Modelling the Future of AMR: From Models to Medicine
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
Release Date: 04/09/2026
Kidney Stone Disease: Why Are Kidney Stones Becoming More Common?
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
Bryan Tucker joins host Catherine Glass to explore why kidney stone disease is becoming increasingly common worldwide. From dietary and metabolic drivers to male predominance and prevention strategies, this episode examines how nephrolithiasis reflects broader shifts in metabolic health and lifestyle. Timestamps: 01:13 – Increased prevalence 03:19 – Metabolic issues 04:30 – Increased prevalence in men 06:50 – Population-level prevention strategies 08:24 – Cardiometabolic syndrome
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Quickfire: Kidney Stone Disease
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In this rapid-fire episode, Bryan Tucker answers key questions about kidney stone disease, from common myths and overlooked risk factors to hydration, prevention, and emerging technologies. Perfect for listeners short on time but looking for expert insights into the future of nephrolithiasis care.
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Cardiometabolic Medicine: Advances in Prevention and Therapy
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In the final episode, Naveed Sattar explores the future of cardiometabolic medicine, from novel therapies and AI-driven risk prediction to integrated care pathways and the next generation of preventative strategies for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Timestamps: 0:56 – Novel interventions 2:10 – Digital health and AI 4:17 – Integrated care 5:26 – Future directions 7:11 – Naveed's prediction
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Cardiometabolic Medicine: Obesity, Ectopic Fat, and Cardiovascular Risk
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In Part 2, Naveed Sattar discusses obesity, ectopic fat, and cardiovascular risk. Learn how imaging and biomarkers are improving risk identification, why metabolic dysfunction matters beyond BMI, and how GLP-1 therapies are reshaping obesity and cardiovascular care. Timestamps: 0:56 – Ectopic fat 11:44 – Metabolic dysfunction 13:42 – GLP-1 receptor agonists 19:05 – Mechanistic insights 21:31 – Societal issues
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Cardiometabolic Medicine: Understanding the Diabetes–Heart Disease Connection
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Naveed Sattar joins host Catherine Glass to explore the complex relationship between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. From hyperglycaemia and inflammation to diabetes onset age and risk prediction, this episode examines the mechanisms and evidence shaping cardiometabolic care today. Timestamps: 0:55 – Diabetes to heart disease 4:35 – Age of onset 6:21 – Statins 09:01 – Epidemiological insights 12:29 – Improving risk prediction
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Quickfire: Cardiometabolic Medicine
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In this rapid-fire episode, Naveed Sattar answers key questions on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, prevention, and emerging therapies. From precision medicine and GLP-1 receptor agonists to lifestyle interventions and research advice, this concise episode provides expert insight into the future of cardiometabolic medicine.
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Sex Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors and Biomarkers
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In this first deep dive, Rachel Buckley joins host Catherine Glass to explore how Alzheimer’s disease risk can be detected before symptoms appear. From blood-based biomarkers like p-tau217, to AI-driven models of cognitive resilience, the episode examines how risk, progression, and protection can be better understood and predicted over time. Timestamps: 00:00:57:11 – Phosphorylated tau and amyloid-PET 00:08:15:05 – Biomarkers, risk, and progression 00:11:18:04 – Brain resistance and cognitive resilience 00:15:23:23 – AI biases
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Quickfire: Sex Differences in Alzheimer's Disease
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In this rapid-fire episode, Rachel Buckley answers key questions on Alzheimer’s disease, covering sex differences in risk, early predictors of progression, brain resilience, and the most actionable prevention strategies. A concise overview of the evolving science behind personalised Alzheimer’s care.
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Combatting Food Allergies in Children: Guidelines and Inequalities
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In the final episode, host Saranya and Helen Brough examine the key gaps in allergy care across prevention, diagnosis, and long-term management, and how these challenges impact families in practice. It explores barriers to early peanut introduction, highlights inequalities in allergy care and the populations most affected, and looks at how digital tools, education, and outreach could help improve access to evidence-based care. Timestamps: 00:43 – Gaps in allergy care 04:07 – Early peanut introduction ...
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Combatting Food Allergies in Children: The Skin Barrier
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In Part 2, we explore the role of the skin barrier in food allergy development, from how environmental allergen exposure can drive sensitisation to whether early skincare can help prevent disease. Drawing on studies such as SEAL and recent European eczema guidelines, it also tackles common misconceptions and parental concerns, including topical steroid withdrawal and how best to provide reassurance. Timestamps: 00:54:02 – Skin allergen exposure 03:50 – Optimising the skin barrier 06:46 – Proactive treatment of...
info_outlineIn this second deep dive episode, Cherry Lim discusses how complex modelling approaches can translate into practical clinical insights. From counterfactual frameworks to real-world prescribing decisions, she explores how data-driven tools can support clinicians in choosing more effective antibiotic treatments.
Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
01:03 – Understanding counterfactual frameworks
02:56 – Antibiotic choice and survival
05:08 – Clinical decision dashboards
06:24 – Assumptions in AMR modelling