In this episode we’re taking a look at emergency medicine outside hospitals and surgeries – and meeting the people who save seriously-ill people in unusual places.
Smitha Mundasad goes on a rainy walk in the hills with the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team and meets the flying medics of London’s Air Ambulance. Will she have time for a chat before they get a call-out? We also hear from Sweden where they’re making lifesaving changes before the ambulance even arrives.
And from kombucha and kimchi to keffir and sourdough, fermented food and drink is everywhere. But as these foods have exploded in popularity, so have claims of health benefits, from digestion and gut health, to immunity and mood.
We start by trying some fermenting with chef Olia Hercules and then Smitha chats to fermented food “nerd” Professor Paul Cotter to sift through the evidence.
Next week’s Inside Health is all about the perimenopause – the time leading up to the menopause when oestrogen starts to drop. Why is it all still such a mystery?
Send us your questions – and we’ll put them to our panel. It’s insidehealth@bbc.co.uk
Presenter: Smitha Mundasad Producer: Gerry Holt Editor: Martin Smith Production co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris
Declared interests: Professor Paul Cotter: “Research in the Cotter laboratory has been funded by PrecisionBiotics Group, Friesland Campina, Danone and PepsiCo. Paul Cotter has also received funding to travel to or present at meetings by H&H, the National Dairy Council U.S., PepsiCo, Abbott, Arla and Yakult. In addition, he is the co-founder and CTO of SeqBiome Ltd., a provider of sequencing and bioinformatics services for microbiome analysis.”
Emergency abdominal surgery, Thermometers, Vitamins and dementia, Risk
Off-patent Drugs Bill, Pre-diabetes, Sepsis, All-cause mortality
Asthma inhalers, Knee arthroscopy, Pelvic girdle pain, Medically unexplained symptoms
Tax on sugary drinks, Low libido in women, Europe's largest robotic pharmacy
Gestational diabetes, Low-carb diets, Needle pain
Future of 7-day GP Access Pilots, Mers, Laughing Gas Health Risks
Cervical Screening in Older Women; Hepatitis E in Nepal; Enlarged Prostate; Significance
Flibanserin; Strokes in young people; Outdoor swimming; Research terminology - Causation v Association
Feedback on Teenage Pregnancy, Smoothies, AMD, Hospital Beds, Frailty, Feedback on Gallstones, Moles
Avastin, Peanut Allergy, Bowel Bacteria and Faecal Transplants
Cigarette Packets, Sex Education, Gallstones, Cosmetic Surgery
Saturated Fats, Moles, Egg Freezing
Drug Driving; End of Life Care; Smart Drugs
Heart and Exercise, Smoking and Alcohol, Weight Management, Hepatitis C
Low NHS morale; Flying when pregnant; Sugary drinks & menarche; FGM
NHS Satisfaction Survey; NHS & cancer; Headphones volume; P4 Medicine
Drugs link to dementia, Gluten-free, Heart disease in women, Social jetlag, Boilers on prescription
Mutant Flu, Weight-Loss Surgery, Young Men and Body Image, CVID, Dental Check-ups, Doctors' Example, Dry January Findings
Dry January and Nalmefene, PLAC Blood Test for Inflammation, Dental Check-ups
A&E in winter, Fruit juice, Opioid drugs and chronic pain, No evidence, Obesity
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