ADC Podcast

BMJ Group

The Archives of Disease (ADC) podcast is your go-to source for the latest in paediatrics and child health. The podcast episodes cover the editor’s highlights of each issue, detailed coverage of specific articles, and insightful interviews with authors and specialists in the field.
ADC - adc.bmj.com - is an international paediatric journal from BMJ Group and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), publishing the latest research in paediatrics and child health.
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#391
September 14 · 11 min
Fingers, forearms, and the far future. Archimedes August 2026
Visualising inside things has been an obsession of us in medicine since the ideas of healing first began - be that the mental models we created with palpation and auscultation - or the revelations of roentgenography - to the latest cetacean approach of high-tech echolocation. Could we switch from feeling for broken arms bones, through X-raying them, to using ultrasound to see if things had straightened up? (https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/8/741.1) Visualising the future is another obsession the world’s had forever too, it feels. When we’re EBMing though, perhaps we don’t do so much of it and should (https://adc.bmj.com/content/110/1/79.2) This podcast is written and presented by Prof Bob Phillips (Hull-York Medical School, UK), Archimedes section editor of Archives of Disease in Childhood. He brings you the monthly episode about evidence-based medicine for paediatricians. We would love for you to be involved in Archi [https://adc.bmj.com/pages/authors#archimedes]. Just ask the questions that your patients are offering you - and tell us how you’re finding the podcast offerings. Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in your preferred platform to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the ADC Podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832.
#390
September 2 · 10 min
Relax and Explore. Archimedes July 2026
One of the common reasons to get an Archi out of your brain and onto the page appears to be a recurrent clinical ‘itch’ … where a topic keeps coming back and having good arguments for and against it … a bit like keeping babies on CPAP to reduce their energy expenditure so they can grow bigger … does it work? (You can read more here: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/7/657.1) The other thing you might have wondered is why the evidence synthesis community keeps coming up with new names for what used to be systematic reviews … well … again we’ve got an answer to that. https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/7/657.2 (TL;DR? Listen to this episode of the podcast instead) This podcast is written and presented by Prof Bob Phillips (Hull-York Medical School, UK), Archimedes section editor of Archives of Disease in Childhood. He brings you the monthly episode about evidence-based medicine for paediatricians. We would love for you to be involved in Archi [https://adc.bmj.com/pages/authors#archimedes]. Just ask the questions that your patients are offering you - and tell us how you’re finding the podcast offerings. Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in your preferred platform to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the ADC Podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832.
#389
August 19 · 11 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC August 2026
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr Rachel Agbeko, bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the August 2026 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/8/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#387
July 27 · 8 min
Deviants and squirting up the nose. Archimedes June 2026
We do like it when we get to say the equivalent of “well, it’s a bit more complicated than that”, and, well, it is often, isn’t it? Seeking out the deviants is something which can be very worthwhile too. 10.1136/archdischild-2026-330854 Commonly, things get advised and sold because they seem like a great idea (and make money), but that doesn’t always equate to actually working. What about squirting saline up the noses of children with acute rhinosinusitis? Is that a good thing? You can read about it here, too 10.1136/archdischild-2026-330418 This podcast is written and presented by Prof Bob Phillips (Hull-York Medical School, UK), Archimedes section editor of Archives of Disease in Childhood. He brings you the monthly episode about evidence-based medicine for paediatricians. We would love for you to be involved in Archi [https://adc.bmj.com/pages/authors#archimedes]. Just ask the questions that your patients are offering you - and tell us how you’re finding the podcast offerings. Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in your preferred platform to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the ADC Podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832.
#388
July 7 · 7 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC July 2026
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr Rachel Agbeko, bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the July 2026 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/7/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#386
June 22 · 9 min
Stopping and moving. Archimedes May 2026
Doing stuff is easy, not doing stuff is hard, particularly if you’ve been doing it for a year. This isn’t just about smoking, drinking, and wild banjo playing on the porch at midnight, though we talk about it on the podcast (https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/5/457.2), but also echoed in an upcoming Editorial (https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2026/04/03/archdischild-2026-330309). If reality were alterable by waving your hand, do you think you might do it? If you’re intrigued, the work on X-rays for PICC-tips might enthrall you (https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/5/457.1) or just wave at people. See what happens. (Note, the ADC is not responsible for any adverse events if you do this in London rather than the North!). This podcast is written and presented by Prof Bob Phillips (Hull-York Medical School, UK), Archimedes section editor of Archives of Disease in Childhood. He brings you the monthly episode about evidence-based medicine for paediatricians. We would love for you to be involved in Archi [https://adc.bmj.com/pages/authors#archimedes]. Just ask the questions that your patients are offering you - and tell us how you’re finding the podcast offerings. Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in your preferred platform to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the ADC Podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832.
#385
May 28 · 11 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC June 2026
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr Rachel Agbeko, bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the June 2026 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/6/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#384
May 8 · 9 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC May 2026
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr Rachel Agbeko, bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the May 2026 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/5/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#383
May 6 · 11 min
Really hard questions: trials, real-world evidence, and patient values. Archimedes April 2026
When is a trial not a trial? Can you make a big dataset work as if it was randomised? Can we really use real-world evidence rather than trial evidence for clinical decision-making? Read here: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/4/373.2 The hardest decisions are those where the answer is truly complex, evolving and really involves an understanding of patient values and attitudes. This is a non-traditional Archimedes that attempts to address such a query with a fictional patient with long QT syndrome and a desire to go and do competitive sports. It needs to be read slowly and digested: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/4/373.1 This podcast is written and presented by Dr Bob Phillips (York District Hospital, UK), Archimedes section editor of Archives of Disease in Childhood. He brings you the monthly episode about evidence-based medicine for paediatricians. We would love for you to be involved in Archi [https://adc.bmj.com/pages/authors#archimedes]. Just ask the questions that your patients are offering you - and tell us how you’re finding the podcast offerings. Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in your preferred platform to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the ADC Podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832.
#382
April 14 · 9 min
The boring and bladders. Archimedes March 2026
If you’ve got debris on a bladder ultrasound, that means there’s a UTI, doesn’t it? This month, we have a team of crack nephrologists looking in detail at floaty bits and bacteria being spotted by soundwaves: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/3/283.1 We also bemoan the problem of wanting to smooth things out too quickly and make everyone do the same thing unnecessarily. Diversity and difference are sometimes a superpower! https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/2/193.2 This podcast is written and presented by Archives of Disease in Childhood's Archimedes section editor, Dr Bob Phillips (York District Hospital, UK), who brings you the monthly episode about evidence-based medicine for paediatricians. We would love for you to be involved in Archi [https://adc.bmj.com/pages/authors#archimedes]. Just ask the questions that your patients are offering you - and tell us how you’re finding the podcast offerings. Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in your preferred platform to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the ADC Podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832.
#381
April 7 · 10 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC April 2026
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr Rachel Agbeko, bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the April 2026 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/4/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#379
March 8 · 12 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC March 2026
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr Rachel Agbeko, bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the March 2026 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/3/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#380
March 2 · 9 min
Ancient and modern in evidence-based medicine. Archimedes February 2026
We’re absolutely committed to being the most awkward section of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, and this month we’re managing it with not only having a gender-indeterminate ‘voice’ in this section and anthropomorphising a chunk of journal, but by leaping forward and backward in time. AI has not been involved with this writing, but we’ll all be aware of where AI is creeping into our own professional and personal lives. Can it help in our high-quality evidence-based medicine, though? (Read more https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/2/193.2). Is it the future? And looking to the past, should we be recommending breast milk for neonatal sticky eyes? And if not, why not? Again, a full explanation can be found in the journal: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/2/193.1 We would love for you to be involved in Archi [https://adc.bmj.com/pages/authors#archimedes]. Just ask the questions that your patients are offering you - and tell us how you’re finding the podcast offerings. Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in your preferred platform to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the ADC Podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832.
#378
February 5 · 15 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC February 2026
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr Rachel Agbeko brings you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the February 2026 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/2/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#377
Dec 30, 2025 · 9 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC January 2026
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr. Nick Brown, brings you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the January 2026 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/111/1/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#376
Dec 3, 2025 · 7 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC December 2025
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr. Nick Brown brings you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the December 2025 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/110/12/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#375
Nov 25, 2025 · 9 min
Feeling better? Can you give me a score for that? - Archimedes October 2025
Crashing back into your ears with the grace of a three-year-old ballet dancer, Archimedes blusters about how we can measure ‘feeling better’ [https://adc.bmj.com/content/110/10/844.2] and what I might need to learn. This leads onto difficult neurology, following on from neonates last month, but in more grown-up children with cases around complex epilepsy and the use of cannabidiols - specifically their chance to improve quality of life [https://adc.bmj.com/content/110/10/844.1]. We would love for you to be involved in Archi [adc.bmj.com/pages/authors/#archimedes]. Just ask the questions that your patients are offering you - and tell us how you’re finding the podcast offerings. Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in your preferred platform to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the ADC Podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832.
#374
Nov 3, 2025 · 9 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC November 2025
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr. Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr. Rachel Agbeko bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the November 2025 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/110/11/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#373
Sep 24, 2025 · 10 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC October 2025
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr. Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr. Rachel Agbeko bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the October 2025 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/110/10/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832
#372
Sep 3, 2025 · 10 min
Atoms: the highlights from the ADC September 2025
Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr. Nick Brown, and Senior Editor of ADC, Dr. Rachel Agbeko bring you the monthly Atoms - the highlights of the September 2025 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/110/9/i Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832

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