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Gut Instinct: GI research update

Gut Instinct: GI Research Update is a podcast that brings you the latest research in gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition direct to your headphones. Hosts Tamsin Cargill and Michael FitzPatrick, gastroenterology doctors and researchers at the University of Oxford, talk you through recent clinical and translational research papers that have caught their eye, with clear explanations, critical appraisal, and (hopefully) a sense of humour.

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# Episode Title Description People Date
6 Gut Instinct Ep. 6 - Cell-free DNA diagnostics for biliary strictures, diet and weight loss, and minimum unit price strategies for alcohol Another fun-filled episode from your favourite GI podcasters. From hepatobiliary disease to alcohol policy, luminal gastro to nutrition, we have something for everyone this episode. Enjoy! Michael Fitzpatrick, Tamsin Cargill 13 Sep 2022
5 Gut Instinct Ep. 5 - Transplants for alcoholic hepatitis, Single-cell in ulcerative colitis, and haemopray This month Fitz and Tamsin discuss outcomes from early liver transplant for alcoholic hepatitis, a single-cell study of UC plasma cells, whether haemospray really is the answer in GI bleeds, coeliac epidemiology, and more! Michael Fitzpatrick, Tamsin Cargill 24 Jun 2022
4 Gut Instinct Ep. 4 - C. difficile therapeutics, liver spatial genomics, and paediatric hepatitis What a week! We discuss some cracking papers, including a new microbiome therapeutic for C. diff, spatial transcriptomics in the liver, and the recent epidemic of paediatric hepatitis. Michael FitzPatrick and Tamsin Cargill 18 May 2022
3 Gut Instinct Ep. 3 - Keto vs Carbs and Livers vs Albumin We review a few interesting papers from the world of nutrition science and hepatology, plus the usual assortment of bits and bobs from the gastro literature. Michael Fitzpatrick, Tamsin Cargill 15 Mar 2022
2 Gut Instinct Ep. 2 - Long-term drains for ascites, the developing gut, and drugs for obesity A smorgasbord of research for you this week; we discuss quantitative and qualitative data about long-term drains for ascites, an incredible atlas of the developing gut, drugs for obesity, fibrates for itch, and pharmacokinetics in pregnancy. Michael Fitzpatrick, Tamsin Cargill 19 Mar 2021
1 Gut Instinct Ep.1 - COVID and cancer, ACLF, and the downfall of biomarkers The first episode! We talk through the impact of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer, transcriptomics in ACLF, the pitfalls of biomarker studies in IBD, microscopic colitis and cancer risk, HBV and PBC treatment, and more... Michael Fitzpatrick, Tamsin Cargill 12 Feb 2021