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Faith and Health
Season 1 Episode 89
In this episode I look at the role of faith, prayer and mindset in health.
Links:
Medical study on whether prayer works: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/0…
2 years, 8 months ago
Type 2 Diabetes - it's rise and rise
Season 1 Episode 88
Type 2 Diabetes has doubled in the last 15 years in the UK. It is associated with potentially serious complications from kidney failure to blindness …
2 years, 8 months ago
Travel and Tropical Health & Medicine
Season 1 Episode 87
In this episode I look at travel related illness and some tropical diseases worth knowing about.
Traveller’s tummy: https://www.health.harvard.edu/bl…
2 years, 8 months ago
Coughs - a deep dive
Season 1 Episode 86
I don’t think there is anyone on the planet that hasn’t had a cough. It’s a biological reflex in basic
terms and as it seems to occupy up to 40% of p…
2 years, 9 months ago
Medical Information - why it can be hard to work out what's reliable and what isn't
Season 1 Episode 85
How we access medical information and where it comes from is all important. It has changed hugely in the last 50 years and in this episode I look at …
2 years, 9 months ago
Lifestyle Medicine - what it is, what it isn't and why it is so important to us all to get involved
Season 1 Episode 84
Lifestyle Medicine is now a well established discipline. I look at what it means today and how it has evolved over the years since its inception and …
2 years, 9 months ago
General Practice - the jewel in the crown of health care systems
Season 1 Episode 83
It’s often known as the cornerstone of the NHS but general practice is under threat and in this episode I make the case for generalism.
The power of g…
2 years, 9 months ago
Health Inequalities - the journey towards health equity
Season 1 Episode 82
In this episode I look at the reason for health inequalities, the move towards health equity and what we can do to improve access to health for all.
K…
2 years, 10 months ago
Polypharmacy - too much medicine?
Season 1 Episode 81
Polypharmacy is a situation where a person is on several medications.
It is sometimes necessary but needs to be managed and monitored to avoid harm w…
2 years, 10 months ago
Insomnia - exploring solutions to getting good sleep
Season 1 Episode 80
Not being able to sleep well at night can be frustrating and drive people to distraction. In this episode I look at the causes and what we can do imp…
2 years, 10 months ago