialist, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada, and member of the Global Health Decolonization Movement in Africa (GHDM-Africa) Muneera Rasheed, clinical psychologist and behaviour scientist and former faculty, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Liam Smeeth, professor of clinical epidemiology and director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Angela Obasi, senior clinical lecturer, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Seye Abimbola, editor of BMJ Global Health, and health systems researcher from Nigeria currently based at the University of Sydney, Australia Jocalyn Clark, international editor, The BMJ, London, UK Host - Navjoyt Ladher, clinical editor for The BMJ  

International health leaders discuss how feminist and decolonial advocates in health face similar resistance and attempts to sow divisiveness, and how they can join forces to promote health equity and justice for all. Our panel Raewyn Connell, sociologist and professor emerita at the University of Sydney, Australia Sarah Hawkes, professor of global public health and director of the Centre for Gender and Global Health, University College London, UK Sanjoy Bhattacharya, head of the school of history and professor of medical and global health histories, University of Leeds, UK Asha George, professor and South African research chair in health systems, complexity, and social change, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Host - Navjoyt Ladher, clinical editor for The BMJ  

Experts discuss how failing to confront colonial pasts is linked to present lack of progress in global health equity, why health leaders need historical educations, and how, for Indigenous peoples, it’s not just a colonial history but a colonial present. Our panel Seye Abimbola, editor of BMJ Global Health, and health systems researcher from Nigeria currently based at the University of Sydney, Australia Catherine Kyobutungi, Ugandan epidemiologist and executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya Sanjoy Bhattacharya, head of the school of history and professor of medical and global health histories, University of Leeds, UK Chelsea Watego, professor of Indigenous Health at Queensland University of Technology, Australia Host - Navjoyt Ladher, clinical editor for The BMJ

Healthcare leaders discuss the ways in which colonial-era bias and eugenics persist in today’s medical education and clinical practice in the UK and beyond, and what meaningful change is required to overcome racial and other healthcare inequalities Our panel Annabel Sowemimo, sexual and reproductive health registrar and part-time PhD student and Harold Moody Scholar at King’s College London, UK Thirusha Naidu, head of clinical psychology, King Dinuzulu Hospital, and associate professor, Department of Behavioural Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Subhadra Das, UK based researcher and storyteller who specialises in the history and philosophy of science, particularly scientific racism and eugenics Amali Lokugamage, honorary associate professor, Institute of Women's Health, University College London, and consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Whittington Hospital, London, UK Host - Richard Hurley, collections editor at The BMJ

This podcast explores how to effectively talk about sustainability and climate change with colleagues and patients. It features guests who share their expertise on sustainable healthcare and the impact of climate change on human health. The hosts discuss the importance of listening and understanding patients' perspectives, giving ourselves permission to talk about climate change, and finding common ground and shared values. They also touch on the relationship between asthma and climate change and the use of humor as a tool to engage in these conversations.

Reducing low value care and resource stewardship, understanding human behavior and improving decisions, complexities and drivers of low value care, role of fear in medical decision-making, reducing unnecessary CT scans of the head, complexities of medical decision-making