Medicine and Science from The BMJ

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Publishes	Weekly	Episodes	1043	Founded	18 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	Health & FitnessMedicine

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The Trump administration is an international health emergency

Covid 19 was the last Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Our guests in this podcast think that the Trump Administration should be declared the next one.

Joining Kamran Abbasi are, Fatima Hassan, human rights lawyer and Direct... more

17 Apr 2026 • 51 min

The 15th strike, and bringing compassion back to A&E

Coming up in this week’s episode:

The 15th Strike: As the latest six-day walkout by resident doctors in England concludes, the BMJ's news team examines the state of the ongoing dispute over pay and training places.

Iain Beardsell, consultant in eme... more

13 Apr 2026 • 39 min

The unchecked rise of shisha tobacco cafes, and making breastfeeding stick

The BMJ published a negative result this week. A new trial focuses on a peer support intervention for improving breastfeeding rates in the UK, but finds no major improvement. We hear from the lead author who tells us what went wrong, and the insights... more

3 Apr 2026 • 34 min

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New Covid inquiry findings with Dr Kevin Fong, and invasive cosmetic procedures

The UK Covid Inquiry released Module Three of its findings this month. It lays out in startling detail the lived experiences of NHS staff and patients who bore through the pandemic. In the report’s words: ‘healthcare systems coped with the pandemic, ... more

27 Mar 2026 • 43 min

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Recent Guests

Zainab Hussain

Freelance writer who authored a BMJ feature on Shisha availability

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Episode: The unchecked rise of shisha tobacco cafes, and making breastfeeding stick

Kevin Fong

Enlistee Lead for Major Incident Planning at University College London Hospitals

University College London Hospitals

Episode: New Covid inquiry findings with Dr Kevin Fong, and invasive cosmetic procedures

Danielle Griffiths

Academic at the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

Episode: New Covid inquiry findings with Dr Kevin Fong, and invasive cosmetic procedures

Alexandra Mullock

Senior Lecturer in Law, Centre for Social and Ethical Policy, University of Manchester

University of Manchester

Episode: New Covid inquiry findings with Dr Kevin Fong, and invasive cosmetic procedures

Mark Dayan

Brexit Programme Lead at the Nuffield Trust

Nuffield Trust

Episode: How the war in Iran will disrupt medical supplies around the world

Elizabeth Mahais

Reporter who covered the bone cement shortage story for BMJ

BMJ

Episode: How the war in Iran will disrupt medical supplies around the world

Anny Huang

Doctor and journalist based in Brisbane

Independent (based in Australia)

Episode: How the war in Iran will disrupt medical supplies around the world

Prashant Yadav

Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations

Episode: How the war in Iran will disrupt medical supplies around the world

Henrietta Hughes

Patient Safety Commissioner for England

Office of the Patient Safety Commissioner

Episode: Is the NHS in danger of making misinformation worse?

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Cameron Abbasi

Editor-in-Chief of The BMJ

Kamran Abbasi

Editor-in-Chief at The BMJ

Reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars from 279 ratings

Excellent
Regular listening - keep up the good work BMJ! BTW really good expose of the baby teeth banking story
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HilBiker
United Kingdom8 months ago
Somewhat slow
I find the pace quite slow and it’s not really pitched to educate.
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jeepjeep100
United Kingdom2 years ago
Sadly disappointing
Lots of words little coherent information.
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Skye@21
United Kingdom3 years ago
Strongly recommended
Thanks for your efforts in making this podcast up and running. Excellent choice of topics, guests and, very good presenters. Keep it up folks!
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5
Ibraheemsg
United Kingdom5 years ago
Get a producer please
Too slow. Different speakers at different volumes. Too long introductions. So unprofessional
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keitflyer
United Kingdom5 years ago

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Overall, the podcast is recommended for those interested in contemporary medical discourse.

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Apple Podcasts	#17	United Kingdom/Health & Fitness/Medicine
Apple Podcasts	#103	United Kingdom/Health & Fitness
Apple Podcasts	#239	Canada/Health & Fitness/Medicine
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Apple Podcasts	#11	China/Health & Fitness/Medicine

Talking Points

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New Covid inquiry findings with Dr Kevin Fong, and invasive cosmetic procedures

Q: What do the authors say about the regulation of invasive cosmetic procedures and the role of cross-border travel?

Griffiths and Mullock highlight exponential growth in non-surgical procedures, the normalization driven by media and advertising, the lack of regulation in many settings, and the need for standardized training and cross-border regulatory approaches to reduce harm.

New Covid inquiry findings with Dr Kevin Fong, and invasive cosmetic procedures

Q: How does the Module Three report land with you, and what are the key takeaways for NHS planning?

Fong explains that the report captures the spirit and scale of the strain on healthcare workers, emphasizes that the state of the NHS today is inseparable from the Covid period, and argues for surge capacity, better data, and frontline-focused preparedness to prevent future collapse.

How the war in Iran will disrupt medical supplies around the world

Q: What caused the UK bone cement shortage and why does it matter?

A packaging fault at Horeus Medical's German facility was set to create a global shortage, impacting thousands of surgeries that rely on bone cement, illustrating how a single supplier can create systemic risk.

The unchecked rise of shisha tobacco cafes, and making breastfeeding stick

Q: Can you set the scene for us? What do we know already about interventions that support breastfeeding and what were you hoping to achieve with this work?

The host and guest describe that breast feeding has low initiation and continuation rates in the UK, existing evidence from Cochrane reviews supports some benefit from support, but prior UK trials of peer support have largely shown little impact on feeding outcomes. The study aimed to design a more intensive, timely, and inclusive intervention that began antenatally and continued postnatally with proactive contact.

What should GP's make of the new NHS contract?

Q: So how have you been involved in the development of this new contract and how does it feel to you as the union representing doctors being not central to the process in that?

The process shifted from one-to-one negotiation to a broader consultation, reducing direct influence over terms; the aim is to protect patient access while ensuring frontline clinicians have a meaningful role, but the perception is that frontline involvement was limited and the outcome risks misalignment with GP realities.

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