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Trying to keep up with the medical literature but

England have just scored a goal against an average team in  Euro 2020 and you just can’t help singing 3 lions on a shirt over and over…

Your ears are in the right place.

 In this bumper episode, Jon and Barney are joined by the RCP podcast superstar Dr Amie Burbridge as we digest the key practice changing articles from the last month or so.

Listen to the end to change how you view ventilation, and bums, forever.

To LP or not when suspecting SAH with a normal CT?
Good news with new Malaria vaccine.
COVID Zone:
      Recovery - Tocilizumab and Convalescent Plasma.
      Methlypred vs Dexamethasone.
Risk of malignancy with CT abdomen.
Finally a shorter TB course?
Nursing ratios reducing mortality.
Haemoglobin levels vs position .
Sleep and risk of depression.
Anal oxygen delivery (yes, really).

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Struggling to keep up with all the recent developments in HIV? You're ears are in the right place:

We chat with Dr. Tristan Barber, HIV consultant at the Royal Free Hospital, London. He helps us go through some exciting and important developments in HIV medicine including:

- Back to the basics of HIV management
- Two drug regimens
- Injectable drugs
- Chronic inflammation and chronic disease risk
- Vaccines for HIV
- Cure of HIV
- HIV and COVID- any lessons to learn?

 A big thank you to Tristan and if you'd like to check out more head to journalspotting.c

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Trying to keep up with the medical literature but apparently JournalSpotting HQ has a team of actual beavers who chew and digest all the articles then present them in a light-hearted podcast. 
So why bother?

In #33 Dr Barney Hirons and Dr Jon Hudson  cover the latest and greatest in medical literature. Including: 

 - What BP is optimum based on the latest meta-analysis?
- What to give for generalised epilepsy - Valporate or Keppra?
- How Mushrooms really could  reduce the risk of cancer
- Magic mushrooms vs Escitalopram in Depression
- Sleep duration and Dementia risk
- Teeth number and Dementia risk (?!)
- Long COVID, and how it really sucks
- Coffee habits from Mendelian Randomisation
- Is weight gain after quitting smoking dangerous?
- Burnout risk

Along with some general geeky medic/pizza/rat chat!

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Trying to keep up with the medical literature but the pubs are open, the sun is out and you have no idea how long it will last?!
Your ears are in the right place

This episode rounds up the best literature and articles from (around) March 2021.

We cover:
# When to use albumin & terlipressin in cirrhosis
# Clots & COVID-19 Vaccines
# High flow Oxygen in suspected ACS
# Delaying dialysis in severe AKI
# Contrast-induced nephropathy: fact or fiction?
# Another Vitamin D study
# Inhalers for COVID-19
# Shortening antibiotic courses in CAP
# When to restart a DOAC after bleeding

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The JournalSpotters chat to the fist author of the ATTIRE trial, a big RCT looking at albumin use in cirrhosis patients.

Dr. Louise China is a senior clinical fellow at the Royal Free Hospital, London and has spent many years investigating the role of albumin in patients with liver cirrhosis. 

We chat to Louise about:

• An overview of decompensated cirrhosis
• When to use Albumin in patients with cirrhosis
• The design of the ATTIRE trial
• What can we learn from the ATTIRE trial
• Top tips for managing patients with cirrhosis
• Advice for medics looking to get involved in research

A big thank you to Lousie for taking some time out of her busy job as a hepatologist (and her time dreaming of being back scuba diving)!

China L, Freemantle N, Forrest E, Kallis Y, Ryder SD, Wright G, Portal AJ, Becares Salles N, Gilroy DW, O'Brien A; ATTIRE Trial Investigators. A Randomized Trial of Albumin Infusions in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis. N Engl J Med. 2021 Mar 4;384(9):808-817. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2022166. PMID: 33657293.

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Have you been wondering how that busy congested main road you commute along every day is bad for your health and the health of your patients?

We chat with Professor Frank Kelly world expert on the impact of air pollution on health. This conversation will help us better understand how these pollutants are a dangerous exposure for many diseases and what is being done about it.

We discuss:

• What are the different kinds of pollutants in the air?
• How we established a causal link between air pollution and health outcomes?
• What are the key organ systems affected by air pollutants?
• What is the current status in London, the UK, and the world regarding our ability to mitigate the effects of air pollution?

Important links:
London air: a world-class air monitoring network
Breathe London: the app to help people navigate air pollution
The famous six city study
The Oxford Street study

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Trying to keep up with the medical literature but

SQUIRREL!! .... You keep getting distracted?

Your ears are in the right place.

Happy International Women's Day! Check out our chosen inspirational women:

Dr Marlies Ostermann
Dr Elizabeth Blackwell
Anna Jones
Mothers everywhere!

This month Jon and Barney are accompanied by Dr. Katia Florman  and Dr. Camille Hirons as we cover a HUGE selection of impressive and practice-changing articles.

Journal Junkies, get your fill:

Our blockbuster: Semaglutide in obesity. A gamechanger.

The cost of liberal oxygen in COPD

Avacopan in ANCA associated vasculitis

Hb targets and transfusions in MIs

Rate of PEs in COPD

The risk of antibiotic UTI prophylaxis

Probiotics for Parkinson's constipation

NOACS vs Warfarin and Dementia risk

AF screening and deep learning AF / Stroke prediction

Fossil Fuels mortality

Why 5 fruit & veg is probably enough

Phew! That's a lot to cover... Thanks JounalSpotters!

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This is part 2 of our BTS Winter 2021 special.

The JournalSpotters packed their virtual backpacks and headed to the British Thoracic Society’s Winter Conference 2021. This a huge international conference, covering all things lung.

We've brought together some of the best speakers along with some new JournalSpotters to bring you all the best update and pearls from the conference. 

In part 2 we cover:

Air pollution and the havoc it is causing in the UK, in Africa and in the World. We discuss the cost of the NHS amongst all this, particularly focusing on inhalers. We talk about what we can all do about it and why there is reason to be hopeful!

Featuring: 

• Dr. Laura-Jane Smith, Respiratory Consultant.
• Claire McBrien, Respiratory Registrar
• Vicky Tayler, Respiratory Registrar
• Emma Lombard, Respiratory trainee

A big thank you to all our speakers and contributors:

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The JournalSpotters packed their virtual backpacks and headed to the British Thoracic Society’s Winter Conference 2021. This a huge international conference, covering all things lung.

We've brought together some of the best speakers along with some new JournalSpotters to bring you all the best update and pearls from the conference. 

In part 1 we cover:

Discrimination in COVID times 
The cost of COVID to our healthcare services, 
D-dimers in COVID, 
Post TB lung disease, 
Why the circadian rhythm really is important clinically
Top pleural facts.

Featuring:

• Dr. Jamilah Meghji- clinical academic respiratory medicine
• Dr. Marina Soltan- NIHR  Respiratory Registrar
• Dr. Sam Bartlett-Pestell- Respiratory Registrar
• Dr. Stefano Palazzo- Respiratory Registrar
• Dr. Amy Downes- Respiratory Registrar

A big thank you to all our speakers and contributors!

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Have you been trying to keep up with the medical literature, but you don’t have the time, don’t know where to start, and would like someone to do the legwork for you?

Your ears are in the right place.

We cover:

Alteplase and improved stroke outcomes
Tranexamic acid and SAH
Ablation trial AF
AAA and fluoroquinolones
Occult blood and risk of ischaemic stroke
Faecal transplant for melanoma
Gut microbiome and link to depression
Low socioeconomic status and cardiac arrest
Type 2 MI medications
Surgery and type 2 diabetes
Oxygen saturation and ethnicity
Topical steroids
Acute appendicitis and antibiotics

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