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Episode 39: Influenza | Attack of the Intangible Fluid
Season 4 Episode 39
Seasonal influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality every year but can often fall into the underestimated category. Between 10-30% of the g…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 38: The MMR Vaccine Deception | A Fraud of Epidemic Proportions
Season 4 Episode 38
In 1998, a 6 page report published in the Lancet that would later be described as one of history’s great science frauds. The article was titled “Ilea…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 37: Autoimmune Thyroiditis | Hashimoto and Graves’ Disease
Season 4 Episode 37
In 1834, Robert Graves gave a lecture series on the ‘Newly observed affection of the thyroid gland in females’. He presented three women who had viol…
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 36: Barrett Oesophagitis | From Squamous to Columnar
Season 4 Episode 36
Since recorded history, heartburn has been a common complaint and the descriptions from ancient physicians are virtually indistinguishable from today…
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 35: Professor Ian Frazer | The Cervical Cancer Vaccine
Season 4 Episode 35
Professor Ian Frazer pioneered the development of the first Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine which has seen a reduction of HPV infections in young…
3 years ago
Episode 34: Mind Games | Psychology from the 60s
Season 4 Episode 34
In 1964, a young woman was murdered as she walked to her apartment in Queens, New York. Her screams were left unanswered. No one came to her help. Wi…
3 years ago
Episode 33: MDMA | Medicinal Ecstasy
Season 4 Episode 33
In 1912, Merck Pharmaceuticals was searching for a blood clotting agent to compete with a competitor in the market. One of the agents, a chemical by-…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 32: Aspirin | From Poultices to Pills
Season 4 Episode 32
The medicinal properties of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) have been well-documented for hundreds of years. It seems even our ancient ancestors thous…
3 years, 1 month ago
Do psychological, cognitive, and contextual factors influence rehab outcomes in Achilles tendinopathy?
Episode 39
This week I talk about a feasibility cohort study which sought to determine whether a larger cohort study addressing this question would be feasible.…
3 years, 1 month ago
Does high load and high strain exercise have any benefit for Achilles tendinopathy?
Episode 38
We have known for a while that type of exercise intervention (e.g. intensity, frequency, etc) does not seem to influence self-reported outcomes such …
3 years, 2 months ago