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A Medical Miscellany
A Medical Miscellany episodes
- The Bogus DoctorIn this episode we uncover a bogus orthopedic surgeon and try to decide exactly what a doctor is! Please note the ‘beeps’ in this episode are to ensure that we maintain confidentiality by removing names.
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15 min - Patients and SurgeonsIn episode two we find out what a patient is, and wince at the story of the man who removed his own kidney stone.
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16 min - Resurrectionists, Anatomy and the BodyBeware of discussions on human dissection!! This episode explores how surgeons got hold of bodies to learn about anatomy.
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16 min - Pain and the Placebo EffectPete suffers from a spot of arthritis and Sean has hurt himself skiing, so we chat about pain and the concept of the placebo effect.
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17 min - DiagnosisIn this episode we discuss how doctors make a diagnosis and Pete tells an anecdote about the Emperor Hirohito.
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16 min - More DiagnosisThe delights of diagnosis by urine are unveiled.
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15 min - The Circulation of the BloodGalen versus Harvey - What is going on with that red stuff that squirts out of your veins?
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16 min - Self-Experimenting DoctorsWe get sidetracked by an extremely gory anecdote before moving on to pay tribute to those brave (foolish?) doctors who experiment upon themselves.
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16 min - More Self ExperimentersIn this episode we meet some of Pete's medical heroes - more doctors who have risked everything to find a cure.
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14 min - Plagues and PestilenceThe Black Death and other equally gruesome content. Wear your mask.
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About A Medical Miscellany
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Join Dr Peter Kaye and Sean Aita for a light-hearted, occasionally gory, and hopefully fascinating trawl through medical history. Peter’s wide career in medicine has taken him to Saint Lucia, Mysore,…
the US and New Zealand. He has been working in palliative care for over 30 years having started in his profession alongside the founder of the hospice movement, Dame Cicely Saunders, at St. Christopher’s Hospice. As well as being Medical Director at a number of different hospice’s, Peter has written successful books on symptom control and on breaking bad news and has delivered lectures and workshops on those subjects as well as on team working, family support, spiritual care and communication skills.
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