Saving Lives In Slow Motion

In this episode I look at some fun free tests you can do at home to take stock of your health and improve it at the same time.

VO2 max: https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthy-aging-and-longevity/vo2-max-what-is-it-and-how-can-you-improve-it

Queens College Step Test - how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQ5bawZpMo

Sit to Stand test: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250404-sit-to-stand-the-simple-test-that-reveals-how-youre-ageing

Buteyko breathing test (control pause): https://buteykoclinic.com/blogs/start-your-breathing-test/start-your-breathing-test

Reaction time test: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpkhcj6/revision/3

Stand on one leg with eyes closed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/35QytBYmkXJ4JnDYl9zYngb/why-you-should-stand-on-one-leg
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(TW: Sensitive topic).
In this episode I look at the juxtaposition of the human and clinical side of this topic which is not talked about enough.

Links:

Babies drama on BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002qkqt

Tommy's Research and support: https://www.tommys.org/our-research/our-research-centres/tommys-national-centre-miscarriage-research

SANDS: https://www.sands.org.uk/

Early Pregnancy Units: https://aepu.org.uk/units/

Hughes Syndrome: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/antiphospholipid-syndrome/

NHS miscarriage information: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/miscarriage/

Folic acid in pregnancy and MTHFR genes: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7776832/

Short and basic explanation of methylation: https://www.nutritionist-resource.org.uk/articles/what-is-methylation-and-why-does-it-matter
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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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