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Medspeak by CMJ

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The Chinese Medical Journal (CMJ) reports the latest advances in medical sciences and technology. Hear the researchers who have published with CMJ talk about their most recent breakthroughs, and catch up on the latest updates in the field of medicine on the Medspeak by CMJ podcast.

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Episode 2: Mass Drug Administration Against Trachoma—What the Evidence Tells Us, with Tao Xiong

December 09, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

Is mass drug administration effective against trachoma—a devastating infectious disease that causes blindness—in endemic countries?    We speak with Dr. Tao Xiong, Professor in the Department of Pediatrics from West China Second University Hospital at Sichuan University, who attempts to address this question in a recent systematic review of the current evidence, and discusses how mass drug administration may need to be modified according to the endemicity of trachoma in a particular region. ...

Episode 1: Congenital Hypothyroidism in China—Linking Genetics with Geography, with Yongna Yao

September 17, 2021 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.78 MB

How do environmental factors influence the onset or incidence of diseases that have a strong genetic component?  We speak with Yongna Yao, Research Intern at the National Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, West China Second University Hospital, as she gives us some interesting insights into how the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in China varies with geography and other factors.  The discussion is based on her brand-new study published on September 20th, in ...

Episode 1: Congenital Hypothyroidism in China—Linking Genetics with Geography, with Yongna Yao

September 17, 2021 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.78 MB

How do environmental factors influence the onset or incidence of diseases that have a strong genetic component?  We speak with Yongna Yao, Research Intern at the National Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, West China Second University Hospital, as she gives us some interesting insights into how the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in China varies with geography and other factors.  The discussion is based on her brand-new study published on September 20th, in ...

Congenital Hypothyroidism in China—Linking Genetics with Geography, with Yongna Yao

September 14, 2021 17:00 - 12 minutes - 8.79 MB

How do environmental factors influence the onset or incidence of diseases that have a strong genetic component?  We speak with Yongna Yao, Research Intern at the National Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance of China, West China Second University Hospital, as she gives us some interesting insights into how the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in China varies with geography and other factors.  The discussion is based on her brand-new study to be published on September 20t...