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Key Takeaways: Dr. Louis Teulières, a multi-national doctor with an MD and PhD, has been actively involved with ILADS since 2016 due to his research on bacteriophages at the University of Leicester. Frustrated with the limitations of antibiotic treatments for Borrelia, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, Dr. Teulières explored bacteriophages as a novel diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Due to regulatory challenges in administering phage therapy, Dr. Teulières and his team developed a phage-based test that can directly detect the presence of Borrelia bacteria. This test, marketed by Red Labs in Europe for the past four years, has been used on thousands of patients and can differentiate between early, late-stage, and post-treatment Lyme disease. Dr. Teulières is now working to expand the test's reach in the U.S., seeking partnerships with American clinicians and researchers to validate the test and pursue FDA clearance. The discussion underscores the need for innovative diagnostic tools to improve Lyme disease detection and accelerate healing journeys for patients. About Dr. Louis Teulières: Medical degree from University of Nice, France. Specializations in immunology, hematology, immunopathology, bacteriology, and epidemiology at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and CDC in Atlanta. Former researcher at the Pasteur Institute, contributing to studies on immune and infectious diseases such as HIV. Active member of the immunology team that received the Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the HIV virus in 1983. Founder of CMIL clinics in Lisbon and Paris, specializing in immune and infectious diseases, Lyme disease, and neurodegenerative conditions. Co-founder of PHELIX, a charity dedicated to phage-based research and diagnostics in Lyme disease. Collaborates with University of Leicester, St Thomas Hospital in London, and other world-class healthcare professionals. Resources & Links: Follow the latest ILADS updates: ILADS.org Learn more about Dr. Louis Teulières and his research: Red Labs Stay connected with Tick Boot Camp: Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | TikTok | Twitter (X)

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members, and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with risk management specialists from around the world. Our host is Dominic Bowen, originally from Australia, is one of Europe's leading international risk specialists. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world's highest-risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world to discuss risk.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledgeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.Today we are excited to be joined by Professor James Teo. Professor Teo is a Professor of Neurology at Kings College Hospital, and Clinical Director of Data Science and AI at Kings College Hospital and Guys & St Thomas Hospital. He has extensive experience in data science research, including machine vision and clinical natural language processing, as well as clinical trial governance. On top of all that, he continues to be a practicing clinical neurologist treating patients with stroke and neurorehabilitation.

Welcome to the fourth episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Dr Surabhi Nanda. Dr Surabhi Nanda is a consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Guy's and St Thomas Hospital and an honorary senior lecturer at King's College London. She leads the multiple pregnancy and obstetric neurology service at St Thomas, as well as looking after women with complex respiratory problems and cancer in pregnancy. She has published  and talks widely on areas relevant to her subspecialist interest. From an academic perspective, she is currently a national chief investigator for a multicentric study on non-invasive prenatal testing for neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy, and co-investigator for a study looking at preterm delivery in triplets. She is also co-investigator on a UKOSS study on non-invasive ventilation in pregnancy. She is one of the two national fetal medicine reps for BMFMS and incoming president for the Maternity and Newborn forum at the Royal Society of Medicine. She is the clinical trustee for Twins Trust, a multiple births charity in the UK. She works closely with the British Association of Perinatal Medicine in developing antenatal pathways for families needing paediatric palliative care. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and photography. We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. 

Fluid is the most prescribed drug.. join me in this conversation with Professor Marlies Ostermann from Guy's & St Thomas Hospital, London, UK, in this fascinating and important topic.

Many parents receive conflicting advice about how and how often to bathe a child with eczema, which leads to confusion around this common ritual. On the one hand, baths can quell itch, and hydrate the skin prior to moisturization; on the other, over-bathing may actually dry out the skin and compromise the skin barrier. In this episode, we delve into the research on bathing and eczema with special guest Dr. Tom Marrs, a pediatric allergist at St Thomas Hospital in the United Kingdom. Dr. Marrs studies how the microbiome influences the development of allergic diseases. Research referenced in this episode: https://www.medsearchuk.com/bathing-babies-more-than-once-a-week-ups-eczema-risk-bathing-babies-more-than-once-a-week-ups-eczema-risk/ (Bathing Babies More Than Once a Week Ups Eczema Risk) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31733336/ (Frequent Versus Infrequent Bathing in Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4852987/ (Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) Study)

Dr Sufyan Hussain is a Consultant Diabetes and Endocrine Physician at Guy's and St Thomas Hospital in London, and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King's College London, as well as a father of three and self-confessed 'granola addict'. Passionate about improving care for diabetes, he has also lived with type 1 diabetes for almost 30 years - offering an incredibly unique perspective on what it means to live with type 1 diabetes from both inside and outside the NHS. Sufyan was 10 years old and living in Karachi in Pakistan when he was diagnosed. In this episode we talk about the honeymoon phase in those early years, his esteemed 20 year career in medicine, and why he chose to work in a field he was so personally tied to. Documenting his own challenges with type 1 diabetes, from new hospitals and night shifts to hypos at the operating table, Sufyan also talks about how these experiences have impacted the support he offers to those in his care. We also discuss disparities in the healthcare system, how the pandemic has impacted the NHS, and his own interest in DIY looping. This is a fascinating episode and I'm very happy Sufyan could share some of his renowned expertise with us, as well as his own personal story.  Follow Sufyan on Twitter. Disclaimer on behalf of Dr Hussain: Dr Sufyan Hussain has not received any financial remuneration or honorarium for this podcast and the sponsors have had no involvement in the recording.

Recorded on 23 September 2021 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Santhosh Mathew chairs a webinar with Dr Vinod Shah. Dr Vinod Shah trained in pediatric surgery at Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. He is married to Dr Shalini Shah and blessed with 3 children. His passion is serving God through Medical Mission having come to Christian faith from a Jain background.He served as a pioneer missionary and medical secretary for the Indian Evangelical Mission; as Executive Director for Emmanuel Hospital Association, New Delhi; as Head of Department of Distance Education for CMC, Vellore; and as CEO of ICMDA. He is currently a senior surgeon at St Thomas Hospital & Leprosy centre. To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/

Welcome to episode 58 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 28 July 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Dave Munday spoke with guests Jane Beach and Prof. Alison Leary about #ProtectNurse, the campaign to protect the title: nurse. Jane has been the lead professional officer for regulation with Unite the union since 2012. Prior to joining Unite, Jane enjoyed a 32-year career in the NHS, training first as a nurse, then as a midwife and subsequently as a health visitor, a role she enjoyed for over 16 years working in Birmingham. She was also a nurse consultant in a Primary Care Trust (PCT) public health team and a health visiting adviser at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Prof. Leary primarily undertakes research but also teaches on a range of post graduate programmes and supervises post graduate research students at LSBU. Her interests are in the complexity of healthcare, safety, math models and data science. After spending ten years in science Prof. Leary undertook an RN diploma at The Nightingale School at St Thomas Hospital (now Kings College London). She attained a Masters in Biomedical Science (Haematology) Prof. Leary obtained a PhD in Clinical Medicine from the University of London (Royal Free & University College School of Medicine). Prof. Leary writes regularly for the general, trade and academic press. In 2015 she was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing and in 2016 a Fellow of the Queen Nursing Institute and a Winston Churchill Fellow for which she examined high reliability organisations looking at safety. She was awarded an MBE for her services to safety and emergency workforce modelling in English League Football in 2019. In recent years she has undertaken various projects around the modelling of complex systems in both the public and private sector and has a particular interest in the work of specialist practice and its value. She undertakes research & consultancy in this area-she also provides a service as an expert witness. Some links related to the discussion: - You can sign the #ProtectNurse petition and see the initial government response here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587939 - We mentioned the case of a nurse struck off the NMC register. More information about that case is here: * ‘Police are investigating comments made by Kate Shemirani, a former nurse who has been struck off for using her position to spread Covid misinformation, during the latest anti-lockdown rally at Trafalgar Square in central London on Saturday.' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/26/met-police-investigate-anti-vaxxer-as-speech-sparks-fears-for-safety-of-medics. * Video excerpt of speech: https://twitter.com/sbattrawden/status/1418984363304394762?s=20 * Striking off order and Interim suspension order for 18 months: https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/ftpoutcomes/2021/may-2021/reasons-shemirani-ftpcsm-76998-20210528.pdf - We mentioned the recent DHSC consultation on professional regulation. You can see an excerpt from Unite's response here: https://twitter.com/davidamunday/status/1405469467648442369?s=20. Some Twitter links to follow are: NL - https://twitter.com/niadla​​​​​​​​​​​​​ DM - https://twitter.com/davidamunday JB - https://twitter.com/beach_jane AL - https://twitter.com/alisonleary1 Credits: Presenter: Nicky Lambert & Dave Munday Guest: Heather Henry Theme music: Tony Gillam Production & Editing: Dave Munday

We are proud to bring you the third podcast in our series that focuses on Tourettes Syndrome. Dr. Seonaid Anderson will be talking to leading players in the field, rising stars of research, clinicians, and experts by experience. In this podcast we speak to Dr. Tammy Hedderly, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist established and leads the Tics and Neurodevelopmental Movement Service or 'TANDeM service' at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. Tammy gives an overview tics, tic disorders and Tourette syndrome are, and the work of the TANDem service. The conversation moves to findings in Tammy's recent paper, in particular, three groups are identified. Firstly, some people, who have tics and tic disorders already, are experiencing an increase in the intensity and frequency since the pandemic started. Secondly, people who may have had very mild tics but because of the situation of the pandemic, potentially led them to meet a threshold for diagnosis for a tic disorder. And finally, a group of adolescent females where it seems almost like a complete and sudden onset in these adolescents. Tammy also offers advice, for both parents and clinicians, as to the type of questions to ask, how to manage tics, and the difference this could make.

As a young child, Phil watched his father travel along the patient journey of experiencing eczema. Being in the clinical space watching Dermatologists diagnose and prescribe treatment sparked a passion for the cause and effect of inflammatory skin conditions, which later led him to pursue a career in Dermatology. Phil was awarded a Fellowship of the Australasian College of Dermatologists after completing his dermatology specialist training in NSW as the inaugural Dean’s Fellow in Dermatology, a joint initiative with The University of Sydney. A true lover of learning, Phil underwent world class-research and dermatology training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital, Liverpool and Westmead Hospitals. He also completed his PhD in advanced biomedical imaging and skin immunology at Centenary Institute during this time. Prior to obtaining his specialist qualifications, he also received training in dermatology departments in Perth, Melbourne as well as in London at the world-renowned St John’s Institute of Dermatology at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital. Today the conversation travels through the impact a global pandemic is having on inflammatory skin conditions presenting in patients, the importance of communication and conversations when educating clients on product compliance and the exciting shift of in-person services to telehealth consultations. Interested in finding out more about Dr Phil Tong - click through his socials here @drphiltong or visit his website here If you’ve been thinking about making the switch from pen and paper, or want to test a new software system, visit www.gettimely.com to start a free 14 day trial. The Timely team has an exclusive offer for the listeners of today’s episode “Get 50% off Timely for your first 2 months” just use the promo code TAMARA20 Don't forget to join our online Facebook community here where thousands of like-minded business owners you like keep each other supported and connected with the latest in the professional beauty industry. If you would like to stay up to date with the latest from Beaute Industrie you can subscribe to our monthly newsletter here. Beaute Industrie Podcast is an independent podcast that operates with the support of our listeners (that's you!) So if you would like to support the show, we would very much appreciate that. Hit 'subscribe' on Apple Podcasts or 'follow' on Spotify, and leave a review if you're feeling especially generous. Your host for the podcast is @tamarareidbeaute and we're at @beauteindustrie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beaute-industrie/message

Follow travel author and doctor Stephen Fabes on a six year, 53,000-mile journey from his home in London across Europe, Africa, The Americas, Australia and Asia. He will cross deserts, jungles and the highest mountain ranges in the world; he will face the freezing winds of a Mongolian winter and the stifling heat of an Indonesian summer. In Peru, he is held up at gunpoint; in Nepal, a deadly blizzard strikes; in Kenya, he dodges shifta bandits; in Portland, he joins a naked rave. It's an incredible adventure. But it’s also more than that. It’s also a story about us. Stephen had a good job as an emergency room doctor, working at a prestigious hospital in London. His many years of training had just finished, his career was poised to take off. But he saw the years of his life unfolding before him, and though he was proud of what that life would be, it felt too predictable, too safe. So, he left. He cycled away from the hospital he worked at and didn’t return for six long years. He traded a comfortable city lifestyle for a $10 per day budget, wild camping by the side of the road. And guess what: he loved every minute of it. But the more he travelled, the more the doctor in him began to resurface. He visited medical clinics, mental health facilities and refugee slums. He volunteered at some of the poorest, and most war-torn regions on the planet. And the more he did, the more he began to realise that health is more complex than simply what’s happening inside the body. It is part of an intricate web of social and political forces; it is influenced by everything from geography and climate to belief and economics. By seeing the world through the eyes of a doctor, he shows us humanity at its most cruel, but also its most compassionate. He shows us that we are inextricably bound together, that we affect each other no matter how different or distant we may seem. In the margins of the world, he finds our common humanity, our Signs of Life.Highlights include:· Cycle around six continents, a whirlwind journey through some of the planet’s harshest, most beautiful and awe-inspiring places.· Ride across the Alps in winter, dodge lions in Botswana, sleep out on the salt flats of Bolivia, cycle frozen lakes in Mongolia, pedal through a war zone in Afghanistan and more· Visit some of the most vulnerable and marginalised communities on Earth, hear their stories of cruelty and compassion, desperation and hope· See the world through a doctor’s eyes, learning about the broader forces at work that affect global healthcare, from politics to climate change.· Be inspired to break out of the mould and set off on your own big adventure, wherever that may beWho’s the Guest?Stephen Fabes is a medical doctor with a bad case of wanderlust and no sense of direction. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, the Telegraph, CNN and the BBC among others. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, an inspiring public speaker and a regular at live storytelling nights. He currently works in the Emergency Department at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. Signs of Life is his first book. www.stephenfabes.com, @stephenfaves (Instagram), @drstephenfabes (twitter), @cyclingthe6 (Facebook)Thank you to The Great Courses Plus for sponsoring this episode. Go to www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/armchair to get a free one-month trial with access to unlimited streaming of thousands of videos and audio content taught by the world’s best professors. It’s like Netflix for your brain. Find out more about the show www.armchair-explorer.com, @armchairexplorerpodcast

In this week’s episode we are joined by Dr Syed, a dermatology resident based at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Tune in as he shares his journey from the very beginning as we discuss the challenges and achievements he has faced so far in his career. We delve into life as a medical student at Imperial College London, why he rejected a prestigious AFP post in Central London and what ignited his pursuit to become a dermatology resident at the Big Apple. Dr Syed talks gives us a frank and honest account of the tedious application process, the many sacrifices he had to make and if the grass really is greener on the other side. We spend some time discovering the many hidden challenges of transitioning to the US and the why he co-founded Liberty Medics to help and guide other students and doctors across the globe.    This is an amazing episode for anyone looking to pursue a career in the US.Usama Syed is a doctor who graduated from Imperial College London in 2016 and chose to decline his AFP job at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital in favour of pursuing residency training in the US. He is currently a Chief Resident in Dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York. He co-founded the educational company ‘LibertyMedics’, who’s mission it is to inform and guide medical students/ doctors from around the world how to transition their medical careers successfully to the United States. https://libertymedics.comInstagram - @libertymedicsDr Usama Syed - @realskindoctor Learn more about Scrubbed In:Twitter - @ScrubbedIn_Instagram - @Scrubbedin_Download the PodCases Mobile app now - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/podcases-by-scrubbed-in/id1535819930PodCases lets you Step into the shoes of Doctors to experience medicine. Listen to high quality audio cases and reinforce your learning with interactive quizzes. www.scrubbedin.co.ukHello@scrubbedin.co.uk

Dr. Nicky Keay is a medical doctor (MB BChir, MRCP) with specific training in endocrinology. She has published related to female athlete hormone profiling, energy availability, and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). As a Research Fellow at St Thomas’ Hospital, she was part of the international medical team which developed an anti-doping test for growth hormone. Dr. Keay studied medicine at Cambridge University, gained membership of the Royal College of Physicians, and trained in endocrinology. Dr. Keay is currently an Honoray Fellow at Durham Universty in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences. Show notes at sigmanutrition.com/episode357

In this week’s episode we are joined by Miss McMicKing, Consultant O&G at GSTT. Tune in as she shares her journey from studying medicine in Australia to moving to the UK to complete her training in a world renowned hospital despite initially planning to only stay here for 12 months. We discuss the differences in training, the struggles she has faced and why so many doctors from the UK go to practise clinical medicine in Australia. Jess delves into her passion for mentorship and medical education, sharing the inception of COVID Medical education. She also helps us understand what civility is and why it is so important in this day and age especially in a workforce like the NHS. We explore her tips on how all healthcare professionals can create conducive and supportive environments for the well being of each other. Listen and see what a typical week looks like for a consultant O&G working in a very busy and renowned hospital in central London.Miss Jess McMicking is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. Jess underwent her specialist training in Sydney, Australia. She has a wealth of experience, specialising in pre-existing and gestational diabetes, nutritional conditions, high-risk obstetrics, menstrual disorders and benign gynaecology. Jess leads on numerous service projects, in addition to publishing internationally recognised articles and presenting at worldwide conferences. Jess is a passionate educator and supervisor to specialty trainees and King’s College medical students. She has recently founded a virtual platform ‘Covid Medical Education’ which provides regular lectures to over 1,000 medical students across the UK and Ireland. Find out more about Miss Jess McMicking:TwitterLinkedInInstaWestminster Women's Clinic For more information about Scrubbed In please visit:Scrubbed In Instagramwww.scrubbedin.co.uk  scrubbedin.podcast@gmail.com Visit MediGate for access to a secure online e-portfolio, automated teaching feedback and a seamless course search engine.www.medigate.co.uk

This guest episode of RiskBites explores sleep and insomnia for healthcare practitioners during COVID-19. Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, Medicolegal Lead of Risk Prevention at Dental Protection, talks to Dr David O’Regan, Consultant Psychiatrist and Sleep Specialist at the Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital._This episode is part of our podcast series, RiskBites, which provides short, bite-sized guidance around some of the key issues impacting the dental profession right now.

Elizabeth Anionwu is a retired nurse, campaigner and Emeritus Professor of Nursing at the University of West London. A fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, she spent 40 years in the profession and has been named one of the most influential nurses in the history of the NHS. Her career was distinguished by her pioneering work in the understanding of sickle cell disease - bringing better treatment and support to the thousands living with it. She was the first sickle cell and thalassaemia nurse counsellor in the UK. Her decades of dedication, care and service are a contrast to her own disrupted childhood as a mixed race child born out of wedlock in the 1940s, though it was the kindness of a nurse when she was just five that sparked a nascent interest in what would become her life’s work. After leaving school at 16, with seven O-levels, Elizabeth was made a Professor of Nursing in 1998. She left her day job behind in 2007, but as she puts it “it has not turned out to be a quiet retirement”. She spent nine years fundraising and campaigning for a statue to British-Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole. Unveiled in 2016 in the grounds of St Thomas’ Hospital, London, the statue is the first in the UK to represent a named black woman. Elizabeth received the DBE in 2017 for services to nursing and the Mary Seacole Statue Appeal. DISC ONE: Faith’s Song by Amy Wadge DISC TWO: The Rakes of Mallow, Girl I Left Behind by The Gallowglass Ceili Band DISC THREE: Manman by Leyla McCalla DISC FOUR: A Te,O Cara by Andrea Bocelli DISC FIVE: Missa Bilban by The Jamaican Folk Singers DISC SIX: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free by Nina Simone DISC SEVEN: Nnekata by Flavour N'abania DISC EIGHT: My Girl by Otis Redding BOOK CHOICE: Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama LUXURY ITEM: A trampoline CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free by Nina Simone Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Cathy Drysdale

What is the real science behind what we eat? We are all increasingly bewildered by the simple question of what to eat. Despite advice from experts, governments and dieticians about the dangers of too much fat, sugar, protein and lack of exercise, our nutrition, and the global obesity crisis, is getting worse. There is one area which scientists do agree on, and that is the importance of our gut health.  In this episode, Dr Tim Spector speaks live at Sarah Ann's Be Well Collective wellbeing event. Tim is a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at Guys and St Thomas Hospital. Tm has published over 900 scientific journals, and leads the largest microbiome project in the UK, the Twin Study. Tim explains his wealth of knowledge relating to the gut microbiome, the facts behind what we eat, why people gain weight, fail to lose weight, and why allergy seems to be everywhere. 

Anna Lapwood is one of the UK’s few female concert organists. She was the first woman to be awarded an Organ Scholarship at Magdalen College, Oxford, in its 560-year history. She was then appointed the youngest ever Director of Music at Pembroke College at Cambridge University aged just 21. She has used this position to spearhead a number of initiatives including a choir for 11-18 year old girls and the Cambridge Organ Experience for Girls which encourages girls to take up the organ. We hear her Pembroke Chapel Choir performing Media Vita by Karensa Briggs. Anna's also making her presenting debut hosting BBC Four’s coverage of the BBC Young Musician 2020. MPs are to try to outlaw the courtroom murder defence of “rough sex gone wrong” during parliamentary debates on the domestic abuse bill, as cases of domestic violence soar during the coronavirus lockdown. Elizabeth Yardley is Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University. She tells us about her research into femicide in Great Britain in the 21st Century and what action she thinks needs to be taken to save women's lives and achieve justice for those killed. In 1964, June Almeida identified the first human coronavirus at her laboratory in St Thomas' Hospital in London. Her paper to a peer-reviewed journal was rejected because the referees said the images she produced were just bad pictures of influenza virus particles. She died in 2007 and is only now getting recognition. Medical writer, George Winter explains more about how her research helps us in understanding COVID-19. Inspired by the tradition of May Queens, the Queens of Industry represented industries like coal mining, railways, wool and cotton. The tradition began in the 1920s and took young women out of their day to day lives to promote their industry and represent their fellow workers. They were celebrated at an exhibition at Leeds Industrial Museum in 2018 and Louise Adamson talked to the exhibition’s curator, John McGoldrick; Deborah Barry, who was Northumbria Coal Queen in 1982 and Doreen Fletcher, née Kerfoot, who was Yorkshire Wool Queen in 1947. Another in our series of interviews with women around the world who are sewing face masks at home for family, friends and sometimes health-workers to wear during the pandemic. Sara Fitzell is Maori and lives on the North Island of New Zealand. Presented by Jenni Murray Produced by Jane Thurlow Interviewed guest: Elizabeth Yardley Interviewed guest: George Winter Interviewed guest: Anna Lapwood Reporter: Louise Adamson Reporter: Maria Margaronis

The parents of the Invercargill-born nurse credited by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for saving his life are overwhelmed by the international response.Jenny McGee was born and raised in Invercargill and has been living and working in London for some time. She currently works as in the intensive care department at St Thomas' Hospital in the city.Over Easter weekend Johnson, who has been in hospital for a week being treating for Covid-19. thanked the National Health Service and its staff - but singled out two nurses who stood by his bedside for 48 hours "when things could have gone either way".He said Jenny from Invercargill "to be exact", and Luis from Portugal, were the reason that "in the end, my body did start to get enough oxygen".Her parents Mike and Caroline McGee told Simon and Phil despite the whole family being overwhelmed with the attention, they're incredibly proud of their daughter and the whole NHS team she works with. LISTEN ABOVE

Dr Al is an A&E consultant in Manchester. He’s been speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Stephen Nolan on a regular basis through the coronavirus pandemic. He spoke to Stephen on the evening of Monday 6 April, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved into intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital in London.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a "fighter" who will be back at the helm to lead the country through the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says.Raab said the Prime Minister - who is in intensive care with coronavirus - remained "in good spirits" and had not received any mechanical ventilation but has had "standard oxygen treatment".Speaking at today's Downing Street briefing Raab added: "He's not just the Prime Minister, he's not just our boss, he is also a colleague and he is also our friend. All of our thoughts and prayers are with the Prime Minister at this time."It comes as the curve of new coronavirus cases in the UK could be flattening, Sir Patrick Vallance, the chief scientific advisor has said.The number of new hospitalisations has seen a "steady increase" indicating it could be "flattening off".The death toll in the UK reached 6159 today, after 786 more people died in hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus, the Department of Health has said.If Johnson's condition changed, the Government would make an official statement, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said."He's not on a ventilator no," Gove told LBC radio. "The Prime Minister has received some oxygen support and he is kept under, of course, close supervision."Gove admitted Johnson's intensive care battle was "truly frightening" and said ministers were "praying" for his swift recovery.Johnson was moved to ICU at St Thomas' Hospital in central London and given oxygen after his health deteriorated sharply over just two hours, leaving doctors fearing he will need a ventilator.The 55-year-old was transferred to intensive care at 6am (NZT) yesterday because of breathing difficulties - forcing him to "deputise" Raab to take the reins of government.In a round of broadcast interviews in the UK, Gove said Johnson was getting the "best care"."As we speak the PM is in intensive care being looked after by his medical team receiving the very, very best care from the team in St Thomas' and our hopes and prayers are with him and with his family," he told BBC Breakfast.He said Johnson's plight should demonstrate the need to follow social distancing rules, as the virus "has a malevolence that is truly frightening".Gove played down concerns that the Government will be paralysed with the leader out of action, insisting that Johnson had already been on a "stripped back diary" for days and "Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body".However, Gove dodged questions about whether Raab has been given crucial national security responsibilities such as control of the nuclear launch codes and military authority.The Queen is being kept informed about Johnson's condition, while Raab is chairing a meeting of the government coronavirus task force this morning.Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump revealed he has offered to send Johnson experimental drugs to treat his coronavirus."I've asked two of the leading companies ... They've come with the solutions and just have done incredible jobs – and I've asked him to contact London immediately," Trump said."The London office has whatever they need. We'll see if we can be of help. We've contacted all of Boris' doctors, and we'll see what is going to take place, but they are ready to go."The PM's sharp downturn came 11 days after he first suffered coronavirus symptoms and went into isolation. He looked increasingly unwell when glimpsed in public and in "selfie" videos posted on social media, and ministers were then shocked by his grim appearance at a Zoom conference on Sunday.Downing Street sources confirmed Johnson is not yet on a ventilator - but was moved to intensive care to be near one if needed. Some medical experts forecasting this course of action is now "very likely".Two thirds of patients in intensive care with coronavirus are sedated and put on a ventilator within 24 hours of arriving as the illness attacks their lungs.But last night one doctor told The Times Johnson w...

Dr. Tamsin Lewis is a medical doctor, qualified with honours from King's College London and Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital, with a specific interest in targeted lifestyle and nutritional interventions for improving health-span. Dr. Lewis was also a pro triathlete and became an Ironman Champion in 2014 – winning Ironman UK on her first attempt at the distance. Despite a clear and continuous passion for her health and wellness, Dr. Lewis fell ill to the novel COVID-19 virus on March 14th, 2020. In this podcast episode, host Geoffrey Woo digs into Dr. Lewis' unfortunate experience battling the coronavirus. Dr. Lewis shares helpful information she has gathered from her personal experience, including a time-table of the symptoms she recognized, how wearable biometric devices such as the Oura Ring were valuable, and how she responded taking the various pharmaceuticals (such as hydroxychloroquine) prescribed to her. You can follow Dr. Lewis and her continuing recovery story on her Twitter (https://twitter.com/sportiedoc) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sportiedoc/). We apologize in advance for the less-than-ideal audio quality. You can download a transcription of the episode here: https://go.hvmn.com/episode-151-transcription -------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit H.V.M.N. here: https://www.hvmn.com/pod Join the Official H.V.M.N. Podcast Discord Server by filling out this quick survey: https://go.hvmn.com/discordsurvey Send a message to podcast@hvmn.com with feedback, questions, and guest suggestions!

Dr Nicola Keay BA, MB (Cantab), MB, BChir, MRCP, studied medicine at Cambridge University, with clinical attachments including sports medicine clinics in Australia and University of Geneva. After gaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, Nicky trained in endocrinology. As a Research Fellow at St Thomas’ Hospital, she was part of the international medical team which developed an anti-doping test for growth hormone. With sport medicine grants, Nicky researched and published on the training effects on the endocrine system. More recent publications include those on competitive male cyclists and relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S). Currently, Nicky is an Honorary Fellow at Durham University in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences researching the risk of RED-S in dancers and athletes. Nicky wrote the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) educational website Health4Performance on RED-S. She is the medical advisor to Scottish Ballet, part of multidisciplinary team at EN:SPIRE clinic for dancers and athletes and Chief Medical Officer of Forth Edge, providing medical interpretation of blood tests to athletes. Nicky frequency writes blogs for the British Journal of Sport Medicine (BJSM), such as “Of Mice and Men…” In this podcast, I asked Nicky about the energy availability questionnaire that she has developed, her personal experiences and thoughts on reversibility and treatment for amenorrhoea, the lack of research on women within medicine, her current research and her future plans. www.nickykeayfitness.com Selected Publications Clinical evaluation of education relating to nutrition and skeletal loading in competitive male road cyclists at risk of relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S): 6-month randomised controlled trial Keay N, Francis G, Entwistle I, Hind K, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2019 Infographic. Energy availability: Concept, control and consequences in relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) Keay N, Francis G, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019 Low energy availability assessed by a sport-specific questionnaire and clinical interview indicative of bone health, endocrine profile and cycling performance in competitive male cyclists Keay N, Francis G, Hind K, BMJ Open Sports and Exercise Medicine, 2018 Growth hormone (GH) effects on bone and collagen turnover in healthy adults and its potential as a marker of GH abuse in sports: A double blind, placebo-controlled study, Keay N, Longobardi S, Ehrnborg C et al., Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2000) 85(4) 1505-1512 Bone mineral density in professional female dancers, Keay N, Blake G, Fogleman I, British Journal of Sports Medicine (1997) 31(2) 143-147

Jane Collier is an Occupational Therapist at Guys and St Thomas Hospital in London. She wrote a leaflet on the pitfalls of chest breathing. https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/resources/patient-information/therapies/abdominal-breathing.pdf If you are doing costal breathing and experiencing anxiety, panic attacks then listening to this podcast will change your stuttering life. If you are having relapses like an addict then you have to change you and not be addicted for a fix for fluency by attending a refresher. If you are holding your breath like a deep sea diver then you should also listen to change your stuttering life.

This episode of the podcast features a live panel discussion from the 2019 Heart of the Community Conference on what the justice system can do to tackle violence and abuse committed against retailers. The panellists are Dr Emmeline Taylor (City University of London), Joe Rutlidge (One Stop), Jayne King (Guys and St Thomas Hospital) and Dame Vera Baird (Victims Commissioner). 

As scientists increasingly discover the central role that gut bacteria play in our overall health, it’s tempting to believe the seemingly daily headlines suggesting the next gut wonder foods to revitalise everything from your weight to mental wellbeing. But, the science has a way to go before we know exactly what nutrition is best for your gut, so joining me to help translate exactly what we know today is Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London and Consultant Physician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. Tim leads the largest microbiome project in the UK, which makes him ideally placed to sift fact from fiction on gut health’s wonder foods, probiotics, prebiotics and exactly what changes to your diet can genuinely boost your health. For more information, visit Rhitrition.com and Instagram.com/Rhitrition.

As scientists increasingly discover the central role that gut bacteria play in our overall health, it’s tempting to believe the seemingly daily headlines suggesting the next gut wonder foods to revitalise everything from your weight to mental wellbeing. But, the science has a way to go before we know exactly what nutrition is best for your gut, so joining me to help translate exactly what we know today is Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London and Consultant Physician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. Tim leads the largest microbiome project in the UK, which makes him ideally placed to sift fact from fiction on gut health’s wonder foods, probiotics, prebiotics and exactly what changes to your diet can genuinely boost your health. For more information, visit Rhitrition.com and Instagram.com/Rhitrition.

As scientists increasingly discover the central role that gut bacteria play in our overall health, it’s tempting to believe the seemingly daily headlines suggesting the next gut wonder foods to revitalise everything from your weight to mental wellbeing. But, the science has a way to go before we know exactly what nutrition is best for your gut, so joining me to help translate exactly what we know today is Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London and Consultant Physician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. Tim leads the largest microbiome project in the UK, which makes him ideally placed to sift fact from fiction on gut health’s wonder foods, probiotics, prebiotics and exactly what changes to your diet can genuinely boost your health. For more information, visit Rhitrition.com and Instagram.com/Rhitrition.

Have you ever wondered which are the most poisonous plants in your house and garden? Do you know how plant toxins work and how to handle poisonous plants safely? What are we, as gardeners, most at risk of when dealing with our beloved plants? And which risks are sometimes blown out of proportion? Join me as I speak to botanist Dr Liz Dauncey about poisonous plant facts, myths and interesting cases. And if you’re particularly fascinated by the macabre and want to find out the most gruesome way to go, plus which poisons are untraceable, listen on!   About Dr Elizabeth A. Dauncey Liz is a botanist with a PhD in Plant Taxonomy during which she undertook a taxonomic revision of Dendrobium section Pedilonum, a group of orchids from South-East Asia. She spent most of her career as a botanical toxicologist working for the Poisons Unit of Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital in London, on joint initiatives with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  Her work involved developing strategies and products to reduce the number of poisoning incidents involving plants, and to improve the identification of plants by treatment centres. She worked with the Horticultural Trades Association on their 'Harmful?' campaign that introduced a list of 117 plants on sale in garden centres that should carry warnings on their pot labels. Liz subsequently spent four years with Kew’s Medicinal Plant Names Services, which enables effective communication about medicinal plants in health, regulation and research. She now works freelance, writing books, providing information and advice about plant toxicity, and undertaking poisonous plant surveys.   Liz is author of Poisonous Plants: A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers (Kew Publishing, 2010) and co-author of Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World’s Most Poisonous Plants (Kew Publishing, 2018). Plants That Kill is now also available in German, Dutch, Italian and Japanese! She is currently co-authoring a follow-on book called Plants That Cure, due to be published in 2020, which looks in particular at the plants from which pharmaceutical drugs have been developed. There are also plans for a revised and updated edition of her Poisonous Plants guide that will be expanded to include plants that are poisonous to pets.    Links: Poisonous Plants: A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers (Kew Publishing, 2010) - out of print at the publisher but still available online: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Poisonous-Plants-Parents-Childcare-Providers/dp/184246406X/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g8682124849?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0&ie=UTF8  Plants That Kill: A Natural History of the World’s Most Poisonous Plants (Kew Publishing, 2018) - widely available  https://shop.kew.org/plants-that-kill-a-natural-history-of-the-world-s-most-poisonous-plants   Horticultural Trades Association - Code of practice for potentially harmful plants, downloadable list  https://hta.org.uk/resourceLibrary/code-of-practice-for-potentially-harmful-plants.html Kew’s Medicinal Plant Names Services - plant name portal  https://mpns.science.kew.org/mpns-portal/     Twitter - @liz_dauncey    Get in touch; Email podcast@rootsandall.co.uk  Website www.rootsandall.co.uk  Twitter @rootsandall Instagram rootsandallpod   Patreon Link; Help us keep the podcast free & independent! Donate as much or as little as you like at https://www.patreon.com/rootsandall 

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Bernard Prendergast from St Thomas' Hospital, London. They discuss his recent publication in Heart concerning the ability of the stethoscope to detect important valve disease in asymptomatic primary care patients. They also cover POCUS, the feasibility of screening elderly patients for valve disease and whether Bernard still uses a stethoscope in real life. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. Also, please consider leaving us a review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2 Link to published paper: Primary paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/24/heartjnl-2018-313082 Editorial: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/24/heartjnl-2018-313474 The Oxvalve study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216199/

What would it be like to have your ability to communicate verbally taken away from you? In today’s episode of Communicator, Sharon Moore, a speech pathologist and founder of the company Well Spoken. Sharon has 37 years of clinical experience as a Speech Pathologist in Australia and overseas, across a range of clinical settings, including: Education Department, Child Psychiatry, Independent Schools Board, Cochlear Ltd., Private Practice, School for Hearing Impaired, The Canberra Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital in Westminster, London. She has worked with adults, teens and children, with a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders.Shares shares with us what it’s like for patients who lose their ability to communicate or struggle to cultivate the gift of communication. She talks about the muscles and airways that make communication possible as well as the obstructions that can make it impossible along with the many facets that make up communication we take for granted. Along the way, Sharon will also discusses personal branding, why it's so important and the reason most businesses get it wrong. These fascinating insights are also mixed with::What makes up 70% of our overall communication. (And it's not our words.)The year of life when humans learn the mostWhat communication is to a speech pathologistThe evolutionary reason our facial muscles and airways govern our communicationWhy you should never say the same thing the same way twiceWhat a larynx is and why it's so crucial to your communicationHow Jason picks out all his guestsThe key to taking great photos even if you only have an iPhoneThe most important part of developing a personal brandWhat Jason hates most about his business Links:Sharon Moore-WebsiteSharon Moore- FacebookSharon Moore-Lihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-moore-2b050b16/nkedin

There are many myths about recovery from a heart attack. The most dangerous is that exercise is too risky. The truth is that for most people, they should be doing much more exercise, not less. Patrick Doherty, Professor of Cardiovascular Health at York University and lead author for the National Audit of Cardiac Rehab tells Dr Mark Porter that 70,000 people who should be accessing life saving cardiac rehabilitation therapy are missing out. The answer? Don't blame the patients but improve the design of rehab packages, he says. Inside Health visits a rehab session at Charing Cross Hospital in London and hears from cardiac patients about the impact of supported exercise programmes on their health. A group of psychiatrists, psychologists and patients have complained to the Royal College of Psychiatrists about the withdrawal effects of antidepressants. They say claims that side effects are resolved, for the majority of patients, within a few weeks of stopping treatment are false and in fact, many people suffer unpleasant, frightening symptoms for much longer. Inside Health's Dr Margaret McCartney looks at the evidence. We're all familiar with hearing aids, amplifiers which boost volume in a failing ear. And you might have heard of cochlear implants which, in people too deaf for aids, can be used to send signals directly to the inner part of the ear, and on to the brain. But in the future we're likely to hear more about middle ear implants, devices implanted because the outer ear hasn't developed properly. ENT surgeons at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London, Professor Dan Jiang and Harry Powell, have performed a middle ear implant on the UK's youngest ever patient, Charlotte Wright was just three years old when she had this pioneering treatment. Producer: Fiona Hill.

Rickets was eradicated from the UK after World War Two but "The English Disease", as rickets has long been known, is back. Two children have died of this completely preventable disease in the past two years. Dr Mark Porter talks to paediatrician Dr Benjamin Jacobs at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore about the importance of Vitamin D supplementation and calcium for proper bone growth. He meets Zana, whose toddler son was diagnosed with rickets six months ago and talks to Dr Priscilla Julies, paediatrician from the Royal Free Hospital in London about the forthcoming British Paediatric Surveillance Unit survey of the disease. Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist Dr Wolfgang Hogler from Birmingham Children's Hospital tells Mark that the UK's record of vital Vitamin D supplementation is woeful compared to our European neighbours and warns that unless rickets is given a higher priority, more lives will be lost. The number of drug related deaths has soared in recent years and this is against a background of growing concern about the misuse of prescription medicines - particularly morphine type painkillers - and the burgeoning popularity of novel psychoactive substances like spice and mamba. But this changing drugs scene has been accompanied by changing attitudes and approaches to what helps addicts recover. A new European survey - in England, Scotland, Belgium and the Netherlands - led by David Best, Professor of Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University aims to map what has helped people out of their drug addiction and he tells Mark this will better shape policy and services. Advances in pacemaker technology mean that many people who are prone to life-threatening heart rhythm disturbances, will have, inside their chests, their own internal defibrillators, known as implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs. These tiny devices, not much bigger than a matchbox, sit in the upper chest and monitor the heart. When they detect a problem they automatically deliver a shock, direct to the organ. This is life-saving technology but arrhythmia specialist nurse, Sharlene Hogan from St Thomas' Hospital in London six years ago set up a support group for patients with ICDs, because she realised that there was enormous anxiety about when the device might fire. The group meets three to four times a year and Inside Health reports from their most recent get together. Producer: Fiona Hill.

Science sleuths Drs Rutherford & Fry take on everyday mysteries and solve them with the power of science. Two cases in this episode concerning the inner workings of our bodies, and not for the faint hearted! The Broken Stool "Science tells us that our body houses microbial organisms. Then how much our weight is really our weight? If I am overweight, is it because of my own body cells or excess microflora?" asks Ajay Mathur from Mumbai in India. Adam bravely sends off a personal sample to the 'Map My Gut' project at St Thomas' Hospital to have his microbes mapped. Prof Tim Spector reveals the shocking results - a diet of fried breakfasts and fizzy drinks has left his guts in disarray. But help is at hand to makeover his bacterial lodgers. Science writer Ed Yong, author of 'I Contain Multitudes', reveals how much our microbes weigh. We're just beginning to discover the vast array of vital functions they perform, from controlling our weight, immune system and perhaps even influencing our mood and behaviour. A Code in Blood "Why do we have different blood types?" asks Doug from Norfolk in the UK. The average adult human has around 30 trillion red blood cells, they make up a quarter of the total number of cells in the body. We have dozens of different blood groups, but normally we're tested for just two - ABO and Rhesus factor. Adam and Hannah delve into the gory world of blood and the early history of blood transfusions, to discover why we have blood groups and how they differ around the world. Featuring interviews with Dr Jo Mountford, from the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service and immunologist Dr Sheena Cruikshank from the University of Manchester. If you have any Curious Cases for the team to solve please email curiouscases@bbc.co.uk. Presenters: Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry Producer: Michelle Martin Image: Illustration of red blood cells in a blood vessel. Copyright: Science Photo Library

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Dr. Ronak Rajani from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London. They discuss the clinical trials and applications of FFR CT. Link to published paper: http://heart.bmj.com/content/103/15/1216.long

Dr Paul Fields (Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK) and Dr Andrew Davies (University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK) discuss developing treatments in non hodgkin lymphoma at BSH 2015. They cover the current developments and evolving drugs, inhibitors, and their thoughts and opinions regarding ethics and toxicity of the treatments.

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd is joined by Dr Jubin Joseph from St Thomas’ Hospital, London. They discuss a new section in Heart, aimed particularly at cardiology trainees and fellows, called Cardiology in Focus. They also highlight the attractiveness of cardiology as a specialty as well as some of the current challenges that it faces.

Dr Margaret McCartney reviews advice to pregnant women concerned about the Zika virus while Andrew Shennan, Professor of Obstetrics at King's College and St Thomas' Hospital in London tells Dr Mark Porter about the risks of infection closer to home - chicken pox. One in every one thousand babies born in the UK has congenital talipes, or club foot. This is where the foot points inwards and downwards, the sole facing backwards. But thanks to the late Ignatio Ponseti, an orthopaedic surgeon from Iowa in the USA, 95% of children born with club foot will make a complete recovery. Dr Ponseti was concerned about the low success rate of surgical treatment, which often resulted in life-long pain and stiffness and a 50% chance of recurrence. He developed a new technique in the 1960's that involves stretching the foot, holding it in plaster casts and eventually braces. The problem was that nobody believed him and it wasn't until the early 2000's that his technique became the new gold standard for club foot treatment - the news spread by his patients and their parents using the internet. Mark visits the club foot clinic at The Royal London Hospital, which sent a team, led by consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Manoj Ramachandran to study with Dr Ponseti at his Iowan clinic. Mark meets Hannah, whose 8 week old baby, Penelope, is just beginning treatment and hears from Claire, whose son, Lucas, now four years old, has, post-treatment, two perfect feet. Professor of Endocrine Hypertension at Queen Mary University London, Morris Brown, gives more details about the test for Conn's Syndrome - which could account for as many as one in ten cases of high blood pressure. And Inside Health listener Howard, calls on Mark to settle a teeth cleaning dispute between him and his wife. Should you brush before or after breakfast? The British Dental Association's Chief Scientific Officer, Professor Damian Walmsley adjudicates.

Starting with the 1928 Thames flood http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2706

James Day and Segun Olusanya interview Dr Nicholas Barrett, a consultant in ICM at St Thomas' Hospital involved in the severe hypoxia service.

Cathy Ison (director of the Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Laboratory, HPA) talks to David Barlow (consultant physician at the Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, St Thomas’ Hospital) about the future of treating and testing for gonorrhoea.

Prof Hughes discusses antiphospholipid syndrome, also called Hughes syndrome, where blood clotting in arteries and veins in pregnant women causes a lack of oxygen to reach the foetus causing miscarriages. Using blood tests, this syndrome can be identified and treated very quickly using 75mg of aspirin during the pregnancy. The success rate in treating Hughes syndrome is now 90 percent. Prof Hughes also discusses the Hughes Syndrome Foundation, which offers information on the syndrome.

Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us. Professor Jeremy Pearson, Associate Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation, discusses with Mark new research that suggests that giving heart attack victims drugs to ease their chest pain could hamper the heart's ability to heal itself. The standard approach to appendicitis is to remove the inflamed organ. But a new review argues that antibiotics could be an alternative to surgery in some cases. Dileep Lobo, Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the University of Nottingham, explains his team's findings. GP Margaret McCartney is on her soapbox about sick notes, following regulatory pressure from Europe that could allow people who fall ill on holiday getting compensatory time off work. Dr Kamran Abbasi, Editor of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, looks into the evidence that the change from sick notes to fit notes two years ago has had an impact on people returning to work. Mark visits the pathology laboratories at St Thomas' Hospital in London to find out from Senior Biomedical Scientist Diane Murley how blood is analysed. And Dr Andrew Moore from the Pain Research Unit at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford talks about which over the counter painkillers are likely to work best for acute pain. Producer: Deborah Cohen.

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the physician, philosopher, novelist and poet Professor Raymond Tallis. His specialism is the care of elderly patients - it's an area that he combines with his philosophical interest in considering what it is that makes humans unique - all part, as he says, of 'unpacking the miracle of everyday life'. He was one of five children brought up in modest circumstances in Liverpool. A bright child, he studied at Oxford and then St Thomas' Hospital although he acknowledges that his father was always disappointed that he had become a doctor - thinking it rather a shabby profession compared to his own preference for mathematics. Throughout much of his working life he rose before dawn in order to squeeze in time for his writing before he started his clinical work and in 2000 he was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of his contribution to medical research. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: The first movement of String Quintet in C Major by Franz Schubert Book: Being and Time by Martin Heidegger Luxury: A video of a day in the life of his family.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the function and significance of memory. The great writer of remembrance, Marcel Proust, declared “We are able to find everything in our memory, which is like a dispensary or chemical laboratory in which chance steers our hand, sometimes to a soothing drug and sometimes to a dangerous poison”. The memory is vital to life and without it we could not be the people we are, but can it really contain the sum of all our experience? Is it a repository constantly mounting events waiting to be plucked to consciousness, or if not, then under what criteria are memories turfed out?With Martin Conway, Professor of Psychology at Durham University; Mike Kopelman, Professor of Neuropsychiatry at King's College London and St Thomas’ Hospital; Kim Graham, Senior Scientist at the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss pain; something of which everyone has an individual experience. What causes it, how do we cope with it, what mechanisms are involved, what is the traditional view of pain and how is that being challenged today? Do we experience pain in the same way and how is emotional pain different from physical pain? What can our experience of pain tell us about ourselves and human consciousness? Is each individual human experience unique or are there experiences we can say apply across all of human consciousness? Is science a blunt instrument for examining subjective experience?With Patrick Wall, Professor of Physiology at St Thomas’ Hospital, London and author of Pain: The Science of Suffering; Semir Zeki, Professor of Neurobiology at University College, London.