Latest podcasts: American Society of Tropical Medcine and Hygiene, Washington DC; American Heart Association, Orlando
Cardiovascular
Deepak Bhatt
ORLANDO—Deepak Bhatt from the VA Boston Healthcare System and Brigham & Women's Hospital, talks with Peter Goodwin about findings from the CHAMPION-PLATFORM study (using cangrelor in PCI) and the PLATO study (with ticagrelor in ACS)—testing reversible ADP antagonist agents as anti-platelet therapy, as reported at the American Heart Association Annual Meeting held in Orlando.
Björn Dahlöf
A fundamental change in the way hypertension is measured, and studies to identify evidence-based blood pressure goals have been highlighted as top priorities by one of Sweden's prominent hypertension specialists, Björn Dahlöf, during the European Meeting on Hypertension.
Oncology
Richard Sullivan
Richard Sullivan at ECCO15-ESMO34 on the need for cancer research which is more trans-national and for a Global Cancer Fund to prioritize prevention, surgical innovation, and more creative, outward branching research strategies to probe mechanisms such as metastasis.
Mieke Van Hemelrijck
Mieke Van Hemelrijck at ECCO15-ESMO34 on findings that cardiovascular mortality from heart failure and arrhythmia in addition to ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarction increased among patients treated with endocrine therapy—of whatever type—for their prostate cancer.
Global Health
Shakoor Hajat
With hundreds of thousands of people at risk of dying in unexpected heat-waves the latest advice on protecting yourself has been reviewed by a joint Canadian/British team in The Lancet medical journal. Shakoor Hajat of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine tells Peter Goodwin that showering and drinking plenty of fluids is good, but — contrary to the usual advice — you could also allow yourself the occasional light beer in very hot weather.
Alice Perry
It will soon be easier to track the public health expert you need in around 190 different countries thanks to a Rockefeller Foundation grant awarded to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to strengthen its network of more than 12 000 former students and staff all over the world. Alice Perry tells Peter Goodwin about their aims to improve the availability of public health experts particularly in low-income countries.
