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Radio Doctor
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Manx Radio's Radio Doctor provides a weekly audio surgery, providing tips on healthy living and medical dos and don'ts.
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Nov 6, 2023
06 NOVEMBER 2023
The Radio Doctor is back after suffering himself with RSV and reflects on the recent debate in Tynwald on assisted dying.
5 min
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Oct 2, 2023
02 OCTOBER 2023
The Radio doctor looks at busy surgeries as we head towards winter and reviews some topics covered in the most recent GP educational afternoon held on the Island
6 min
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Sep 4, 2023
04 SEPTEMBER 2023
The Radio doctor is back after a busy month, to tell us about the latest round of Covid infections, summer bugs, overdoses and and thanks for those who work with drug and alcohol addiction
5 min
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Aug 2, 2023
02 AUGUST 2023
Departures, PTSD and MMR
6 min
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Jul 20, 2023
20 JULY 2023
The Radio Doctor looks back at 75 years of the NHS - its achievements, changes and future . .
6 min
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Jun 19, 2023
19 JUNE 2023
The Radio Doctor marks a vague return to normality in the surgery with chat about horse fly bites, heat, hydration and hospital backlogs . .
6 min
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May 12, 2023
12 MAY 2023
The radio doctor talks about changes in attitude to brain injuries, big pay-outs and lessons to be learnt and slip slap slop as it warms up on the IOM!
5 min
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Apr 24, 2023
24 APRIL 2023
The Radio Doctor talks about the Covid vaccination, diabetes, sugar in food and one small step - upping your exercise!
6 min
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Apr 5, 2023
05 APRIL 2023
The Radio Doctor talks Medical Meetings, Covid doing the rounds again and pain management .. .and says hurray for Easter!
7 min
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Mar 10, 2023
10 MARCH 2023
The Radio Doctor considers the danger of falls due to the recently returned icy conditions and as another drug hits the headlines, discusses the ongoing battle against obesity
6 min
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Feb 13, 2023
13 JANUARY 2023
The Radio doctor tells us the busiest times he's ever know as a GP, massive workloads and flu - and how nothing is impossible when it comes to improving our lifestyles.
6 min
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Jan 9, 2023
09 JANUARY 2023
The Radio Doctor discusses Type A flu, the latest strains of Covid, Health Anxiety - and staying positive!
5 min
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Dec 19, 2022
19 DECEMBER 2022
Winter pressures, flu and respiratory problems
6 min
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Dec 5, 2022
05 DECEMBER 2022
The Radio Doctor talks about the dangers of Type A Strep, Scarlet Fever and winter infections.
6 min
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Nov 22, 2022
22 NOVEMBER 2022
The Radio Doctor discusses the pressures facing GP practices, flu this winter - and some cases of shingles
5 min
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Nov 4, 2022
04 NOVEMBER 2022
The Radio Doctor discusses winter jabs and cataract treatments .. . and a bit of Manx at yer!
6 min
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Oct 31, 2022
31 OCTOBER 2022
The Radio Doctor discusses onset of the season of coughs and sneezes and says stay alert as Covid is still around
5 min
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Oct 5, 2022
05 OCTOBER 2022
The Radio Doctor ponders the onset of the darker months with all the associated problems, booster jabs and brittle bones.
6 min
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Sep 20, 2022
20 SEPTEMBER 2022
On the passing of her majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, the Radio Doctor reflects on life and death
6 min
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Aug 31, 2022
31 AUGUST 2022
The Radio Doctor thinks about loud bikes and rock concerts as he urges us to protect our ears from persistent loud noise.
6 min
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Aug 24, 2022
24 AUGUST 2022
The Radio Doctor discusses jabs as autumn looms, the effects of long covid becoming apparent - and peers into ears!
5 min
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Aug 15, 2022
15 AUGUST 2022
The radio doctor discusses the role of the vital but oft overlooked kidneys
7 min
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Aug 3, 2022
03 AUGUST 2022
The Radio Doctor talks post holiday tummy upsets - and how to avoid them - and says don't ignore any changing skin blemishes . .
7 min
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Jul 26, 2022
25 JULY 2022
The Radio Doctor talks about the pressures of modern life and taking control of your tests
6 min
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Jul 18, 2022
18 JULY 2022
The Radio Doctor explains how not to get hot and bothered!
5 min
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Jul 6, 2022
06 JULY 2022
The Radio Doctor talks poo and the c word . . . . listen and don't ignore .
7 min
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Jun 23, 2022
23 JUNE 2022
He's back! The Radio Doctor returns - post covid but with dulcet tones restored
5 min
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Apr 7, 2022
30 MARCH 2022
Covid drags on and dealing with obesity
5 min
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Mar 31, 2022
23 MARCH 2022
The Radio Doctor considers continuing effects of covid on frontline workers and mechanical back pain . .
4 min
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Mar 23, 2022
16 MARCH 2022
The radio doctor discusses covid figures rising again and the presence of chickenpox and shingles
5 min
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Mar 11, 2022
09 MARCH 2022
The Radio Doctor discusses keeping anxiety at bay in a turbulent world and kicking the smoking habit!
5 min
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Mar 11, 2022
02 MARCH 2022
The Radio doctor ponders an unsettled world as we head into spring and get used to an endemic life with Covid
4 min
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Mar 3, 2022
23 FEBRUARY 2022
The Radio doctor looks ahead as we try to return to a new normal
4 min
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Feb 16, 2022
16 FEBRUARY 2022
The Radio Doctor discusses the Marmite effect of stating among those for whom it is prescribed
5 min
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Feb 9, 2022
09 FEBRUARY 2022
There may be a chink of light at the end of the covid tunnel - meantime the Radio Doctor is getting to the bottom of things - and urges you to do the same. . .
6 min
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Feb 4, 2022
04 FEBRUARY 2022
The radio doctor considers the challenges ahead for GPs and the health service as we gradually free ourselves from the effects of Covid on our lives . .
5 min
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Jan 20, 2022
20 JANUARY 2022
The radio doctor considers the way ahead as Omicron persists
5 min
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Jan 14, 2022
13 JANUARY
The Radio Doctor marks 100 years since the first use of insulin to treat diabetes . . and a few thoughts on vaccination debacles!
5 min
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Jan 6, 2022
06 JANUARY 2022
Post Xmas Omicron blues - but light at the end of the tunnel!
4 min
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Dec 31, 2021
29 DECEMBER 2021
Things can only get better! The Radio Doctor looks forward to 2022 and its challenges . .
6 min
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Dec 15, 2021
16 DECEMBER
The Radio Doctor is back after a short break, to talk Omicron and boosters!
4 min
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Dec 3, 2021
02 DECEMBER
Care with covid and winter viruses
4 min
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Nov 25, 2021
25 NOVEMBER
Coping with Covid and its after effects
6 min
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Nov 18, 2021
18 NOVEMBER
Keeping moving can help keep your knees in good health!
4 min
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Nov 11, 2021
11 NOVEMBER
Coping with the pressures of winter
5 min
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Nov 4, 2021
04 NOVEMBER
Staying mobile after lockdown torpor
5 min
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Oct 28, 2021
28 OCTOBER 2021
Covid certainly hasn't disappeared and with colder weather closing in, we must remain vigilant. He also explains just how vaccinations work
6 min
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Oct 21, 2021
21 OCTOBER 2021
This week's appointment deals with long Covid, seasonal colds, and that feeling of just being slightly under-the-weather.
4 min
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Oct 13, 2021
13 October 2021
He also comments on the finely-tuned 'snouts' of medical practitioners
5 min
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Sep 22, 2021
The Radio Doctor
The Covid and flu vaccine programme begins this week for the clinically vulnerable and frontline health staff, GP surgeries are getting busier marking the beginning of autumn. The Radio Doctor reminds us to be honest when filling in those pesky Covid-19 symptom forms in various settings.
4 min
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