Covid vaccine safety, Methenamine hippurate, and intersectionality

In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, the BMJ’s research integrity editor is joined by Joe Ross, US research editor, and Juan Franco, editor in chief of BMJEBM, to talk about all things evidence. Joe gives us an update about covid, including new research on safety of the vaccine Association between covid-19 vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 infection, and risk of immune mediated neurological events https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj-2021-068373 Juan updates us on a potential new prophylactic for recurrent UTIs, Methenamine hippurate, which could be an alternative to antibiotics. Alternative to prophylactic antibiotics for the treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections in women https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj-2021-0068229 Helen tells us about some research which evaluates the way in which intersecting identities combine to make students experience of medical school more difficult. Marginalized identities, mistreatment, discrimination, and burnout among US medical students

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