Dr Nicki Explains: Recent Episodes
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Dr Nicki explains some common medical conditions and symptoms to her non medical friend Lucy. A light-hearted chatty approach to explaining medicine so that it is easy to understand.
To be listened to alongside our episode The Menopause in Series 1, a brief outline of the role of testosterone in women and what might happen as the menopause affects natural levels.
We kick off Series 2 with special guest, clinical psychologist Dr Harry, who tells us about the types of therapies that are available and to whom they might best be directed.
Dr Nicki and Lucy talk to Anna, who has suffered from severe asthma since the age of 6.
We talk to Jon about his experiences with type 1 diabetes and how he manages to lead a full and very active life.
MS is a tricky condition to diagnose, manage and live with. Our guest has a good deal of experience and hopefully can offer helpful tips for both sufferers and carers.
Identifying high blood pressure early should not be worrying and can generally be easily managed! Find out more about this, blood pressure in pregnancy and low blood pressure in this croaky episode.
Prolapses are more common that we think and less talked about than they should be. Both prolapses and incontinence can be treated in various ways, and we chat this through with our lovely guest, Clare.
OCD affects many more people than statistics might suggest, and can be debilitating. Dr Nicki and Lucy talk it through with their friend, Ra.
A complicated diagnosis, and difficult for sufferers and their loved ones. Dr Nicki has personal experience of the disease, as well and treating many sufferers and patients with deceptively similar symptoms.
Headaches in all their many forms, from migraine to eye strain, what causes them and how they can be treated.
Dr Nicki and Lucy chat about the common symptom of blood in the stool, what the causes could be and what to do about it.
Dr Nicki and Lucy chat about the Covid vaccine. What is it? How does it work? Is there anything to worry about? Which kinds of vaccine are there and why we should all go for it!