What Your GP Doesn’t Tell You
Finalist in the recent 2024 Independent Podcast Awards, this fortnightly podcast reveals the stories from the world of medicine that others don’t, won’t or only very partially report. Aimed at both doctors and the public, it’s hosted by award winning medical journalist and former BBC producer Liz Tucker, who reports not just on the science but on the finance and money that can impact it. Liz asks what does the medical data actually tell us and why is this often interpreted and presented very differently? How do we know what information to trust and when should we ask our GP, but what’s the evidence? Follow Liz on Twitter at @lizctucker And on Substack on https://liztucker.substack.com Podcast Website: https://www.whatyourgpdoesnttellyou.com/
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Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Professor Karol Sikora, one of the world's leading cancer experts - an oncologist for 44 years and a past director of the WHO Cancer Programme - talks about his experience of treating cancer over the last four decades, and explains what cancer patients really need to know. He believes those who take an active interest in their care are in the strongest position to get the best treatment, so knowing how to navigate the health care system effectively can make a huge difference.
He talks about his experience in the UK's NHS, but much of his advice will be useful to patients in many other countries too.
What Your GP Doesn't Tell You is hosted by Liz Tucker an award winning medical journalist, and former BBC producer/director. You can find out more about Liz and the podcast at whatyourgpdoesnttellyou.com, subscribe to Liz's Substack newsletter with weekly podcast updates at liztucker.substack.com and follow Liz on Twitter at @lizctucker
And if you would like to support the podcast you can do so at patreon.com/whatyourgpdoesnttellyou.com
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Journalist Gabrielle Jackson reveals how the research for her book Pain and Prejudice uncovered just how little medical science understands the female body. Astonishingly, it turns out that most of what we know about human biology comes from the study of men, male animals and male cell lines.
Up until the 1990s, women were largely excluded from medical trials. The result of this is that there are many drugs in use today that were never trialled on women.
And in fact, eight out of ten drugs that were taken off the market by the US Food and Drug Administration between 1997 and 2000, were removed due to the greater health risks for women.
As Dr Janine Clayton, Head of the Office for Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health Center puts it: "We literally know less about every aspect of female biology compared to male biology".
What Your GP Doesn't Tell You is hosted by Liz Tucker an award winning medical journalist, and former BBC producer/director. You can find out more about Liz and the podcast at whatyourgpdoesnttellyou.com, subscribe to Liz's Substack newsletter with weekly podcast updates at liztucker.substack.com and follow Liz on Twitter at @lizctucker
And if you would like to support the podcast you can do so at patreon.com/whatyourgpdoesnttellyou.com
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Professor Joanna Moncrieff discusses the serotonin hypothesis, the evidence for the effectiveness of SSRIs, and the emerging data about SSRI sexual side effects.
What Your GP Doesn't Tell You is hosted by Liz Tucker an award winning medical journalist, and former BBC producer/director. You can find out more about Liz and the podcast at whatyourgpdoesnttellyou.com, subscribe to Liz's Substack newsletter with weekly podcast updates at liztucker.substack.com and follow Liz on Twitter at @lizctucker
And if you would like to support the podcast you can do so at patreon.com/whatyourgpdoesnttellyou.com