In this installment of our podcast, we discuss climate change and how it affects health, directly and indirectly, from deepening food insecurity to facilitating the spread of infectious diseases. Our guests are Prof. David Pencheon , honorary professor of health and sustainable development at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and founder of the Sustainable Development Unit for NHS England, and Dr. Marina Romanello , a research fellow at the University College London Institute for Gl...
Apr 21, 2022•29 min
Earlier this year, the most compelling evidence yet that the Epstein-Barr virus may cause multiple sclerosis (MS) appeared in the journal Science . In this installment of the In Conversation podcast, Dr. Hilary Guite asks Dr. Marianna Cortese , research associate at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and co-author of the study, about its findings and implications. Could it lead to better treatments for MS? Dr. Guite also hears from Dr. Antje Ronneberger, a recently retired family doctor, ...
Mar 30, 2022•30 min
In our latest In Conversation podcast, we discuss the most recent findings about long COVID’s cardiovascular implications, with a focus on a puzzlingly common syndrome: postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). The podcast features Dr. Lesley Kavi, trustee and chair of PoTS UK, cardiovascular medicine specialist Dr. Artur Fedorowski, Dr. Tae Chung, director of the Johns Hopkins POTS Program, and Angela Meriquez Vázquez, COVID-19 long hauler and Body Politic president.
Mar 07, 2022•39 min
Winter pressures and COVID-19 have catalyzed a blood supply crisis around the world. As part of National Blood Donor Month in the United States, Dr. Hilary Guite investigates blood transfusions with Maria Cohut, Medical News Today ’s feature editor, and Dr. Baia Lasky, medical director of the American Red Cross. Hilary and Maria also speak with Shaun, a blood donor, about the process of giving blood, and hear from blood transfusion recipient-turned-donor, Brian.
Jan 27, 2022•26 min
In this podcast, Medical News Today ’s editors — Tim Newman, Ana Sandoiu, Maria Cohut, and Yasemin Sakay — discuss some of 2021’s most striking research and controversial topics, including bacteria-eating viruses, how systemic racism affects visual representations of skin conditions, what we know about COVID-19 vaccines’ reported impact on menstrual cycles, and the importance of safety guidance and restrictions in the pandemic timeline. You can follow our editors on Twitter: @MNT_Tim , @MNT_AnaS...
Dec 22, 2021•27 min
Now that 100 years have passed since the discovery of insulin, Dr. Hilary Guite investigates the past, present, and future of this wonder drug. Maria Cohut, Medical News Today ’s feature editor, explores the discovery of insulin and asks Virginie, who is living with type 1 diabetes, about the challenges of being dependent on the injectable therapy. Also, Dr. Tom Barber, associate professor at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and an honorary consultant endocrinologist, explains how...
Nov 15, 2021•34 min
With the pandemic still upending life around the world, Dr. Hilary Guite discusses the latest research on the underlying mechanisms behind lasting neurological symptoms following a COVID-19 diagnosis. The podcast features neurologist Prof. Gabriel de Erausquin, microbiologist and immunologist Dr. Lavanya Visvabharathy, and COVID-19 long hauler Dr. Kerry Smith. Follow Dr. Smith's neuro-long-COVID journey on instagram: @Rosecottagedoc . Read more at medicalnewstoday.com/articles/in-conversation-po...
Oct 12, 2021•30 min
Dr Hilary Guite and Dr Yella Hewings-Martin, Medical News Today's Senior Research Editor, cast light on the conversation around menopause. Why is there such little recognition of menopause or perimenopause symptoms? Can therapies help reduce the severity of menopause? And, how can healthy conversation around womens’ health be facilitated? With Dr Louise Newson and Rachel New. A podcast for Medical News Today . Read more at medicalnewstoday.com...
Jul 02, 2021•23 min
For National Cancer Research Month in the US, Dr Hilary Guite discusses the future of cancer treatments, with Dr Yella Hewings-Martin, Medical News Today 's Senior Research Editor. Also, Yella speaks to Dr Santosh Kesari, a neurologist and neuro-oncologist at the Saint John's Cancer Institute, California, about his experiences in treating brain cancer, and promising clinical trials involving personalised mRNA vaccines. A podcast for Medical News Today . Read more at medicalnewstoday.com/cancer...
May 28, 2021•21 min
Medical News Today's Senior Research Editor, Dr Yella Hewings-Martin explores the intricate relationship between sleep and health, from the impact of wearables to its influence on the immune system and health inequalities. With Prof Nancy Collop, Dr Afifa Shamim-Uzzaman and Dr Aric Prather. A podcast for Medical News Today . Read more at medicalnewstoday.com
May 17, 2021•22 min
One year into the pandemic, Medical News Today's Senior Research Editor, Dr Yella Hewings-Martin asks: how did journalists cope with covering covid-19? With reporters for CNET, Healthline and Medical News Today; Tim Newman, Julia Ries, Roz Plater, and Sarah Mitroff. A podcast for Medical News Today . Read more at medicalnewstoday.com/coronavirus
Mar 11, 2021•31 min
Dr Hilary Guite talks to Fred, a second year junior doctor about how working conditions have changed over the last forty years in the UK. A podcast for Medical News Today . Read the full analysis at medicalnewstoday.com
Feb 04, 2021•18 min
Medical News Today's Research Editor, Dr Yella Hewings-Martin investigates what participating in Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial is like. Pharmacist and Drug Content Integrity Manager at Healthline Media, Lindsay Slowiczek, joins Nathan Richardson, Vice Executive President at Red Ventures for this discussion. A podcast for Medical News Today . Read more at medicalnewstoday.com
Dec 23, 2020•20 min
Medical News Today's News Editor, Ana Sandoiu discusses Covid-19 gender disparity with Sara Dada, Arush Lal, Laura Jung and Irene Torres. A podcast for Medical News Today . Read the full analysis at medicalnewstoday.com/healthequity
Dec 04, 2020•24 min
Medical News Today's Research Editor, Dr Yella Hewings-Martin explores how living with HIV has changed, and what lies ahead. With Dr Robert Garofalo and Christopher, people living with HIV. Please note: this podcast contains some content that our listeners may find distressing. A podcast for Medical News Today . Read more at medicalnewstoday.com
Dec 01, 2020•20 min
