Throughout history, humanity has been captivated by heroes overcoming immense challenges—from ancient legends to modern Marvel icons.

In this episode, Dr Travis Brown and Steve Davis are honoured to have Janine Watson, a Paralympian athlete who reached out to us after our episodes on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) (Episode 53 and Episode 54) opened her eyes to the unrecognised trauma her brain and body have endured.

This is the story of Janine Watson’s journey from MS diagnosis to history making Paralympian. And how listening to a particular episode of This Medical Life changed her future.

Our special guest:

Paralympian, Janine Watson.

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In this episode, Steve Davis and Dr. Travis Brown reflect on the journey through Series 5 of This Medical Life.

From discussing the impact of episodes on medical professionals to revisiting significant stories and breakthroughs, this episode provides a retrospective on the memorable moments and invaluable lessons learned.

Whether it's the exploration of vitamin B6's role in patient care or the unexpected feedback from a Paralympian, this recap offers you a chance to catch up on episodes you might have missed and gain deeper insights into the world of medicine.

Our special guest:

We do include an excerpt of Dr Adam Cifu from the podcast, Econtalk, What's Happening Inside Your Doctor's Head And Heart.

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Thyroid lumps have always been with us. Often referred to as goitres (interpreted from Latin to mean neck swelling), numerous ancient medical sources mention these and how to manage them.

However, it has only been with modern medicine and investigations that we can distinguish between benign and malignant lesions. In this episode, we examine the investigations, diagnosis, management and prognosis of thyroid lumps.

This is the story of Thyroid lumps (Part 2)

Part 1 focuses on cytology and surgery for thyroid.
Part 2 focuses on anatomical pathology and molecular/genetics.

Our special guests:

Professor Yuri Nikiforov is the Director of the Division of Molecular Anatomic Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Co-developer of the test we discuss in this episode, ThyroSeq.

Dr Tiffany Symes is a histopathologist and deputy director of Anatomical Pathology at Melbourne Pathology. She is also featured in part one.

Dr Rachael Chambers is a histopathologist at Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Brisbane.

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