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Malaria Podcasts
Impactful malaria science, and the trailblazers leading the fight. A podcast from the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute.
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A Look at this drug for use in Malaria
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The podcast that brings you closer to the malaria experts. From researchers to policy creators, everyone will be heard. A podcast by Fight Malaria.
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The Malaria Minute podcast brings you global malaria news in 60 seconds. Updated weekly. A podcast by Fight Malaria.
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Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
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The Lancet Infectious Diseases is a monthly journal, renowned for the publication of high-quality peer-reviewed reviews and analysis from around the world. In the monthly podcasts, editors of the journal discuss highlights of the current issue.
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Join experts from the International Society of Travel Medicine as they unravel the most important travel tips you need to know. Hear the legendary stories about the history of travel medicine, why your favourite cocktail might also be an ancient malaria treatment, and where you should never go without travel insurance. Whether you're an adventure amateur or an expeditioner with experience, Travel Unravelled has something for everyone. Bon voyage!
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In this podcast, Silas Majambere discusses with various experts the issues of inequity in global health and in particular the inadequacy of malaria control strategies in Africa. Silas Majambere is a Public Health Entomologist who has spent 20 years of his career studying and fighting mosquitoes that transmit malaria. If you are interested in global health equity, and the intricacies of poverty and international aid, this podcast is for you.
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Saleha Hassan, Senior Editor at The Lancet Infectious Diseases, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explores their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy. A monthly audio companion to the journal, this podcast covers a broad range of topics, from polio eradication in Africa to COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong, the treatment of early syphilis in adults to Mpox in the UK, and more.
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The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world's top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.
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Welcome to A Shot In The Arm Podcast, where we take a deep dive into the heart of global health. Since our launch in 2019, we've released over 150 episodes that illuminate the intersection of innovation and equity in healthcare. Join me, your host Ben Plumley—a global infectious disease strategist and passionate HIV advocate, along with our expert team of co-hosts, as we engage in compelling, character-driven conversations with a diverse array of guests from around the world. Together, we ex ...
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A podcast about poisons- all types, throughout history, including modern application and future implication.
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Take as Directed
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Take as Directed is the podcast series of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center. It highlights important news, events, issues, and perspectives in global health policy, particularly in infectious disease, health security, and maternal, newborn, and child health. The podcast brings you commentary and perspectives from some of the leading voices in global health and CSIS Global Health Policy Center in-house experts
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TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.
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Join Dr George Busby from Oxford University as he meets scientists across Africa on his 7,500 km journey learning about malaria. [Images by James Stayte]
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The BMJ brings you interviews with the people who are shaping medicine and science around the world.
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About Pandemics, Epidemics, Outbreaks, Viruses, and Other Pathogens in History
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This podcast discusses Malaria death by parasite carrying mosquitoes Cover art photo provided by Timothy Rhyne on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@timothy_rhyne
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This weekly podcast series summarizes the latest scientific information published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
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This site will make available to the public recording of some of the fantastic speakers RESULTS, Inc has on its Global Conference calls and other RESULTS events. The podcasts are inspiring and informative. For more information on RESULTS go to www.RESULTS.org
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Up and Atom brings you the latest breakthroughs and discoveries in the ever-changing world of science. Sometimes weird, sometimes confronting, always informative, come learn about the world around. Hosted by Alice Williamson (@all_isee), University of Sydney lecturer and researcher for Open Source Malaria, each week on Up For It with Ruby Miles.
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Welcome to JaackMaate's Happy Hour! Every Monday and Thursday, join Jaack and Stevie as they invite an array of the internet's best celebrities to join the conversation. From life's big questions, to silly stories... but mainly utter nonsense.
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A weekly look at the world of global health and the fight against of poverty with Tom Paulson, editor of Humanosphere.
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Listen to the story behind the science. SciPod boasts a rich reputation of bringing a new, authentic and easy communication style to lovers of science and technology. Best of all, you can listen for free! so what are you waiting for, click play and start enjoying. www.scipod.global
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Every year more than 10 million children under the age of five die in developing countries, nearly a million from malaria alone. Every day more than 2500 people die of malaria, most of them children. These are the statistics that help drive the tenacious work of Oxford researchers in tropical medicine. The genesis of Oxford’s involvement goes back to a conversation over a bottle of whiskey, between David Weatherall and Peter Williams, the then Director of the Wellcome Trust, in New York in 1 ...
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There are so many things clamoring for our attention and it’s hard to distill which issues are important…or why we should care. In partnership with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Make Me Care About explores topics that have deep importance and impact in the world…yet you may have never thought twice about, such as garbanzo beans, ninth grade, iodized salt, your kid’s friend circle, and…poop. You will hear the case as to why you should care from champions who are creating solutions th ...
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Tech, automotive, welding, aliens, news, wierd stories, paranormal, life observations, comedy
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The goal of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast is to help people liberate themselves and others from suffering caused by Lyme disease through validation, community building, belief that healing is possible, and modeling success. Listen to our Tick Boot Camp podcast using all major podcast streaming services such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Music. Our podcast is also integrated with smart home devices, such as Amazon Alexa and Apple TV. Ask your device to "play the Tick Boot Camp Podcast!"
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Good healthcare is not only the absence of illness but the complete social, mental, and physical well-being of humans. Governments work to improve healthcare with tools often referred to as policies. But citizens barely engage with these or other important conversations that impact their lives. The Break it Down Podcast is here to close that gap by simplifying and breaking down these concepts and policies so you can engage meaningfully. You should listen if you are someone curious about unde ...
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People, Parasites, and Plagues is a podcast aimed at delivering information about the fascinating pathogens among us from the impressive professionals who study them. Join our hosts Dr. David Peterson and Dr. Kim Klonowski, two infectious disease researchers from the University of Georgia, as we explore the past, present, and future of science. Tune in every other week for a new and enlightening episode as we unpack the details surrounding some of Earth’s most perplexing diseases.
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A podcast highlighting key articles in the current issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a journal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Microbiology class podcast series produced by Ms. Sally Murphy's amazingly awesome Weber seniors: Emma Estroff, Maya Granath, Hunter Siegel, and Anna Wohlberg.
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Helping us to make sense of the many impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic through science. Why is it so hard to crush this pandemic and will we solve this complex problem? Digging through the science of the coronavirus and other infectious diseases, we look at how we got here, and what comes next. In these uncertain times, this 8-part series shares the stories of Australian scientists to help make sense of a mutating virus and to give us hope. This is a science podcast from Burnet Institute, a ...
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Join Dr. Chris Sanford as he deep dives into common travel-related health scenarios.
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Namaskaram to all bio students of class 12 cbse. This podcast will help you all to learn bio during lockdown period
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Welcome to "The Consult," an academic podcast series hosted by Professor Paul Klenerman, Truelove Professor at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. As part of the Associations of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland (AoPGBI) podcast series, we engage with leading researchers who are continually advancing their fields through innovative basic science and clinical studies. Each episode offers an exploration of their current research, providing a unique and personal win ...
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Join members of the PATH team as they share innovative projects, products, or approaches to the world's most pressing health challenges. Hear more about what inspires them and how their work is making an impact.
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BloomAlways is a podcast that aims to encourage a healthy lifestyle. It also aims to bring our focus to certain health conditions that we tend to overlook or do not have any idea of.
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Operation Blessing International's field reports and updates.
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This is a podcast that involves 3 friends who talk about the random stuff they see or experience. I'll have guests to interview every now and then to break up the banter.
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Weekly podcast with Pastor Chris Morgan and Assistant Pastor John Duff of Centenary United Methodist Church discussing important issues and topics for Christians to ponder!
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Join here for a concise and informed coverage of medicine. Covers basic as well as clinical sciences for a time-efficient revision tool. Enjoy the show!
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Doctorly Unhinged is a podcast that brings you inside doctors' minds for their professional take in a casual and relatable way. With a spotlight on dermatology, skincare, medicine and life as they think out loud to put headlines, products and even home hacks under the proverbial microscope.
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In the past decade there has been little progress in lowering malaria cases, with over half a million people still dying from the mosquito-borne disease every year. We look at the big ideas and innovations of the future that could help us eliminate malaria once and for all. What would happen if we got rid of the insect responsible for spreading the…
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What is a call? How does a person know if God is calling them to mission service? Join in a discussion as these and other questions are addressed.By Rebekah Naylor
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616 - ASH DYKES - Extreme Explorer, 5x World Record Holder, Solo Trekking Mongolia, & Surviving Malaria!
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Fresh from completing his latest feat - the 3,400-mile Yellow River Expedition across China - world record breaking explorer Ash Dykes sits down for his first podcast since returning home. Ash talks us through his expeditions into most unforgiving terrains on Earth, setting world records, and his multitude of unbelievable near death moments. A youn…
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Hope In A Dose: Telling Africa's Malaria Vaccine
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The malaria vaccine marks a historic milestone for Africa, but access, trust, and logistics will determine its success. In this third episode of our #JournoConversations series, we explore how African journalists are telling this story beyond the headlines. Host Chibuike Alagboso, Director of Media Programmes at Nigeria Health Watch, speaks with Sh…
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Nazi Experiments Pt. 3: Malaria, Epidemic Jaundice, and Typhus Experiments.
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Hello Poison Friends! We are carrying on with our series on Human experimentation during WWII and we are still discussing that done by Nazi doctors and the like. This episode is specifically on the diseases that were intentionally spread to prisoners and experimental subjects being kept at concentration camps, mainly Dachau, Sachsenhausen, Natzweil…
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Titans of Science: Ed Wild & Sarah Tabrizi
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In this episode, we hear from not one, but two Titans of Science, together. And that's because Ed Wild and Sarah Tabrizi are neuroscientists, neurologists and long-time collaborators both based at University College London. They've devoted much of their careers to understanding Huntington's Disease. Chris Smith went to visit them in London... Like …
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Nazi Experiments on Bone, Muscle, and Nerves + Josef Mengele
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Hello Poison Friends! This episode were are covering the conclusion of the Nazi experiments series we have taken on, including more testimonies of survivors and expert witnesses. We need to cover experiments concerning muscle, bone, and nerve removal and transplantation and the murders of mostly Jewish camp inmates for the purpose of the Nazi's cre…
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621 - Happy Hour’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2025! (ft. Jamie Hutchinson & The Squid Vids)
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Happy New Year! As is our annual tradition here at Happy Hour, we’re rounding up the year with a Big Fat Quiz. Jaack is hosting while Stevie is going head to head with comedian and fan fave Jamie Hutchinson, plus newcomer Liam Shaw who hosts his very own pub quiz podcast. Liam (or whatever his name ends up being) is one of Jaack’s favourite online …
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Episode 08 - Colon Meet Cancer: Side Effects
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Welcome to a new episode of 'Colon, Meet Cancer' from A Shot in the Arm Media. In this first episode of 2026, Ben shares his experiences of treatment side effects while living with stage four colorectal cancer, and how these impact his ability to live as near a normal life as possible. Also covered are unexpected complications like clostridioides d…
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Christmas 2025 - neologisms, longevity and unexpected research
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It’s time for 2025’s festive fun! Practicing medicine can be a very visceral experience - and the English language can’t always adequately capture the sights, sounds, smells. So Matt Morgan, intensivist and BMJ columnist, is creating medical neologisms, and joins us to share a few. Madhvi Joshi, a GP in London, has written about longevity science, …
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620 - Ranking Our Most Controversial, Sexiest, and Funniest Guests Of All Time!
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Happy Betwixmas y’all. In the final episode of the year, Jaack and Stevie decided the best festive finale would be to look back on all of the guests we’ve ever had on Happy Hour and decide who the sexiest 11 are. We debate a genuinely controversial Top 10 that’s guaranteed to split opinion. We have to jog Stevie’s memory too as we go through a top …
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Malaria is still the third biggest killer on the planet and despite decades of serious investment it’s a disease that is still very much with us. But that investment is starting to pay off - 2025 has been a big year for new ways of tackling the disease. This week we’re reflecting on the progress made in 2025 – but also asking what impact unpreceden…
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TWiP explores female genital schistosomiasis and associated genital infections in Southern Malawi, a neglected tropical disease. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Female genital schistosomiasis in Malaw…
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619 - HAPPY HOUR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2025!
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It’s a beer heavy episode with special guests Jon Beer and pint-lover BambinoBecky joining us for our festive finale! Nothing says Christmas like 5 men (and Becky) discussing premature ejaculation while downing copious amounts of alcohol. Get ready for a festive episode that absolutely derails within minutes. In our longest Christmas special EVER, …
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In this episode, we're revisiting some of the most magical moments and scientific milestones of 2025 - including the incredible legacy of Dame Jane Goodall, the brain-wave reading bionic-knee, why labradors are so greedy, and the beer that doesn't give you a hangover... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists…
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WWII Nazi Experiments PT 4: Poisons, Infection, & Chemical Weapons
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Hello Poison Friends! Let's talk poison experiments done by Nazi's during WWII. Alkaloid poisons, corrosive poisons like phenol, and flammable substances used in incendiary weapons like phosphorus. Mustard and Phosgene gas were also experimented with as were various methods of euthanasia. Many of those experimented on them died or were left with pe…
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Julia Moore Vogel and Danilo Buonsenso on long COVID
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Dr Julia Moore Vogel and Dr Danilo Buonsenso discuss various aspects of long COVID including epidemiology, pathophysiology, underlying mechanisms, management, latest research developments, difficulties in conducting clinical trials, and future research priorities. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.so…
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In conversation with... Julia Moore Vogel and Danilo Buonsenso
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Dr Julia Moore Vogel and Dr Danilo Buonsenso discuss various aspects of long COVID including epidemiology, pathophysiology, underlying mechanisms, management, latest research developments, difficulties in conducting clinical trials, and future research priorities.By The Lancet
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MI6 pushes cyber security, and WHO warns of fat jab shortage
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This week, defence analyst, Michael Clarke, explains the significance of the MI6 agency's scientific shift. Will it help counter Russia's technological threat? Plus, the University of Glasgow's Naveed Sattar tells us why weight loss medicine could be a silver bullet for global obesity, Ellie Diamant at Bard College on beaky birds during COVID, and …
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618 - RICKY GERVAIS RETURNS! - 1.5 Hour Special!
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This year’s Christmas special guest is the man who made Jaack fall in love with comedy in the first place. From The Office and Extras, to a body of work that’s influenced an entire generation, the legendary Ricky Gervais returns to Happy Hour. Ricky first appeared on the show when the podcast was only a few episodes old, at a time when every bit of…
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Behind the Huntington’s disease breakthrough
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James Gallagher joins Claudia Hammond to share his pick for health breakthrough of 2025 – the world's first gene therapy to treat Huntington’s disease. Popular science author Mary Roach joins Claudia to discuss the future of prosthetics. Also on the show, James shares his latest reporting on how sperm from a donor with a cancer-causing gene was use…
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Low resource settings require much innovation and streamlining resources to meet set goals. With healthcare becoming more commercial and profit driven, missional healthcare in low resource settings faces many challenges. Sustainability is a big question with people finance , and equipment scarce and hard to come by. Missional models of healthcare o…
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Episode 548: When Infections Leave a Mark: How the Immune System Remembers and Shapes Alzheimer’s | Dr. Betsy Bradshaw
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Overview This special episode of the [Tick Boot Camp Podcast](https://tickbootcamp.com/podcast/) was recorded live at the 2nd Annual Alzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative (AlzPI) and PCOM Symposium in collaboration with Pathobiome Perspectives. Hosted by Ali Moresco in partnership with Nikki Schultek, Executive Director of AlzPI, the conversation conti…
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What's a white Christmas, and will we get one this year?
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Today, in partnership with UK Research and Innovation, we are asking whether it will snow on the 25th of December. It's frequently called a white Christmas and - at this time of year - weather forecasters and the bookies are busy weighing up the odds. So we've set out to explore how weather predictions are made, what constitutes snow, the role of t…
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The shadow use of Gen AI in the consultation room
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In this episode, we hear how Generative AI is making it into the consultation room - but not through NHS endorsed routes - surveys suggest that ⅔ of doctors are using AI, for backoffice tasks - but also increasingly for information and diagnosis. David Navarro, a research fellow in generative AI at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Cha…
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617 - Weird Christmas Traditions From Around The World!
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Robbie is ill, Stevie is hungover and Jaack is moaning about his Nan’s roast dinners. Which can only mean one thing - we’re DEEP into festive season! Today, we’re leaving behind the standard turkey and tinsel to explore strange Christmas traditions from around the world. There’s plenty of activities you definitely wouldn’t expect to be festive - so…
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Reimagining online safety education through the eyes of young people.
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In today’s world, the internet is more than a tool. It can be a place where friendships are built, identities are explored, and young people find connection. For teenagers, digital spaces are a huge component of their lives. However, the way we talk about online safety often feels like it belongs to another era, one rooted in adult fears rather tha…
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New monkeypox virus strain, and Chernobyl's dome damaged
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On this week's news podcast, Emory University's Boghuma Titanji on the discovery of a new strain of monkeypox in the UK, and efforts to curb the virus with a breakthrough vaccine. Plus, the drone damage to the shield preventing radiation leaking from the Chernobyl nuclear site, evidence from southern England that Neanderthals deliberately made fire…
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Prevention Intention: Wafaa El-Sadr on People and Persistence in HIV Research
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In the second episode of the Prevention Intention mini-series, Katherine speaks with Wafaa El-Sadr, University Professor in Epidemiology at Columbia University and the director of ICAP. They discuss El-Sadr’s formative experience treating AIDS patients in New York City in the early 1980s, as the global HIV epidemic began to emerge; her decision to …
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Shingles vaccine slows the progression of dementia
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We already knew that the shingles vaccine reduces the risk of developing dementia, but new research has shown that it also slows the progression of the disease. BBC journalist Laura Foster discusses why this might be happening. Can a negative mindset reduce the effectiveness of medical treatments? Claudia speaks with Dr Katharina Schmidt in Essen, …
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Trans Life: How to Survive Trump’s 2nd Administration | Dr. Tatyana Moaton
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In this powerful episode of A Shot in the Arm podcast, host Ben Plumley discusses the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States under a hostile federal government with Dr. Tatyana Moaton, the Director of Strategic Innovation and Partnership at the San Francisco Community Health Center. Dr. Moaton unpacks the systemic challenges faced by t…
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THE CONSULT: Professor Paul Klenerman talks with Professor Christopher Buckley about his recent papers.
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These recent papers describe work in the field of stromal cell biology. Fibroblasts were long regarded as simple structural cells and often ignored by immunologists. In these studies of human disease Chris Buckley discusses how recent approaches based on transcriptomics have shone new light on these cells and their role in disease. Given their long…
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Titans of Science is all about showcasing science superstars making huge breakthroughs and giant leaps foward in their scientific realms. In this episode, we turn the telescope around around to consider the extremely strange effects that kick in when physics shrinks down to the atomic scale. We are, of course, taking a tour through the world of qua…
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Episode 547: How Bartonella Hijacks the Brain’s Immune System: Linking Infection and Neurodegeneration – Dr. Janice Bush
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Overview This special episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast was recorded live at the 2nd Annual Alzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative (AlzPI) and PCOM Symposium in collaboration with Pathobiome Perspectives. Hosted by Ali Moresco in partnership with Nikki Schultek, Executive Director of AlzPI, this series expands the Tick Boot Camp mission of exploring…
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How Should Judges Consider Cultural Concepts in International Criminal Law?
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Research from Assistant Professor Ligeia Quackelbeen at Tilburg University examines how international criminal courts categorize cultural practices such as forced marriage, revealing issues with current legal approaches. Using a landmark case as a primary example, the analysis demonstrates how judges rely on rigid checklist-based reasoning that fai…
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615 - It's Christmas... BUT There's A Catch!
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What better way to celebrate festive season than with TWO Fourskins episodes in a row?! We’ve unlocked a new character - The Christmas Catcher - and he rocked up with a sack full of cursed hypothetical scenarios. Similar to episodes #412 and #533 (“Not So Superpowers”), each brilliant festive perk comes with a truly horrible catch. The boys fight o…
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The Silent Architect: Chromatin’s Role in Fungal Outbreaks
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Dive into the world of chromatin and epigenetics with Dr. Zachary Lewis, an associate professor at the UGA Department of Microbiology. His research explores how chromatin structure and other epigenetic mechanisms shape genome organization, function, and long-term stability in eukaryotic cells. He particularly studies chromatin within fungal pathoge…
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PODCAST: AI in Medicine: Promise and Paradox
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Artificial Intelligence is transforming medicine, from diagnostics and drug discovery to personalised treatment and predictive analytics. But alongside its promise come some important challenges: Algorithmic bias, data privacy, accountability and the tension between human judgment and machine intelligence. This webinar brings together medical scien…
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Facial recognition tech, and Russia destroys launchpad
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Coming up, we explore the UK's plans to rollout facial recognition technology. Is it a bold move to catch violent criminals, or scientific and ethical overreach? Also, why volcanic eruptions may have aided the spread of the second wave of the Black Death in Europe, what caused damage to Russia's space launchpad in Kazakhstan, and whether bacteria c…
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There is an enormous amount of research on treatment for ADHD - pharmaceutical and otherwise. But not all of those trials, or meta-analyses, are of high quality; and not many compare the whole literature. Now a new umbrella review - a review of reviews - tries to give a broad overview of the whole evidence base. Corentin Gosling, associate professo…
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Bringing Dead Zoos to Life: Caring for Extinct Animals and Living Cultures
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Step into a natural history museum, sometimes called a ‘dead zoo’, and you will find yourself surrounded by silence. Behind glass cases and inside drawers lie animals long gone: the Tasmanian tiger, the quagga, birds that no longer take flight, creatures whose skins and bones now carry only the weight of memory. These preserved remains are meant to…
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Prevention Intention: Linda-Gail Bekker on HIV Prevention with Purpose
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In the first episode of the Prevention Intention mini-series, a series featuring conversations with leading female HIV clinical researchers, Katherine speaks with Linda-Gail Bekker, a medical doctor and director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town. They discuss Bekker's decision to focus her work on HIV as well as her invo…
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"Damning” and “unforgivable failures” is how some papers headlines reacted to criticism of former UK prime minister Boris Johnson in the second of 10 reports from the UK Covid Inquiry. Under pressure, in 2001 Boris Johnson announced a covid inquiry led by a former judge, Baroness Hallett. Each report is examining a different area of the pandemic's …
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614 - Station Stalkers, Foot Fetishes, & Robbie’s Getting Groomed (A Festive Fourskins All Caught Up!)
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Festive season. Fourskins. Feet. At least two of these are our favourite things. The boys are back from their break with some huge news! Alfie recounts a genuinely terrifying late night encounter with a stalker at the train station. Jaack reveals that his pictures have somehow ended up on a fetish website. Robbie has a new drinking buddy but is he …
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The risky use of skin lightening in children
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New research shows that 20% of children under five years old in Nigeria have been exposed to skin lightening products, even by parents who know the risks associated with the products. Claudia speaks to Aisha, a mother, to understand why skin lightening can seem appealing, and to dermatologist Atinuke Ajani from Ile-Ife, Nigeria, who explains the gr…
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Unwanted Souvenirs: Top Five Parasites in Travellers
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With names like leishmaniasis, myiasis, new world screwworm and gnathostomiasis, parasitic infections can be absolutely the worst souvenir to bring back from any trip. They all come from unwanted hitchhikers that can return with travellers after they explore distant and not-so-distant destinations, turning even the most idyllic trip into a nightmar…
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Erika Elvander, former U.S. Health Attache in Beijing: “It behooves us to find the common ground.”
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Erika Elvander served her country as a federal career health diplomat for 27 years, including as the U.S. Health Attache in Beijing from the spring 2021 until the end of 2024. Her Asia passion ignited while a student in Hong Kong and traveler to Beijing in the late 1980s. And carried forward for the following decades. As Health Attache in Beijing d…
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