An Off Switch For Depression?

Humanity is actively working towards a mission to Mars. When astronauts like Bernard Harris leave Earth, they accept risk as part of the mission. But a journey to Mars would push that risk into entirely new territory—where help is unreachable, uncertainty is unavoidable, and comi ...  Show more

When journalist Esmé Deprez receives a text from her father, Ron Deprez, asking for help to die, she enters one of the most ethically fraught spaces in modern medicine: Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD). This episode explores what it means to assist a loved one’s death under MAiD law—a ...  Show more

This week we delve back into the world of the Fontan to discuss the fate of the liver in the Fontan patient. We speak with hepatologist, Professor Dellys Soler Rodriguez of Emory University about a recent work she published on the fate of the liver in patients following heart-onl ...  Show more

Dr Emma Saunsbury, post CCT fellow in Hepatology at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, joins Sam to discuss liver transplant in PACES. Emma brings a huge amount of value for anyone sitting their PACES or anyone on a gastroenterology post who looks after complex liver patients ...  Show more

In 1954, Joseph Murray attempted a type of kidney swap that no doctor had tried before. The surgery was a success, and the patient would go on to live with the transplanted organ thanks to one key factor: it came from his identical twin. 70 years later, nearly 100,000 kidneys are ...  Show more

Most people don’t think about their liver until it’s too late. 

In this episode, Dave sits down with Siggi Clavien, founder of de-liver-ance® & The Liver Clinic, to uncover the hidden superpowers of the body’s most underrated organ: the liver. This is ...