<p>GPs have been told to ask about their patients' sexual orientation as NHS England plans to record this data for everyone using the
service over the age of 16. Dr Google - are doctors' noses really being put out of joint by patients searching their
symptoms on the internet to come up with their own diagnoses? Hypermobility is being double jointed and
fle ... Show More
Aug 18
A new era for type 1 diabetes treatment
Insulin has been used to treat type 1 diabetes for more than a century but now there is a new treatment being rolled out on the NHS that can delay the onset of the disease for years. Alongside, screening is gathering pace, identifying those that could benefit. So, is this the beg ... Show More
27m 59s
Apr 2024
Hypermobility: a blessing or a curse?
Being more flexible than the average person can have its advantages, from being great at games such as Limbo to feeling smug in yoga class. But researchers are coming to understand that being hypermobile can also be linked to pain in later life, anxiety, and even long Covid. Made ... Show More
15m 1s
Jun 2025
Weight loss jab concerns, and crafty bribing caterpillars
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, weight loss jabs being prescribed by GPs in England, but do we know enough about the side effects? Also, a new simple test to replace endoscopies for patients with Barrett's oesophagus. And we hear from one of the engineers at the Vera Rub ... Show More
35m 31s
Oct 2025
Episode 240 -- October 2025 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician
Overuse of colorectal cancer screening (1:30), depression practice guideline (3:20), anticoagulation in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 (6:10), slipped capital femoral epiphysis (7:50), left atrial appendage closure in atrial fibrillation after ablation (11:30), and venous th ... Show More
19m 28s
Nov 2021
Trans and Non Binary Health in General Practice
<p>Drs Lisa and Sara talk to Dr Luke Wookey, Dr Joanna Bircher and Ava Bircher for an introduction to Trans and Non-Binary Health in General Practice. </p>
<p>We start with all important definitions, which leads us to talking about coding, healthcare records and a discussion abou ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 2023
Episode 184 -- June 2023 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (1:30), antidepressants in osteoarthritis (6:10), overdiagnosis of chronic kidney disease (8:00), infertility (10:20), Guardant Health Shield (14:50), and morning vs. bedtime medications for hypertension (17:50).
22m 22s
May 2022
Mortality mapped to electorates, prostate surgery and relationships, how doctors can better treat Indigenous patients
The risk of premature mortality has been mapped on to federal electorates and Australia's lack of response to the disparity contrasts with that of the UK.
The effects of prostate surgery affect the man and his partner—and sometimes it means a change to sexual function.
Doctors ca ... Show More
28m 34s
Jun 2023
Episode 183 -- June 2023 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician
Growth faltering and failure to thrive in children (1:30), integrated behavioral health (6:30), colon cancer screening (8:20), COVID risk stratification (11:10), COPD (14:00), and a hyperbilirubinemia guideline (19:50).
23m 35s