Saving Lives In Slow Motion

I thought in this episode I would acknowledge people living with rare diseases as they can be hard to diagnose and live with.

Links:

Batten Disease: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6018-batten-disease

Lorenzo's Oil: https://www.healthline.com/health/neurological-health/lorenzos-oil-does-it-work

Moya Moya Syndrome: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/moyamoya-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20355586

CRISPR gene technology: https://www.broadinstitute.org/what-broad/areas-focus/project-spotlight/questions-and-answers-about-crispr

Huntington’s Disease therapy: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro
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It’s the future of medicine but how does it work, what are its origins and how can we benefit from it? In this episode I look at the way medicine can be tailored to our health.

The work of Leroy Hood and P4 Medicine paper: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4204402/

The Human Genome Project: https://wellcome.org/insights/articles/human-genome-project-new-era-scientific-progress

NHS personalised medicine page: https://www.england.nhs.uk/healthcare-science/personalisedmedicine/

ApoB as a biomarker: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-05887-2

Gut-skin links (systems biology): https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01459/full

Leukaemia mutations: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6142505/

AI for healthcare: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/healthcare-ai/

Methylation (MTHFR gene): https://www.healthline.com/health/mthfr-gene

ApoE genes and Alzheimer’s risk: https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/news/apoe4-and-apoe3-gene-variants-linked-to-at-least-7-in-10-alzheimers-cases-study-suggests/

Statins and their effect on inflammation: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circresaha.116.308537

My book THE HEALTH FIX: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja/dp/1914239326/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

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Most people will have come across arrogance in the workplace but medicine is not an arena that it should have a place, or should it?

In this episode I look at the impact on patients, the public and the workforce.

Links:

Diagnostic errors and overconfidence: https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(08)00040-5/pdf

Curiosity as a cure for arrogance: https://bjgplife.com/clinical-curiosity-an-antidote-to-medical-arrogance/

Women and sexual assault in surgery: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66775015

Missed heart attacks: https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/heart-attacks-in-women

Medical errors: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10896093/

Models for feedback: https://www.ausmed.co.uk/learn/articles/giving-feedback

Data on NHS complaints: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/data-on-written-complaints-in-the-nhs
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Nostalgia is not strictly medical although it was coined a term of a condition of melancholy but in more recent years studies show that it may be a more important part of wellbeing than we thought.

Links:

Nostalgia as a disease: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X22002573

Clay Routledge: https://www.clayroutledge.com/

Nostalgia and wellbeing: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36669249/

Man’s Search For Meaning: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning

The past makes the present meaningful: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21787094/

Music and nostalgia: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/~crsi/Sedikides,

My own nostalgia tips: music, photos, places, journalling and rituals.
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Work is such a large part of most of our lives. Most of us spend more time at work than at home if you don’t count sleep at night. And many of us work from home. But how do we know if our work might be affecting our health and what can we do about it?

In this episode I look at some examples and give you a check list of what you can do.

Links:

Aviation and health: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/aviation/prevention/aircrew-cancer.html

Coal miners and lung disease: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bulletin/2023/mining-lung-disease.html

CTE from head injuries in rugby: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/cg5d9546zzeo

Jobs and personalities: https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2024/personality-traits-that-typify-job-roles-revealed

Job satisfaction: https://www.forbes.com/sites/barnabylashbrooke/2023/07/13/job-satisfaction-is-key-to-workplace-productivity-but-how-do-you-get-it/

Shift work: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/5-long-term-health-effects-shift-work

Setting boundaries at work: https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/boundaries-at-work

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