The power and the pitfalls of early diagnosis
There is a growing market of new diagnostic tests being targeted directly to consumers, often before high-quality evidence about their effec...
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20 of 80 episodesGabapentinoid pain meds linked to self-harm, and getting to the Core of GRADE
Helen MacDonald and Juan Franco are back to examine the newest in evidence based medicine. In this episode: gabapentinoids are medications r...
The evidence on physician associates, and the evidence against back pain injections
Helen MacDonald and Juan Franco are back, magnifying glasses in hand, to take a closer look at what’s happening in evidence based medicine....
Anti-HIV injections vs. oral medication, and best uses for AI in healthcare
Helen Macdonald and Juan Franco are back, delving into some new evidence. Studies showing that bi-annual injection that could prevent HIV tr...
UTI dipstick tests, and the effects of staff turnover on patients
In this first episode of 2025, hosts Helen MacDonald and Juan Franco focus on hospitals - asking how useful UTI dipstick tests really are fo...
Talking Christmas evidence 2024
In this special festive episode, Helen MacDonald, Juan Franco, and guest Tim Feeney discuss three intriguing themes from BMJ's 2024 Christma...
Starting to measure sustainability, and changes in breast cancer screening
Measuring the carbon impact of healthcare interventions is essential if we're going to make the sector sustainable, however tracing all of t...
The evidence on deprescribing
It's a therapeutics evidence feast this month. We start with deprescribing in older adults - Anna Hung, assistant professor at the Duke Univ...
Will semaglutide buck the trend of other weight loss drugs?
Helen Macdonald, BMJ's publication ethics and content integrity editor, and Juan Franco, editor of BMJ EBM are back with another episode of...
Insulin without refrigeration and the complexities of consent
The December edition of the Talk Evidence podcast discusses the complexities of seeking consent from patients who are part of large data set...
Low carb and cancer screening
Each episode of Talk Evidence we take a dive into an issue or paper which is in the news, with a little help from some knowledgeable guests...
Talking overdiagnosis
In this month's Talk Evidence, Helen and Juan are reporting from Preventing Overdiagnosis - the conference that raises issues of diagnostic...
Ensuring the integrity of research, and the future of AI as authors
In this month's Talk Evidence, we're getting a little meta - how do we keep an eye on research to make sure it's done with integrity. Helen...
Talk Evidence - post pandemic pruning, breast cancer screening, and orphan drugs
In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, Joe Ross, and Juan Franco are back to update us on what's happening in the world of medic...
Talk Evidence - post pandemic pruning, breast cancer screening, and orphan drugs
In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, Joe Ross, and Juan Franco are back to update us on what's happening in the world of medic...
Talk Evidence - cloning, reporting, and disseminating
Helen Macdonald, Juan Franco, and Joe Ross are back with our monthly update on the world of evidence based medicine. This episode delves int...
Talk Evidence - automatic approval, evidence apps, and pay for performance data
In this month’s Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, Juan Franco and Joseph Ross are back to talk us through some of the latest research, They’ll...
Talk Evidence - masks, chronic pain, and baby milk formulae claims
In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald is joined by Juan Franco and Joe Ross, to bring you the newest evidence in The BMJ. First,...
Talk Evidence - excess deaths, the ONS, and the healthcare crisis
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 e...
Talking evidence at Christmas
It's almost time for the Christmas edition of the BMJ to hit your doormats, and in this festive edition of Talk Evidence we're going to be t...