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.”
Southampton update; health anxiety; death certifications; fast-track drug screening
Covid-19 drug trial; Mental health alone; Southampton update; Antarctica's lockdown lessons
Covid-19 and moral injury; Asthma; Southampton update; Mental health services
Dispatches from University Hospital Southampton; Covid-19 and loss of smell; intensive care access; coronavirus home care
COVID-19 PPE; Secondary Pneumonia; Viral Load; Trauma Care in Fort William
Covid-19 Intensive Care Beds; Ibuprofen; Laser and Glaucoma; Faecal Incontinence
Coronavirus Special
Cigarette Filters; Sepsis
Air Pollution; Infectious Disease and Healthcare Staff; Hymenoplasty
Coronavirus Transmission; Breakfast; Women and Heart Attacks; Personal digital assistants
Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Coronavirus Vaccine; Unnecessary Vaginal Examinations; Compassion Fatigue
Coronavirus; Probiotics and Babies' gut health; Pill Organisers; Haemophilia therapy
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Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; over the counter gels for pain relief
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