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.”
Bats and Rabies; Hip Dysplasia in babies; Online health tips; Clinical Law
Anti-inflammatories and ovulation; Probiotics and Parkinson's; Blood interval and patient forums online
Declining male fertility, Diagnosing urinary tract infections in the elderly, Guide to health websites
Obesity and Cancer campaign; Intelligent liver function tests; Getting reliable information from websites
Deprescribing
Moving the goalposts in research, Involving parents in the care of premature babies, Feedback
E-cigs, Prehabilitation before surgery, Hospital safety
CBD oil, Dental phobia, Gout
Deprescribing long-term opioids, Diagnosing concussion
Home fetal heart monitoring, Deconditioning in hospital, Alcohol harm paradox, Pre-eclampsia feedback
Online GP consultations, Pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer?
Migraine, Iron overload, Redefining low-risk cancers
Genes and confidentiality; sore throats and cancer; diet for epilepsy; shaving for hospital drips
Unproven IVF add-ons; Running injuries; DNA analysis on the NHS
Conflict of interest, Living with a stoma, Diet books
Drug shortages, Eye drops for myopia, Is muscle more dense than fat? Sarcopenia
High Blood Pressure
Blood pressure pills and cancer, Aortic aneurysm repair, Sinks and hospital infection
Epipens & Autoinjectors; Meningitis B Bedside Test; Age Related Macular Degeneration
France Delists Alzheimer's Drugs, Quality of Life After Hip Fracture, Prostate Cancer
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