NB Hot Topics Podcast
NB Hot Topics Podcast
NB Medical Education
The Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical brings you the latest in general practice current affairs, reviews the latest research relevant to primary care, explores interesting and important topics in-depth, and looks at cutting edge medicine.
S2 E4 - COVID Vaccines and missing data, PCN DES and the Committee of Horribly Absurd Orders, SSRIs for acute mild COVID, Cancer Delay and Death
Welcome back to the Hot Topics podcast with Neal Tucker.Finally some hope with an imminent COVID vaccine. But how good is it really and where is the data? Meanwhile general practice has been set up as the saviour of the nation but can we really...
Nov 13, 2020
22 min
S2 E3 - COVID Skin Signs, Long Covid Rates, Dad Jokes
Hello again! In this podcast Dr Neal Tucker is joined by Dr Philippa Davies, a GP with a special interest in dermatology, to talk about the many and varied skin presentations of COVID-19 and how we might want to carefully scrutinise the rashes we're...
Oct 23, 2020
21 min
S2 E2 - Trump's Treatments, The Committee of Pointless S**t, Gliflozins for All
Welcome back! In this episode, Dr Neal Tucker talks about the world's biggest news story: President Trump and his treatments. Should we all be getting the same? He also looks at flu vaccinations and appraisals, and challenges the Committee of Pointless...
Oct 9, 2020
21 min
S2 E1 - Covid symptoms in kids, antibody durability, gut instinct and the power of continuity
Welcome back to Season 2 of the Hot Topics podcast with Neal Tucker.In this episode, we discuss THAT letter, whether we can differentiate a Covid cough from a simple URTI, how long SARS-CoV-2 antibodies actually last, plus research on SGLT2 inhibitors,...
Sep 18, 2020
19 min
S1 E20 - Schools, Boris bikes, Obesity and Vaccines
In this final podcast for the summer Dr Neal Tucker reflects on the latest news and research in the world of general practice from the past two weeks.As COVID cases start to rise again we look at the latest research on the transmission of COVID via...
Jul 31, 2020
19 min
S1 E19 - Immunity and T cells, Post-COVID Syndrome
Welcome to the latest episode of the Hot Topics Podcast with Neal Tucker from NB Medical.All about coronavirus again! The two big topics this week are immunity and the importance of T cells plus an in-depth look at post-COVID syndrome, how we can...
Jul 10, 2020
21 min
S1 E18 - Antibody tests, dexamethasone and the coming 2nd wave
In our latest Hot Topics podcast, Neal Tucker discusses the latest news and research for primary care. This week a firm focus on coronavirus once again. We talk about antibody tests and why there seems such discrepancies between the real world results...
Jun 19, 2020
19 min
S1 E17 - Race, riots and inequality; faked hydroxychlorquine research; face masks; NEWS in GP; liraglutide for childhood obesity
In the latest episode of the Hot Topics Podcast, Neal Tucker discusses the latest news and research relevant to primary care.Today we talk about race, inequalities and unconscious bias and how this affects decisions about BAME medics in the UK. We also...
Jun 5, 2020
21 min
S1 E16 - Children, coronavirus and Kawasaki-like disease; Hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and cardiac arrest; antibody testing; non-coronavirus research!!!
In this latest Hot Topics Podcast, Neal Tucker reviews the latest knowledge about coronavirus and non-SARs-CoV2 research relevant to primary care.We review new reports of Kawasaki-like disease in children with Covid-19 and the implications for children...
May 15, 2020
23 min
S1 E15 - Coronavirus Special: Do The Drugs Work?
In our latest Hot Topics podcast Neal Tucker examines the emerging treatments for Covid-19 including remdesivir, antiplatelets, vitamin D and vaccinations. Do these provide the magic bullet we need to shut down the infection and open up the world?He...
May 1, 2020
26 min
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