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
Secrets of sewage science
A spoonful of sweetener
A good death with friends and family
Covid waves, Gene therapy for haemophilia B, New uses for old drugs
Are too many babies being diagnosed with cows' milk allergy?
Monkeypox, mind body connections, are children exercising less since Covid?
Medical language, chemo brain & heatwaves
How's your hay fever?
The Power of the Dog
Long Covid revisited
Multiple sclerosis and the Epstein Barr virus
Cervical screening, blood donation & measles
Rapid genome sequencing in the clinic
Can I take HRT forever & hydration myths
Pig organs for transplant patients
Covid boosters, Vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy, Group B strep
New therapies for sickle cell disease
Asthma inhalers and Covid antivirals
Omicron
New Year's Resolutions
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Good Mood Revolution
Global News Podcast
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
The Infinite Monkey Cage
You’re Dead to Me
Elis James and John Robins