Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Huntington's Disease | 20250317 | 20250318 (R4) | A thought-provoking new book from the neurologist and award-winning author Suzanne O'Sullivan, asking whether our culture of medical diagnosis can harm, rather than help us. Today: why do those at risk from Huntington's Disease tend not to test for whether they have this debilitating condition? Why do those at risk of Huntington's Disease tend not to test to find out whether they have it? The first in a new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses. |
| 02 | Long Covid | 20250318 | 20250319 (R4) | The thought-provoking new book from the neurologist and award-winning author Suzanne O'Sullivan, asking whether our culture of medical diagnosis can harm, rather than help us. Today: What are the roots of long Covid? And how did the condition come to be diagnosed by patients via social media rather than by scientists? A thought-provoking new book asking whether our culture of medical diagnosis is harming us How did long Covid come to be diagnosed by patients rather than scientists? The next in a thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom on medical diagnoses. |
| 03 | Autism | 20250319 | 20250320 (R4) | The thought-provoking new book from the neurologist and award-winning author Suzanne O'Sullivan, asking whether our culture of medical diagnosis can harm rather than help us. Today: What effect is the rise in diagnoses of autism having on those with severe autism? A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom around medical diagnoses. What effect is the rise in diagnoses of autism having on those with severe autism? The next in a thought-provoking book on our culture of over-diagnosis in medicine. |
| 04 | The Cancer Gene | 20250320 | 20250321 (R4) | A thought-provoking new book from the neurologist and award-winning author Suzanne O'Sullivan, asking whether our culture of medical diagnosis can harm, rather than help us. Today: Is the diagnosis of some cancers through screening resulting in unnecessary treatment? The next in a thought-provoking book that questions our culture of medical over-diagnosis. Is the diagnosis of some cancers through screening resulting in unnecessary treatment? The next in a thought-provoking book looking at our culture of medical over-diagnosis. |
| 05 LAST | The Future | 20250321 | 20250322 (R4) | A thought-provoking new book from the neurologist and award-winning author Suzanne O'Sullivan, asking whether our culture of medical diagnosis can harm, rather than help us. Today: O'Sullivan ask what good care looks like, and looks to a future that leaves medical diagnosis to only those who are truly sick. The final part of a thought-provoking book questioning overdiagnosis in medicine. What does good care look like? The final part of O'Sullivan's thought-provoking book questioning our culture of medical diagnosis, which, she fears, can harm rather than help. |