Scottish Frontiers on Medicine (STV on YouTube)

[Dedworth]

An interesting collection of STV documentaries here

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...s7aeXP_8P5Ahjw

When there's dross on the TV I tend to check out YouTube for factual stuff - and now with a smart TV (also Chromecast) can easily watch on the big screen

[Arthur Little]

An interesting collection of STV documentaries here

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...s7aeXP_8P5Ahjw

When there's dross on the TV I tend to check out YouTube for factual stuff - and now with a smart TV (also Chromecast) can easily watch on the big screen

All I can say is, you must do a helluva lot of checking ... considering the sheer amount of dross there is on television these nights!!!

[Dedworth]

You've hit the nail on the head Arthur - considering the amount of channels we now have the amount of mindless tripe is staggering.

That reminds me to start a new thread on Pinoy TV

[Doc Alan]

No offence, but I would not sit watching around 7 hours of medical documentaries uploaded in April 2011 – even if Scottish medicine was and still is of the highest standard !



Advances in medicine mean that information on health must be up to date – unless you wish a historical perspective. In that case I recommend " The History of Medicine " by Mark Jackson, published this year (http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-History-...ry+of+Medicine
).


There are many up to date articles and documentaries / podcasts on health issues :-


• BBC News Health (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health/ ; http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
),

• Channel 4 (http://www.channel4.com/search/?q=health&x=12&y=4
),

• World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/en/
),

• “ Lancet “ ( http://www.thelancet.com/
),

• BMJ (http://www.bmj.com/thebmj
),

• GMC (http://www.gmc-uk.org/
),

• and GMA (http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/ ).


• " Google is your friend " ! Links are available for any health topic, some reliable ( NHS :- http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx ;
Patient.co.uk :- http://www.patient.co.uk/
), some less so.


• Search – and " follow " " Health " on " Twitter " ( https://twitter.com/
)
and you will see many links to reliable sites and health experts who provide up to date information ( and opinions ).


• Two other books published this year are recommended for enthusiasts :- " Reforming Health Care ; What’s the Evidence ? " (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reforming-he...S+THE+EVIDENCE
),

and " Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes " (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lecture-Note...pical+medicine
).

• " Networking " - chatting to friends / colleagues about health issues, also puts matters into perspective - not to mention a visit to your doctor if you have concerns, worrying symptoms or signs .


• Rather than watching too many documentaries or reading too much medical literature, may I suggest half an hour of daily exercise in addition - or instead - could be more beneficial !

[Dedworth]

Just done 40 mins on the bike Doc

[Doc Alan]

Just done 40 mins on the bike Doc

Well done Ded