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Are you well aware of the health risks to adults from air pollution, but want to know more about the risk to pregnant women and their unborn children? Your ears are in the right place. The wonderful Professor Cathy Thornton helps us pick apart:The effects of air pollution on mothers, fetuses and pregnancy outcomes.The long-term effects on children.The evidence behind this.What you can do to help.We will be having a break from JournalSpotting for a few months! But don't unsubscribe. We may well be back in a few months, and better than ever. xxSupport the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Wondering how we have reached 2023, you still are the only one in the hospital who can do an LP overnight, half your patients have dementia with no cure, and people are still researching vitamin C? Your ears are in the right place Dr Barney Hirons flies solo and covers:The best dementia trials from the last few months: Blood pressure reduction reduces risk. Ultra-processed food worsens cognition. Correcting hearing loss corrects the risk. Ketones for Alzheimer’s. Really? Lecanemab in Alzheimer's - the blockbuster and why it IS important. Others: Vitamin C in pregnant smokers. Save the baby's lungs!LP after -ve CT in SAH. No need?Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Aware that microplastics are bad for the environment but want to better understand their effects on human health? Your ears are in the right place.We chat with the brilliant Professor Barbro Melgert from the University of Groningen, Netherlands. Don't know her? She is an expert performing cutting-edge research on the effects of microplastics on humans and shares with us her fascinating, if not daunting, findings.We cover:What microplastics are.How they form.Where they are found (spoiler... EVERYWHERE).Why what you wear matters. Their effect on the environment.What her research has shown and the consequences for human health.  What you should do to reduce risk and plastic. And... Ventilate ventilate ventiliate!Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Love a Christmas tune? Ever wondered if the lyrics are detrimental or beneficial to health?Your ears are in the right place!LJ and Barney, with help from Jon, performed a thematic analysis of the top 41 Christmas song lyrics from 2021, then completed a semi-systematic review analysing their risks and benefits to health! The conclusion? A list of recommendations on which songs to listen to, and which to avoid based on their underlying health messages.We cover the risks and benefits of:Alcohol and sugar binging, Cold exposure,Kissing,Chestnuts,Indoor fires,Giving vs consumerism,Turkeys,Loneliness,Singing & dancing,Inequality & war,& MORE...!All references are on this shared  Google Doc. Merry Christmas Journal Junkies!!Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Worried that the ocean is dying, and your favourite dolphin may well become extinct?! Want to know what you can do to help? Your ears are in the right place Firstly LJ and Barney outline the good and bad of COP27.Barney then interviews the inspiring Dr Richard Hixson, chair of Healthcare Ocean.We cover:Why the oceans are essential for the planet.Why the oceans are at risk.The biggest problem sources.The role of healthcare.The importance of NHS procurement, and what needs to change.What YOU can do as a healthcare professional!Interested in sunscreen which has been proven safe for the ocean reefs? Aethic is recommended by Richard (and as far as we know he has no investment in them)!Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Barney, LJ, and Jon are back with all the most interesting and practice-changing articles published in the last month:💉Should I exercise before my next COVID Jab?Does magnesium work in COPD exacerbations and should we give fewer antibiotics?📽Is a colonoscopy a good way to screen for cancer?🧂Should we restrict salt in HFPEF?Why does skin colour matter when it comes to CPR?🕺Things you can do: Support the show by buying us a coffee (or monetary equivalent)! Visit the website  Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting. Email us : journalspotting@gmail.com. Get our JournalClub App  Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Want to understand the planetary impact of the medications you prescribe, whilst enjoying your high tea? Your ears are in the right place. ClimateZone host Dr LJ Smith discusses the role of pharmacy with the awesome Tracy Lyons and Minna Eii, co-founders of the excellent organisation Pharmacy Declares.In the interview, we discuss:Carbon lifecycles of medications.How Carbon is not the whole problem.How climate change is affecting procurement and storage of vital meds.What healthcare professionals NEED to do.Ideas for QIPs!After:The JournalSpotters chat about their latest Climate Challenge - making a Climate Haiku!Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Wondering what to do with the post-op patient in front of you with new AF, who drinks buckets of tea, takes multivitamins for dinner, and is just getting over pneumonia?  Your ears are in the right place. Jon and Barney tackle 2 topics of recent research: latest evidence in diet and 'secondary' AF.Articles we digest for your spongey brains:Diet etc:Tea reduces mortality! MortaliTEA!Flavanoids in CVD / cerebrovascular diseaseLink with Ca and hot teaTime-restricted eating vs notFasting in cancerBin the vitamins: paper and editorial'Secondary' AF:AF post pneumonia riskAF peri-surgery riskFollow us, rate us, share us... go on Journal Junkies, you know you want to! Support the show by buying us a coffee (or monetary equivalent)!Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Want to get active fighting Climate Change, but need some inspiration on things to do, people to talk to and a large dose of Climate Joy? Your ears are in the right place.We talk to the incredible medical students: MEHAJABEEN FARID,MARINA POLITIS,&LIZZIE O'BRIEN. They are fighting Climate Change. This wide-ranging discussion covers COP26, activism, medical education, Climate anxiety, Climate Joy, the pressure on the younger generation, and how YOU can get involved.LJ and Barney also discuss tips on talking to work colleagues and the next climate challenge!Follow on Twitter, share with you friends, rate us all over the place and keep active in fighting climate change by whatever means you can.Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Were your school teachers right? Are psychedelics really dangerous tree hugging hippy drugs? Or are they safe medications that might play a crucial role in modern medicine?  Your ears are in the right place. Fascinating discussion with psychedlic medicine expert Prof Allan Young on:The history of Psychedlics.How they work.The evidence behind them.The risks & the benefits.What is currently being investgated.What the future holds.Get up to date.Help us grow! Share us everywhere and rate us wherever you listen!Follow us on Twitter @journalspotting.Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Confused over which drink to offer your patients? Orange juice or Coffee? Is the sugar bad for them, or is caffeine worse? Which has more fibre? Don’t those septic people need vitamin C? Your ears are in the right place.Dr Camille and Barnaby Hirons cover the latest and greatest in the medical literature including: 4-hour ED targets - useless government orders or life savers?Choosing wisely - the most low-value care which we need to scrapThunderstorm Asthma - it exists! And it may pose a real issue for patientsYoga for Migraines - can it help?Magic mushroom safety and the Latest on Psychedelic medicationsVit C in sepsis. Forget it.Coffee reduces mortality, but what if you add sugar?Pulse oximetry in patients of colour - still a problem: first and second studyPickle juice in leg cramps... surely not?!Check up our follow-up interview with psychedelic expert  Prof Allan Young... coming soon!Follow us, rate us, share us... go on Journal Junkies, you know you want to!Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Feel even more anxious about the climate crisis after the termostat hit 40 degrees? Your ears are in the right place.  LJ interviews the inspiring Dr. Rosie SpoonerWe cover:How the climate crisis will affect children and their healthHow to talk about the climate crisis with childrenHow to find hope while facing the climate crisis.The CliamteZone team then discuss their latest challenge: try and cut out fast fashion!Excellent links for you to browse, amuse and amaze: Children, Cities and Climate LSHTM Report  RCPCH position statement on the impact of climate change on global child health  A coping review of climate change and child health The good on you websiteSupport the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

*Warning* the experiences and stories described may be disturbing for some listeners. Are you trying to imagine what it might be like for a medic, maybe such as yourself, on the front line of a war? Do you want to understand how you can help? Your ears are in the right place. We speak with Taras, a doctor working in the closest hospital to the frontline in the South of Ukraine. He takes us through his life, his daily routine, the cases he sees and the devastating impact this is having on the society around him.We discuss the pressures he is experiencing, and his views on where money from charities should go.His recommended charity for donations: United24 Subscribe / rate on Spotify / Apple.Follow us on Twitter / Instagram. Send us FEEDBACK JournalSpotting@gmail.com. Share with your pals/colleagues/random groups on WhatsApp. Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Wondering if you should get that X-ray on your pregnant lady who is suffering from hip pain whilst doing Tai Chi, which is associated with inpatient hypertensive spikes that might (just might) be related to your bad singing? No? Well, your ears are still in the right place. Today you have Jon, Barney and Alvin delving into the latest and greatest of medical literature!We cover: Steroid injections for OA - sure? Radiology in pregnancy - risky? Pregnancy HTN - treat? IP Hypertensive episodes - leave? Radiofrequency denervation for HTN - maybe not when on call? Aspirin cessation and use in primary prevention - stop? Music  for mental and physical health - sing! Tai chi or Muscle strengthening - do! Nasal Swab or rectal exam for cardioversion?! Hmmmm..... As always:Subscribe / rate on Spotify / Apple.Follow us on Twitter / Instagram. Send us FEEDBACK JournalSpotting@gmail.com. Share with your pals/colleagues/random groups on WhatsApp. Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Worried about the effect the awful war in Ukraine is having on their doctors and healthcare system? Want to hear their experiences first-hand and find out how you can help? Your ears are in the right place.A change from our usual Round-Ups and Climate shake-ups, today we talk candidly to two inspiring Ukrainian doctors. Dr Andrei  Semikhodskii: A geneticist living in England, who set up a wonderful charity which sends ambulances with bespoke medicine and equipment directly to Ukrainian hospitals that need it most. Links:JustGiving Page click here.King's Health Partners Lifelines page.Professor Uliana Pidvalna: Living in Lviv, she talks openly about life as a doctor in Ukraine, how medics are coping, and the cases they are seeing. We also discuss the incredible positive and determined attitude of Ukrainian people!Links discussed:Defend Ukraine site - a large number of verified and official charities.Medical supplies charity sites, here and hereIf you like this episode, let us know and we will make more! Twitter @JournalSpotting, or email journalspotting@gmail.com!Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Want to hear key medical literature facts to help become that awesome doctor, whilst also being able to tell if people like beer by their facial expressions? Your ears are in the right place. Dr LJ Smith, Dr Camille Hirons, Dr Jonathan Hudson and Dr Barnaby Hirons scour and digest the latest and greatest medical literature out there... and some other fun stuff too: Why pulse oximeters miss deadly hypoxia in people of colour. How paracetamol and sodium can kill. Are sweeteners a safe alternative to sugar? Empagliflozin in acute heart failure - EPULSE trial. Should we be banning tanning salons? Metoprolol vs Diltiazem in AF with RVR? How much exercise to save lives? Drug induced liver injury causes.Facial expressions drinking beer!Tell us what you think! Twitter @JournalSpotting, journalspotting@gmail.com, www.journalspotting.com.Rate us on apple podcasts or spotify.Share us everywhere.Want a free JS mug for your doctors’ mess? Just get in touch.Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Want to do more to combat climate change but current events and your state of Weltshmerz is holding you back?  Do you need some positive practice-changing, actionable advice? Your ears are in the right place! LJ and Katia interview the brilliant Dr Alex Wilkinson.We cover:The huge carbon cost of inhalers.The key stats and evidence.Why change is needed and how to make it.Barriers to change and how to overcome them.With Barney & Jon we discuss our latest climate challenge- contacting MPs about a Climate Issue- hear how we got on and get advice on how to proceed. Excellent links for you to browse, amuse and amaze:Alex's articles: The environmental impact of inhalers for asthma; a green challenge and a golden opportunity.  Costs of switching to low global warming potential inhalers. An economic and carbon footprint analysis of NHS prescription data in England.  Other great links: BBC Inside health interview (with Alex)  Green Inhaler website PrescQIPP inhaler carbon footprints Openprescribing - local data with benchmarking for MDI/DPI use  GP network Greener Practice: resources relevant to both primary and secondary care  Follow and share us on Twitter / Insta / FB / Whatsapp!If you want a JS mug for your doctors mess - get in touch!Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

We're back for another Journal Roundup and check out www.journalspotting.com for the full backcatalogue. Barney, LJ, Katia, and Jon cover:We unpick the facts and figures behind COVID-19 vaccination and the risk of myocarditis.🧫The looming threat of antimicrobial resistance😴Why more sleep might help people lose weight.🛌 Trying to let patients sleep better in hospitals🎲Why  diabetes CV risk prediction scores don't work that well. The use of eosinophilia in COPD.🧬Mendellian randomisation and lung function. Subscribe / rate on Spotify / Apple.Follow us on Twitter / Instagram. Send us FEEDBACK JournalSpotting@gmail.com. Share with your pals/colleagues/random groups on WhatsApp. Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Listen to interview with world experts on the links between climate change and cardiovascular disease. Featuring: Professor Annette Peters director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Helmhotz Zentrum, Germany Dr. Mark Miller Senior Research Fellow within the University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Edinburgh. 🔗 Links:📜 Professor Peters recent review in Nature Reviews Cardiology 📜 Study on high temperatures and MI in Germany 📜 A great British Heart Foundation air pollution resource for patients 📜 Review on cardiovascular effects of air pollution by Dr. Miller 📜 A recent NEJM article “Pollution & the Heart”Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!

Do you love your medical podcasts, but sometimes wish your favourite shows would just team up for the odd awesome episode?? Your ears are definitely in the right place. Jon and Barney are joined by brilliant MDTea hosts Dr Iain Wilkinson and Dr Stephen Collins. Together they deliver a masterclass in many aspects of elderly care and we uncover the greatest medical literature in the world! (From the last few months).1) Physical Activity in Hopital patients - They do too little but you can help.2) Bisphosphonates meta-analysis - harm v benefit.3) Mirtazapine in  patients with dementia - should we use?4) Subsegmental PEs - who cares about them?5) Lifelong anticoagulation - hard decisions need these facts. 6) Athletes at higher risk of AF - sorry!7) POCUS- can it change outcomes?Subscribe / rate on Spotify / Apple. Follow us on Twitter / Instagram. Send us FEEDBACK JournalSpotting@gmail.com. Share with your pals/colleagues/random groups on WhatsApp. Support the show Visit the website on www.journalspotting.com. Follow us on Twitter @JournalSpotting.Email us on journalspotting@gmail.com.Get our JournalClub App on https://journalclub.messly.comShare us with all your colleagues!