Zoë chats with Dr Ahmad Malik about prioritising patient values in medical care
Bio Doc Malik is the host of the Doc Malik podcast. After a successful 25-year surgical career, Ahmad stopped practising
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Public Health
NHS weight loss programme: the results are in
Executive Summary * The first widely available NHS digital weight loss programme was launched in England in April 2021. Six
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Zoë chats with James Goolnik about dental health
BioJames Goolnik is a dentist with a Master’s degree in Conservative dentistry. James was previously President of the British Academy
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Trying to get informed consent
The recent “Why do you overeat?” note shared something that happened 20 years ago. This week’s note shares something that
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Alcohol & mortality
Executive summary * This week’s note is about something I don’t like the taste of – alcohol. * A large
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The PURE study – diet, CVD & mortality in 80 countries
Executive summary * The PURE study is an ongoing large population study, which differs from other population studies because of
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Saturated fat & Parkinson’s Disease
Executive Summary * A Swedish population study reviewed the association between dietary fat intake and the incidence of Parkinson’s Disease
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Zoë chats with Ben Rubin about the UK NHS health system
Part 1 Show Notes: Ben Rubin was born in East Anglia in 1981. He graduated from the University of Leeds.
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Weight change & dying in older adults
Executive Summary * This week’s study reviewed associations of change in weight and waist circumference with deaths in older adults.
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Pre-diabetes diet advice
Executive Summary * This post was inspired by two events. First, an email containing diet advice given to someone recently
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