Our special guest this week is the Food Medic, aka Dr Hazel Wallace, who answers a listener's question about cutting out sugar - and analyses Alex's pre-Love Island crash diet. Also on the show we discuss how to overcome a fear of needles, how long cannabis can last in the body, and why people's hands go white when it's cold.

Needle phobias, crash diets & drug tests (feat. Dr Hazel Wallace)

One of the nation’s most popular TV doctors, Alex George, speaks to healthcare professionals who have gone above and beyond to care for their patients. 

An A&E doctor at the height of this pandemic, Alex talks to an inspiring range of guests, giving us unique insight and exclusive access to those who often work in dangerous or austere environments. 

This series is about celebrating healthcare heroes and telling their stories. 

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What can a backpack tell you about the air that you breathe?   In this special bonus edition, Dr Alex chats to Dyson’s Vice President of Environmental Care, Alex Knox, to hear about the company’s work investigating air quality during lockdown.   The international study looked at what effect reduced congestion and human movement might have in cities around the world.   Find out how Dr Alex was able to contribute to the data as part of his daily commute.   Thank you to Dyson for sponsoring this episode of The Waiting Room with Dr Alex.   For more information on the research go to www.dyson.co.uk/newsroom

The True Impact of Lockdown on Air Quality with Dyson’s Alex Knox

We may be in the middle of a pandemic but babies are still being born. Midwives have had to rethink and adjust how they do things but maternity services are open and caring for women twenty four hours a day. Alex catches up with Midwife Naghmeh Teymourian-Yates to hear about her experiences working during the Covid-19 crisis as the Labour Ward Co-ordinator at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex. Content warning: contains references to births, emergency medical procedures, mental health In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here. If you want to get in touch, please email askdralexgeorge@gmail.com Thanks to Co op Health for sponsoring this series of The Waiting Room. Don't forget to download the Co op Health app today. https://www.instagram.com/midwifenaghmeh/

Pregnancy & Giving Birth in a Pandemic with Midwife Naghmeh

Dr Alex learns more about what it's been like to work as a nurse in adult critical care through the Covid-19 crisis with Senior Sister Becky Ellis-Smith from the Royal London Hospital.   Caring for the sickest patients, with case numbers increasing through the second wave, Becky talks honestly about the kind of pressures staff are facing as they are pushed to the limit.   Content warning: contains references to intensive care trauma and treatments, maternal death, losing a baby, death, bereavement, mental health   In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.   If you want to get in touch, please email askdralexgeorge@gmail.com   For more information on Frontline19   Thanks to Co op Health for sponsoring this series of The Waiting Room. Don't forget to download the Co op Health app today.

Life & Death in Intensive Care with Nurse Becky Ellis-Smith

Dr Lisa Cunningham is an emergency doctor who specialises in pre hospital care. She works with the air ambulance service, flying in a helicopter to bring life saving skills straight to the scene of those in need of urgent care. From cardiac arrests and road accidents to stabbings, Lisa tells Alex what it's really like treating some of the most critically ill patients before they get to hospital. Content warning: contains references to emergency medical procedures and trauma injuries In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here. If you want to get in touch, please email askdralexgeorge@gmail.com Thanks to Co op Health for sponosring this series of The Waiting Room. Don't forget to download the Co op Health app today.

Needle phobias, crash diets & drug tests (feat. Dr Hazel Wallace)

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