The BMJ Podcast
1) 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
2) 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
3) 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 ⅔ of doctors are using AI, for backoffice tasks - but al...Show More
4) ADHD therapies, and the NHS gig economy
There is an enormous amount of research on treatment for ADHD - pharmaceutical and otherwise. But not all of those trials, or meta-analyses, are of high quality; and not many compare the whole literat...Show More
5) Special Ep - The Covid Inquiry
"Daming” and “unforgivable failures” is how some papers headlines reacted to criticism of former UK prime minister Boris Johnson in the second of 10 reports from the UK Covid Inquiry. Under pressure, ...Show More
6) Climate, “car spreading”, and conflict
It’s the BMJ’s annual climate issue - and in this episode, we’ll be hearing about more ways in which climate mitigation is good for health. Firstly, climate change is fuelling conflict, and exacerba...Show More
7) Doctors against the far right
Far right rallies have been held across the UK, culminating in a large parade in London where Elon Musk spoke. At the same time, politicians from across the political spectrum are following the talkin...Show More
8) The shaky science of the Q-collar, exercise for osteoarthritis, and patient choice.
This week on the podcast The BMJ investigates Q-COLLAR, an American device that distributors claim can reduce brain injury from contact sports. Investigators James Smoliga and Mu Yang take us through ...Show More
The shaky science of the Q-collar, exercise for osteoarthritis, and patient choice.
36:10 | Oct 21st, 2025
9) The difficulty of delirium diagnosis, the lack of agency in the 10 year plan, and Gaza wounds
In this episode of the podcast; In July this year, the Government published their 10 year health plan for England - A new analysis just published on BMJ.com takes an in depth look at the chances of th...Show More
10) Doctors still have questions about the UK's assisted dying bill
In today’s episode: Assisted Dying moves closer to becoming UK law. The proposed legislation to allow people to end their own lives has moved through a second debate in the House of Lords. What do MPs...Show More