The BMJ Podcast
1) Measles is surging in 2026. From London to Texas, why are cases hitting a 30-year high?
In this episode, we investigate the alarming resurgence of measles across North America and the UK. While cases are falling across much of Europe and Asia, North America is seeing explosive outbreaks ...Show More
2) Rethinking Cancer Survivorship and the Autism Gender Gap
In this week’s episode, we challenge long-held medical narratives, starting with how the healthcare system manages life after a cancer diagnosis. While medical advancements mean more people are surviv...Show More
3) "We see coercion the other way... People cannot let go of their dying family" - assisted dying around the world
The House of Lord's amendments to England and Wales assisted dying bill might be causing a constitutional crisis. Lords have tabled 1,277 amendments—which is a record for any equivalent bill in histor...Show More
4) How the internet hijacked our health
Deborah Cohen's new book "How the internet hijacked our health" explores the profound impact of the internet on our wellbeing. In this conversation with BMJ Editor, Kamran Abbasi, they discuss the way...Show More
5) What access to GPs tells us about the NHS 10 year plan, and online gambling
We’re 18 months into the Labour government, and their changes to the NHS are beginning to be felt. In the 10 year plan that they launched last year, they announced three planned shifts for the health ...Show More
6) How much should doctors be paid? | BMJ Interviews Economist Richard Murphy
​‪@RichardJMurphy‬, political economist and tax campaigner, joins Kamran Abbasi, Editor in Chief of The BMJ. In the UK an ongoing dispute between resident doctors and the Labour Government saw doctor...Show More
7) GLP-1 weight regain and doctors forced out of Gaza
The class of GLP-1 agonist drugs including Ozempic gained a wide reputation for weight loss in 2025. However, it's well established that weight regain is a common result after people stop their doses....Show More
8) Could a Ministry for the Future solve the climate crisis? | Kim Stanley Robinson interview
This episode is available in video form on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1cGrD47eZSk American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson joins Kamran Abbasi to discuss climate disaster, the need for poli...Show More
9) Christmas 2025 - neologisms, longevity and unexpected research
It’s time for 2025’s festive fun! Practicing medicine can be a very visceral experience - and the English language can’t always adequately capture the sights, sounds, smells. So Matt Morgan, intensivi...Show More
10) The shadow use of Gen AI in the consultation room
In this episode, we hear how Generative AI is making it into the consultation room - but not through NHS endorsed routes - surveys suggest that â…” of doctors are using AI, for backoffice tasks - but al...Show More