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Are you well aware of the health risks to adults from air pollution, but want to know more about the risk to pregnant women and their unborn children?Your ears are in the right place.The wonderful Professor Cathy Thornton helps us pick apart:The effects of air pollution on mothers, fetuses and pregnancy outcomes.The long-term effects on children.The evidence behind this.What you can do to help.We will be having a break from JournalSpotting for a few months! But don't unsubscribe. We may well ...

Wondering how we have reached 2023, you still are the only one in the hospital who can do an LP overnight, half your patients have dementia with no cure, and people are still researching vitamin C?Your ears are in the right placeDr Barney Hirons flies solo and covers:The best dementia trials from the last few months:Blood pressure reduction reduces risk.Ultra-processed food worsens cognition.Correcting hearing loss corrects the risk.Ketones for Alzheimer’s. Really?Lecanemab in Alzheimer's - ...

Aware that microplastics are bad for the environment but want to better understand their effects on human health?Your ears are in the right place.We chat with the brilliant Professor Barbro Melgert from the University of Groningen, Netherlands. Don't know her? She is an expert performing cutting-edge research on the effects of microplastics on humans and shares with us her fascinating, if not daunting, findings.We cover:What microplastics are.How they form.Where they are found (spoiler.....

Love a Christmas tune? Ever wondered if the lyrics are detrimental or beneficial to health?Your ears are in the right place!LJ and Barney, with help from Jon, performed a thematic analysis of the top 41 Christmas song lyrics from 2021, then completed a semi-systematic review analysing their risks and benefits to health! The conclusion? A list of recommendations on which songs to listen to, and which to avoid based on their underlying health messages.We cover the risks and benefits of:Alcohol ...

Worried that the ocean is dying, and your favourite dolphin may well become extinct?! Want to know what you can do to help?Your ears are in the right placeFirstly LJ and Barney outline the good and bad of COP27.Barney then interviews the inspiring Dr Richard Hixson, chair of Healthcare Ocean.We cover:Why the oceans are essential for the planet.Why the oceans are at risk.The biggest problem sources.The role of healthcare.The importance of NHS procurement, and what needs to change.What YOU can ...

Barney, LJ, and Jon are back with all the most interesting and practice-changing articles published in the last month:💉Should I exercise before my next COVID Jab?Does magnesium work in COPD exacerbations and should we give fewer antibiotics?📽Is a colonoscopy a good way to screen for cancer?🧂Should we restrict salt in HFPEF?Why does skin colour matter when it comes to CPR?🕺Things you can do:Support the show by buying us a coffee (or monetary equivalent)!Visit the website Follow us on Twit...