Dr Virginia Newcombe and James discuss the acute time period when patients with brain injury enter the hospital and how they are managed in our emergency departments. They discuss some cutting-edge monitoring techniques used in Critical Care, some new research being done in this area, and how this can improve care given to patients.

Professor Topun Austin and James discuss the effects of brain injury at the extremes of life and how the way we treat people and their brains at these key points in time can have huge effects on their recovery journey. They also explore some of the cutting-edge techniques in the neonatal sphere and discuss their positive benefits, but they also explore the dangers of these new techniques. What is the best way to look after a brain at these two important stages of life?

Professor Stephen Price and James discuss new techniques for understanding how to diagnose patients correctly, some of the limitations of current diagnostic practice, and the importance of diversifying data across different injuries, communities and ethnic backgrounds. How can we strengthen the prognosis for patients by looking at the data we collect and changing the current pathways in place?

A conversation with Paul Vuilliamy about the role of young platelets in blood clotting

Following serious injury blood may not clot properly. James Piercy talks to Henry Schofield and recent work linking this coagulopathy to blood type.

A conversation about research to better understand the social factors that can lead to knife injuries