Medical language, chemo brain&heatwaves - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Does medicine have a language problem? We speak to Rachel who was made to feel like a 'naughty schoolgirl' by the terminology used around the birth of her child. We’ll find out how deep-seated blaming and belittling language in healthcare is, and why. We get sticky and sweaty discussing the dangers of heatwaves to the human body. And we take the confusion out of 'chemo brain' or cancer-related cognitive impairment, and explore why we rarely talk about it and how this is now changing.

Presenter: James Gallagher
Producer: Beth Eastwood

Further episodes of Inside Health

Further podcasts by BBC Radio 4

Website of BBC Radio 4