Genes and confidentiality; sore throats and cancer; diet for epilepsy; shaving for hospital drips

5th February 2019

Episode synopsis (from BBC Radio 4’s website):

Genetics and confidentiality; a fascinating legal case where a woman is suing the hospital trust that looked after her father with Huntington’s disease for not warning that she too could be affected. And a well established use of very low carb diets that isn’t so well known – to treat complex childhood epilepsy. Plus cancer of the voice box and persistent sore throat. And should hairy arms be shaved for a hospital drip? This question has prompted a transatlantic spat when Sir Andy Murray posted a photograph after his recent hip operation.

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Porter M (2019) Interview with Anna Middleton. Inside Health on the ABC versus St Georges NHS Trust legal case. Programme: ‘Genes and con-fidentiality; sore throats and cancer; diet for epilepsy; shaving for hospital drips’ interview by Mark Porter [Radio]. BBC Radio 4 Inside Health. 5 February. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002bnz [Accessed: 14 February 2019]