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A row has broken out among doctors about new cholesterol-lowering injection inclisiran. Some GPs refuse to prescribe it saying there's not enough evidence to say it's safe and effective.
Others, like Birmingham-based cardiologist Professor Derek Connolly, claims those who aren't on board are Luddites, and a bit like people who were scared of microwave ovens when they were launched.
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Physiotherapy is a total waste of time... at least, that's what some doctors are saying for many people who are offered it to help ease aches and pains. So why are millions of us prescribed it every year?
Health reporter Ethan Ennals reveals his own struggles with injuries and his frustration at lengthy and repeated courses of physiotherapy treatment that didn't make any difference. And Barney speaks to top GP Dr Mike Smith about why he thinks many patients end up in similar situations.
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One in three men over-65 will experience urinary incontinence, so why is barely anything done to support them?
Ethan Ennals and Pat Hagan speak to Prostate Cancer UK's Chiara de Biase about the charity's campaign to create new laws that will help men with bladder issues.
Meanwhile, prostate cancer survivor Jonathan Hall explains what it's like to live with incontinence.
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Nearly 300,000 women will now be offered a daily pill that cuts the risk of breast cancer in half, but top doctors worry that many patients are unaware of the debilitating side effects.
Ethan Ennals speaks to GP and MoS columnist Dr Philippa Kaye about weighing up the benefits and risks of anastrozole.
Meanwhile two patients recount what it is like to take the tablet.
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Last month, the BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty told a Parliamentary inquiry that she lived in pain for three decades and was told by GPs to ‘suck it up’ before doctors finally diagnosed her with adenomyosis. Shockingly, she is not alone.
This week, Ethan Ennals explores why the NHS has such a severe sexism problem. He speaks to GP and MoS columnist Dr Philippa Kaye who explains this isn’t just a male doctor problem – female clinicians can also fail to take women’s health as seriously as men’s. Meanwhile patient Fiona Jackson recounts a painful and terrifying coil-fitting which could have been avoided had her male GP listened to her concerns.
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More than 150,000 Britons travelled to Turkey for a cosmetic op last year, but NHS surgeons report they are increasingly seeing patients who return from a trip with horrific complications, and there have now been 25 deaths. The team speak to obesity expert Professor David Kerrigan who warns that cut price Turkish gastric bypass ops can end in catastrophe.
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NHS junior doctor Jatinder Hayre reveals the truth about physician associates, the new hospital workers who treat patients are just two years training. In his hospital, these low-skilled medics are bending the rules to write prescriptions - something only a doctor or highly qualified nurse is legally be allowed to do - and even performing spine procedures on patients. Is this really the answer to the waiting list crisis engulfing the post-pandemic health service?
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From this month on, people born using a sperm bank in the UK who turn 18 will be able to find out the identity of their biological father because of a landmark change in the law back in 2005, barring anonymous donation. But what of those conceived before the change? This week Barney and award-winning health reporter Jo Macfarlane hear from Dr Joanna Rose who has spent the past 30 years searching for her 'real' dad. Now 51, she reveals that she's finally found him - but, while she is optimistic about finally unlocking the mysteries of her identity, others of her lost generation are consigned to being left in the dark about their origins.
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This week Barney and Eve discuss the controversy that continues to rage around ultra-processed foods, and examine the truth about extraordinary claims that scientists are paid off by junk food companies to cover up the truth: that they're as harmful to our health as tobacco. They also speak to Kings College London psychiatry expert Professor Carmine Pariante and psychologist Kimberley Wilson about research that seems to show ultra-processed food has an impact on mental health.
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This week the team talk about concerns for the health of YouTube star Eugenia Cooney, who is severely underweight. Eve, who was hospitalised with anorexia in her 20s, asked the social media giants why they weren't stepping in to take the Eugenia off air, in a bid to force her into treatment - and was given some surprising answers. And we hear from eating disorders specialist dietitian Renee McGregor, who explains how simply watching her videos could trigger worsening symptoms in vulnerable people with eating disorders.
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This week Barney and Eve get a sneak preview of a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary - hosted by Supersize vs Superskinny and Naked Attraction presenter Anna Richardson - which exposes the dangerous world of fake Ozempic and Wegovy, the 'miracle' skinny jabs. And the team ask... why have SO many once-curvy celebs recently begun looking so incredibly slim? Just diet and exercise, or have they had a little chemical help? With science guru Vivienne Perry and award winning health reporter Jo Macfarlane.
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That’s pretty much the conclusion of a number of recent articles written about the popular fertility treatment – said to put a pause on a woman’s biological clock. The Medical Minefield team hear from one young woman, Charlie, who deeply regrets undergoing the procedure, describing it as painful and not worth the month of tests, scans and bloating. But Emma Kafton, from fertility clinic Evewell, who perform hundreds of egg freezing procedures, says that, under the right supervision, it can be a huge success. But with fewer than 40 babies born from frozen eggs a year in the UK, how do we know it works?
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Yet another study shed light on the supposed dangers of ultra-processed food this week – but Barney and Eve are sceptical. Are the frozen chips and burgers that they grew up on really that bad? Rob Percival, Head of Food Policy at The Soil Association, explains exactly why these foods should be limited – and it’s not just because they’re calorific, he says. Meanwhile, ITV’s resident GP Dr Hilary Jones explains why he too is taking a stand against ultra-processed foods, but caveats that there’s nothing wrong with a few burgers a week.
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Amid reports from concerned doctors that women are taking risky megadoses, Barney speaks to Davina McCall's menopause GP Naomi Harris, who says she's worried that patients are getting medical advice from their hairdressers and other unreliable sources, and from Birmingham-based consultant gynaecologist Lynne Robinson, who says hormone over-treatment can lead to serious health problems.
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This week Eve reveals that she was approached by the BBC to appear in a recent documentary about antidepressants. Her interview hit the cutting room floor, and she can't help wonder, having watched the resulting film, whether it was because she wasn't anti-antidepressants enough? And the team speak to mood disorders specialist Professor Allan Young, who says debate is important when it comes to psychiatric treatment, but that recent media coverage simply focusing on the negatives could be causing harm.
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Are we all getting fatter due to sedentary lifestyles? Or is exercising for weight loss pointless? This week, Dr Chris van Tulleken, BBC presenter and author of the best seller Ultra Processed People, explains how science has shown we'd burn the same number of calories working in a desk job as we would if we were hunter-gatherers in Tanzania. And Cambridge University obesity expert Professor Giles Yeo explain why he didn't lose a single pound on a 1,000km bike ride across the UK.
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Eve and Ethan talk to Angela Chesworth who lost 168lbs in a year after having gastric bypass surgery - but far from giving her a new lease of life, it sent her plummeting into depression. And Dr Alex Miras an expert in obesity at Imperial College London reveals how weight loss ops can trigger some very unexpected mental health 'side effects'.
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Amid a global shortage of weight loss jab Ozempic, UK health chiefs have banned doctors from prescribing it as a slimming aid for non-diabetics. But speaking to Medical Minefield, Professor Carel Le Roux - and expert in metabolic medicine at Ulster University - argues that obesity alone is a disease, and should be treated with the jab, just like diabetes is. The team also hear from one 72 year-old woman who has taken Ozempic for weight loss, but says she wouldn’t do it again.
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This week, Barney and Eve are taking a closer look at the new Alzheimer’s wonder drug donanemab - is it all it’s cracked up to be? Headlines are calling it a revolutionary treatment and some patients have said their dementia symptoms reversed. But Rob Howard, professor of old-age psychiatry at University College London, insists that the treatment, and evidence, need to be approached
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After a recent study suggested hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of dementia by a worrying 24 per cent - contradicting other research that shows it could protect against against it - Barney and Eve try to find the truth behind the headlines. We hear from hormone expert Professor Annice Mukherjee and menopause specialist Dr Naomi Potter who both say women shouldn't panic, but also warn against believe too much of the hype.
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