Episode 105: Multiple Sclerosis: an Updated Look

Neurologist Prof Trevor Kilpatrick unpacks the complexity of Multiple Sclerosis and outlines the latest research findings on its causes and treatment. With science host Dr Shane Huntington.

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Professor Trevor Kilpatr
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Episode 106: Nothing To Eat: Famine and Its Consequences

Economic Historian Prof Cormac O Grada joins host Jennifer Cook to discuss famine, its causes and repercussions, and the human condition in times of mass food scarcity.

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Cormac O Grada -


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Episode 44: Ethics in Psychiatry and Medical Training

Prof Sidney Bloch speaks to Up Close host Jacky Angus about the development and role of ethics in psychiatric practice as well as in the education of doctors.

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Sidney Bloch -


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