In 2016, Niall McCann was left with a bruised spinal cord when he crashed his speed glider into the side of a mountain at 50mph.
He shares his journey to recovery and some unexpected life lessons he has had to navigate, from soiling himself in inconvenient places and not being able to control his flatulence, to having to re-learn how to have sex again.
We also hear from a Brecon Mountain Rescue medic on what looked like an “unsurvivable” situation and Niall’s surgeon on fixing his “exploded” spine. Presenter: Smitha Mundasad Producer: Gerry Holt Editor: Holly Squire
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
Remote and Rural Healthcare
When to take Blood Pressure Pills; ADHD; Recurrent Fevers; Head lice
Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; over the counter gels for pain relief
Zantac alert, Newborn brain injury, OTC guide, Surgery for reflux
Statins Over the Counter, Amyloidosis, Gene Silencing
Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing and Cancer; Thumb surgery
Prescription Charges; Acute Kidney Injury; MMR vaccine; Meningitis in Students
Singing for breathlessness, Aneurysms, Sunscreens and Myasthenia gravis
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