Radiotherapy

On this episode of Radiotherapy, the doctorial team was joined by Associate Professor Tom Kotsimbos, a specialist in lung transplantation and cystic fibrosis and the Head of infection and immunity research at The Alfred Hospital to discuss what doctors can learn from fine art. Hi everybody! Doctor Nick, respected GP, with far too many hobbies to list, also joined the crew to discuss Herpes, and its evolution in medical history. They also discussed medical news about the NHS crisis.

This week Dr David Bradford is in the studio to discuss his life as a gay doctor intimately involved in the HIV epidemic and his new book Tell Me I'm Ok: A Doctor's Story. Plus the team takes a look at how some people can eat anything and stay slim, and whether bicarb soda is the gaffer tape of healthcare.

This week Panel Beater, Dr. Malice and Rainbow Doc had a visit fromMelanie Scott and her Service Dog, Paddington, who talked about the use of therapy and service dogs with people with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This lead into a discussion about the irreversible effects of trauma on the body and the mind and the way that the medical profession is changing to better understand complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD.)

This week the team discuss the latest in health news, including the world mosquito program which aims to eradicate mosquito born diseases and the recent repeal of anti-abortion laws in Ireland. Dr. Nadia Chaves of Behaviour Works visits the studio to discuss her PhD focussed on person-centred care and how people are treated as patients.

Join Dr. Dolittle and Panel Beater as they discuss the recent ebola outbreak, why you won't get arthritis from cracking your knuckles and other health news. Plus, music therapist and musician Stephen Skov talks about how he helps people with cancer and Katherine Lorenz, chief lawyer at Monash Health, talks Law Week.

A big show this week with an all female, all mum panel for Mother's Day. Talking about the core beliefs had about motherhood that often lead to distress and how mother's day is an incredibly hard day for many. And also the 'first 1000 days of life'? The doctors are looking at whether there's evidence for all the hype.

This week the doctors discuss Johann Hari's thoughts about disconnectedness in modern society, more on the effect of sugar and how ways thesugar corporations have influence ondietitians and a look into films Frozen and Inside Out on the context of giving children more of an understanding about their emotions and the parts they play in modern society.

This week the doctors talk to very special guests: Dr Deborah Neesham, gynecological oncologist and cancer surgeon andAssociate Professor Edwina Wright, an infectious diseases consultant and researcher specialsing in HIV and so much more.

This week the doctors ask some big questions: Do your eating habits affect your relationships? What about vice versa? And which flu vaccine should you get this year (there are three to choose from). Plus special guests, Kate Thompson, the manager of ONTrac - the adolescent cancer service at Peter Mac, in to talk about the unique challenges 15 to 25 year olds face when diagnosed with cancer.

This week, our resident Emergency Room Physician, Lolly Doc, will be telling us why he believes Private Health is a huge problem today. Also talking with Dr Malice about how to recognise dissociation in children and adolescents in light of a new book that's just come out.