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Dr Mark Porter gives listeners the low-down on what the medical profession does and doesn't know. Each week an expert in the studio tackles a particular topic and there are reports from around the UK on the health of the nation - and the NHS.
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"I spend half my week practising medicine and the other half writing and talking about it as a GP in Gloucestershire. Working on Case Notes has been a boon for both me and my patients. One of the principal aims of the programme is to keep our listeners up-to-date with the latest developments in healthcare, and to accomplish that I get to interview a wide range of specialists at the cutting edge of medicine. A rare privilege that ensures our listeners aren't the only ones to learn something new."
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Thyroid
Dr Mark Porter looks at the latest treatments for the problems that occur when the thyroid gland isÌýover or under active.
Found in the neck, the thyroid helps to control the body's metabolism. When it goes wrong symptoms vary from weightloss to sensitivity to the cold - depending on whether it is over or under active.
About 1 in 100 people develop an over active thyroid at some time in their lives. They often have eye problems including distinctive stares, and lose weight despite eating normally. There are drug treatments that reduce the activity of the thyroid.
An under active thyroid is twice as common and leads to lethargy and weight gain, without over eating. Patients with this condition can be given aÌýreplacement hormone or offered surgery. Both over and under active thyroid are more likely to be found in women rather than in men.
Mark Porter is joined by consultant Dr Mark Vanderpump from the Royal Free Hospital in London to discuss the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease.
They’ll be talking about the borderline cases in which it can be hard to get a definitive diagnosis, and about the consequences if the disease goes untreated.
And there will be a report on the latest guidelines on how to treat thyroid cancer, which is found in over 1,000 people each year.
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