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Manx Radio's Radio Doctor provides a weekly audio surgery, providing tips on healthy living and medical dos and don'ts.

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    • Mar 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 5m AVG DURATION
    • 157 EPISODES


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    RADIO DOCTOR 17 MARCH 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 4:48


    The Radio Doctor returns - and discusses respiratory diseases, psoriasis and skinny jabs amongst other joys!

    RADIO DOCTOR 06 JANUARY 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 5:34


    The Radio doctor looks at the joys of the new year including the so called "quandremic" . . flu, RSV, norovirus and covid. Keep up with those new year's resolutions!

    RADIO DOCTOR 18 NOV 2024 - Prostate cancer, fertility and assisted dying

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 5:51


    The Radio Doctor discusses prostate cancer, fertility in the country and the ongoing moves to allow assisted dying

    RADIO DOCTOR 04 NOVEMBER - Discussing the issue of suicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 6:11


    The Radio Doctor talks about issues relating to suicide and how help is always available for those who feel they can see no way forward in their lives

    RADIO DOCTOR 15 OCTOBER - CPR and Defibs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 4:59


    Could you perform CPR? Or operate a defibrillator ? The Radio Doctor considers cases of sudden cardiac arrest

    RADIO DOCTOR 16 SEPTEMBER 2024 - bugs, COVID and RSV

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 4:10


    The Radio Doctor discusses the early autumn chills and bugs, COVID and Respiratory Synctial Virus or RSV

    RADIO DOCTOR 29 AUGUST 2024 - lack of summer, polio and weight loss treatments

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 5:36


    The Radio Doctor ponders a non-existent summer, the re-appearance of polio in Gaza and non-prescribed weight-loss treatments

    RADIO DOCTOR JULY 29 - IT outages and sleeping tablets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 5:31


    The Radio doctor reflects on the effects of the mass IT outage and an increasing demand for sleeping tablets.

    RADIO DOCTOR 08 JULY 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 5:07


    Covid, viral chest infections, diarrhoea, vomiting and horseflies - all in a day's work for the radio doctor.

    10 JUNE 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 5:27


    The Radio Doctor muses on headaches caused for TT organisers - and headaches elsewhere among the general populace . . .

    14 MAY 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 6:31


    The Radio Doctor muses about the weather - and ponders the misery of migraines . .

    15 APRIL 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 6:56


    The Radio Doctor talks about the prevalence of long term coughs and dry eye - and do you know the 20-20-20 rule . . .?

    02 APRIL 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 4:21


    After the chocolate fest which is Easter, the Radio Doctor urges you to think about the sugar content of your diet and talks viruses, coughs and scabies. Welcome back!

    06 NOVEMBER 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 4:52


    The Radio Doctor is back after suffering himself with RSV and reflects on the recent debate in Tynwald on assisted dying.

    02 OCTOBER 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 5:30


    The Radio doctor looks at busy surgeries as we head towards winter and reviews some topics covered in the most recent GP educational afternoon held on the Island

    04 SEPTEMBER 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 5:16


    The Radio doctor is back after a busy month, to tell us about the latest round of Covid infections, summer bugs, overdoses and and thanks for those who work with drug and alcohol addiction

    20 JULY 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 6:18


    The Radio Doctor looks back at 75 years of the NHS - its achievements, changes and future . .

    19 JUNE 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 5:36


    The Radio Doctor marks a vague return to normality in the surgery with chat about horse fly bites, heat, hydration and hospital backlogs . .

    12 MAY 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 4:43


    The radio doctor talks about changes in attitude to brain injuries, big pay-outs and lessons to be learnt and slip slap slop as it warms up on the IOM!

    24 APRIL 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 6:13


    The Radio Doctor talks about the Covid vaccination, diabetes, sugar in food and one small step - upping your exercise!

    05 APRIL 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 6:39


    The Radio Doctor talks Medical Meetings, Covid doing the rounds again and pain management .. .and says hurray for Easter!

    10 MARCH 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 5:53


    The Radio Doctor considers the danger of falls due to the recently returned icy conditions and as another drug hits the headlines, discusses the ongoing battle against obesity

    13 JANUARY 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 6:25


    The Radio doctor tells us the busiest times he's ever know as a GP, massive workloads and flu - and how nothing is impossible when it comes to improving our lifestyles.

    09 JANUARY 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 5:27


    The Radio Doctor discusses Type A flu, the latest strains of Covid, Health Anxiety - and staying positive!

    RADIO DOCTOR 19 DECEMBER 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 6:14


    05 DECEMBER 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 5:39


    The Radio Doctor talks about the dangers of Type A Strep, Scarlet Fever and winter infections.

    22 NOVEMBER 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 5:23


    The Radio Doctor discusses the pressures facing GP practices, flu this winter - and some cases of shingles

    04 NOVEMBER 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 5:42


    The Radio Doctor discusses winter jabs and cataract treatments .. . and a bit of Manx at yer!

    31 OCTOBER 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 4:40


    The Radio Doctor discusses onset of the season of coughs and sneezes and says stay alert as Covid is still around

    05 OCTOBER 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 5:59


    The Radio Doctor ponders the onset of the darker months with all the associated problems, booster jabs and brittle bones.

    20 SEPTEMBER 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 6:29


    On the passing of her majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, the Radio Doctor reflects on life and death

    31 AUGUST 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 5:38


    The Radio Doctor thinks about loud bikes and rock concerts as he urges us to protect our ears from persistent loud noise.

    24 AUGUST 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 4:47


    The Radio Doctor discusses jabs as autumn looms, the effects of long covid becoming apparent - and peers into ears!

    15 AUGUST 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 6:53


    The radio doctor discusses the role of the vital but oft overlooked kidneys

    03 AUGUST 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 6:48


    The Radio Doctor talks post holiday tummy upsets - and how to avoid them - and says don't ignore any changing skin blemishes . .

    25 JULY 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 5:44


    The Radio Doctor talks about the pressures of modern life and taking control of your tests

    18 JULY 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 4:48


    The Radio Doctor explains how not to get hot and bothered!

    06 JULY 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 7:11


    The Radio Doctor talks poo and the c word . . . . listen and don't ignore .

    23 JUNE 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 5:09


    He's back! The Radio Doctor returns - post covid but with dulcet tones restored

    23 MARCH 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 4:27


    The Radio Doctor considers continuing effects of covid on frontline workers and mechanical back pain . .

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