Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThey drained 92L from me - diagnosis and management of pleural effusion
Pleural effusions are common, with an estimated 1-1.5 million new cases in the United States and 200 000-250 000 in the United Kingdom each year. Rah…
11 years ago
Being diagnosed with ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the 7th most common cancer in women world wide, and 5 year survival continues to remain low - in the UK this has been attributed to…
11 years ago
Diagnosing ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the 7th most common cancer in women world wide, and 5 year survival continues to remain low - in the UK this has been attributed t…
11 years ago
A research agenda for medical overuse
Although overuse in medicine is gaining increased attention, many questions remain unanswered. At the Preventing Overdiagnosis conference in Washing…
11 years ago
Diagnosis and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatic encephalopathy constitutes a spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities, beginning with subtle psychomotor changes and progressing to confusi…
11 years ago
Open Doors For Sex Workers
Following on from the clinical review "Caring for sex workers", we spoke to the team at Open Doors, a sex worker outreach clinic in east London, run …
11 years ago
Sex worker health
Sex workers are unique population with specific health needs, caring for them can present non-specialists with a challenge, and there are important h…
11 years ago
The system can abuse older people too
Elder abuse is often the result of the organisation of health systems rather than the fault of individuals, argue Jolanda Lindenberg and Rudi Westend…
11 years, 1 month ago
Tackling racism in the NHS
For decades research has shown that discrimination, harassment, and exclusion are pervasive experiences for staff from black and minority ethnic (BME…
11 years, 1 month ago
Should doctors recommend homeopathy?
A recent review by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council concluded that “there are no health conditions for which there is reli…
11 years, 1 month ago