This Medical Life podcast

A podcast about the (hi)stories of medicine. Nominated for Best Education category in 2022 for the Australian Podcast Awards #auspodcastawards

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Finalist for 2022 #auspodcastawards

Best education category

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Congratulations to:

Rise of the Superbugs @RSuperbugs
The Fact Detectives @kinderlingradio
This Medical Life @DrTravisBrown

for being shortlisted in the #auspodcastawards Best Education Podcast category. (2/2) View the full
shortlist at https://t.co/2HXE0DwfEt

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Out tomorrow

Ep 42: The DNA double helix discovery
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We discuss the DNA double helix discovery story of Watson, Crick, Wilkins & Franklin

Special guest Prof Nathaniel Comfort who wrote a recent article in Nature about Rosalind Franklins critical role

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Episode 40 @ThisMedicalLife #podcast

Recessive genes & Carrier screening

An important discussion for doctors & prospective parents/patients to have

#ThisMedLife podcast is freely available on all podcasting services & Spotify

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Dive into the Andrew Wakefield medical fraud that misled the world by claiming the MMR vaccine caused autism, in an extended chat with the journalist who uncovered the truth, Brian Deer. It’s a special #Adelaide show with @DrTravisBrown’s #ThisMedicalLife https://t.co/iEF6WWwYn0

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Ep 36 Barrett Oesophagitis

Named after Dr Norman Barrett➡️initially thought it was due this a congenitally short oesophagus

With Dr @TristanRutland7 (GI Pathologist) & Dr Milan Bassan (Gastroenterologist)

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Autoimmune thyroid disease

Hashimoto disease

Described by Hakaru Hashimoto in a German journal 1912

4 middle aged women who had a thyroidectomy with lymphoid infiltration

‘Struma lymphomatosa’
➡️became Hashimoto disease

Image 1 original article

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35 episodes (80 if you include #ThisPathLife #podcast)

Our guests include authors, doctors, specialists, and researchers

Get up to date in the most entertaining way possible

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Professor Ian Frazer pioneered the development of the first cervical cancer vaccine

We speak to him about his research, the vaccine, and his career.

#HPV #cervicalcancer #MedTwitter #PathTwitter

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The murder of a young woman in New York City (1964) shocked the public. In the early hours of the morning, she was attacked by a man with a knife.

No one came to her help.

Ep 34: Mind games | Psychology from the 60s

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Our special guest is Professor Simon Dimmitt, a Physician in General and Cardiovascular Medicine. He has released a website providing evidence-based prescribing for Doctors.

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Episode 31 BRCA (cont)

We continue our discussion about the BReast CAncer (BRCA) genes

This episode includes special guests:
-Prof Nick Murray (Medical Oncology)
-Dr Eryn Dow (Med Onc/Clinical Cancer Genetist)

Histology (below): Breast Cancer of a patient BRCA +ve
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The Screaming Mummy

When Ramesses III tomb was discovered, an unusual mummy was near the Kings chamber

-Not cleaned
-Organs left in place
-Stuffed in a wooden box
-Wrapped in goatskin

Who was this?

Ep 5 #ThisMedLife #podcast
Egyptian Mummification

https://t.co/uir03KyFRl

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Out now

Episode 30 BRCA | BReast CAncer genes

1866
Pierre Paul Broca (French physician) recognised a terrifying disease in his wife’s family ➡️ breast cancer

Over 150 years later, we have learned the significance of what Pierre saw and tried to grasp

https://t.co/Id5dBYpPbM

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Ep 29: Dupuytren contracture

Also known as:
Curse of the MacCrimmons
Celtic hand
Viking disease

Special guests:
Dr Paul van Minnen (Plastic surgeon)
Dr Sarah Shepard (Pathologist)

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Snake oil

Chinese immigrants to the U.S. in the 1800s brought Oil from the Chinese Water Snake

It was rich with omega-3 acids with anti inflammation properties

Clark Stanley “Rattlesnake King” sold Snake Oil to US public ➡️ 20 yrs

But his product did not contain any Snake Oil

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‘Resusci Anne’ doll

‘L'Inconnue de la Seine’ (unknown woman of the Seine) was a young woman who had ?drowned in the Ricer Seine 1880s

The Dr found her beauty captivating➡️ made a wax death mask

Became the face of CPR teaching/practice doll 1960s

‘Most kissed face’ of all time

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Ep19 #ThisMedLife #podcast

Gout

~3% adults (rare children)
Caused by persistent hyperuricaemia

3 classic clinical stages
-Gout flares
-Intercritical gout
-Chronic arthritis & tophaceous gout

⬆️ evidence of systemic effects: renal damage, cardiac, HTN, fatty liver, obesity

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#ThisMedLife Christmas post

The iconic image of Santa Claus was drawn by Thomas Nast in 1863 from the US Civil War

Images show Santa giving gifts to the Union (North) army

The classic drawing of Santa is from 1881 ➡️carrying a military backpack, dress sword & army belt buckle

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And we’re back

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Ep 28: War & Medicine

Our special guest is Dr Dan Pronk who completed SAS selection and worked with Special Forces with four tours of Afghanistan

This is the story of War & Medicine

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The dawn of abdominal surgery

1809
Jane Todd Crawford (45y)

Jane consulted Dr McDowell for a suspected long overdue pregnancy

It was an ovarian tumour

Dr agreed to operate
~30min➡️no anaesthetic
Jane prayed & sang hymns

Survived
22lbs/10kg tumour

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American Civil War | Battle of Shiloh

Medics noted that some injured men had ‘glowing’ wounds

Called ‘angel’s glow’➡️men survived better than others

Wounds had been inflected by a worm H. bacteriophora with luminescent bacteria that inhibited other bacteria ⬆️ survival