Free Associations

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Episode 85 - Should I stay or should I go? Resuscitation and transport Nov 03, 2020

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Matt, Chris, and Jess go over a study that looks at whether it is better to try to resuscitate people on site or transport them to hospital, they discuss whether there is a role for a precision approach in public health, and Chris tells us about his back yard.

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Transport and resuscitation study

Episode 84 - Will convalescent plasma cure COVID? Oct 20, 2020

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Matt, Chris, and Jess discuss a study on whether plasma from those who have recovered from COVID can be used to treat people with COVID, they explore whether masks might actually help make people immune to SARS-CoV-2, and Jess has the solution to forgetting your mask at home (though maybe not for everyone).

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Convalescent plasma study

Episode 83 - Does vaccinating moms against RSV protect babies? Oct 06, 2020

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Matt, Chris, and Don examine a study that looks at whether vaccinating mothers against RSV prevents their babies from getting infected, they discuss attacks on health workers in the time of COVID, and Chris brings us all down with a new COVID study.

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Maternal RSV vaccination study

Episode 82 - Is Vitamin D a magic cure-all or a bust? Sep 22, 2020

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Matt, Chris, and Don discuss a study that looks at whether vitamin D can prevent getting tuberculosis, they debate whether citation hacking is really a thing, and Don reminds us all that there is still amusement in the amazing and amusing.

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Vitamin D and TB prevention study

Episode 81 - A treatment to prevent influenza? Sep 08, 2020

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Matt, Chris, and Jess discuss a study that looks at using an influenza treatment for prevention in exposed contacts, they debate whether we should be using lotteries to decide who gets scarce coronavirus treatments, and Matt shows he really does read the reference section.

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Influenza prevention study

Episode 80 - The pro vs anti probiotics showdown Aug 25, 2020

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Matt, Chris, and Jess examine a study that looks at the effectiveness of probiotics in those in care homes, they discuss cognitive biases in relation to decisions about COVID policies, and Jess wows us with her first Amazing and Amusing.

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Probiotics study

Episode 79 - Gun ownership and suicide in California Aug 11, 2020

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Don, Chris, and Matt examine a study that looks at the impact of gun ownership and risk of suicide in California, they discuss whether we should be doing trials of coronavirus policies, and Matt proves he doesn’t know a thing about hens.

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Handguns and suicide study

Episode 78 - Could vaccines for other infectious diseases help with COVID? Jul 28, 2020

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Don and Chris are back with Matt to go over a study that looks at the impact on survival in those who got tuberculosis and smallpox vaccination in Denmark, they discuss whether it is ethical to expose people to coronavirus in vaccine trials, and Chris gets snotty.

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BCG and vaccinia vaccination study

Episode 77 - Does one pregnancy complication predict another? Jul 14, 2020

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Matt welcomes guests Nedghie Adrien and Julie Petersen to discuss a study that looks at whether having a complication in a first pregnancy predicts having one in a second, they debate whether anyone should make clinical decisions based on non-significant trial results, and Nedghie updates us on the latest in toilet technology.

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Pregnancy complications study

Episode 76 - Did Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why lead to suicides? Jun 30, 2020

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Matt welcomes guests Lisa Bodnar and Jaimie Gradus to discuss a study that looks at the impact of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why on suicides, they discuss whether epidemiologists should be called “Doctor”, and Lisa finally uses the word ‘twizpipe’ correctly.

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13 Reasons Why study

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