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Scleroderma is a disease characterised by the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues. The first medical description can be traced back to the 1750s.

Our understanding has evolved over the centuries but the pathogenesis remains largely unknown. The disease as several forms including diffuse and localised. Symptoms include skin discoloration and tightness to more severe complications like organ dysfunction.

Fortunately we have several different treatment options available for patients that can assist them in managing this disease.

This is the story of Scleroderma.

Our special guest: 

Our special guest is Dr. Daman Langguth, a renowned clinical and laboratory immunologist with deep expertise in autoimmune diseases. Dr. Langguth discusses the importance of recognising scleroderma’s symptoms, the critical nature of early diagnosis, and the latest advancements in treatment.

This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify. Help support us at https://www.patreon.com/ThisMedicalLife

Scleroderma is a disease characterised by the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues. The first medical description can be traced back to the 1750s.
Our understanding has evolved over the centuries but the pathogenesis remains largely unknown. The disease as several forms including diffuse and localised. Symptoms include skin discoloration and tightness to more severe complications like organ dysfunction.
Fortunately we have several different treatment options available for patients that can assist them in managing this disease.
This is the story of Scleroderma.
Our special guest: 
Our special guest is Dr. Daman Langguth, a renowned clinical and laboratory immunologist with deep expertise in autoimmune diseases. Dr. Langguth discusses the importance of recognising scleroderma’s symptoms, the critical nature of early diagnosis, and the latest advancements in treatment.
This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify. Help support us at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ThisMedicalLife">https://www.patreon.com/ThisMedicalLife</a>

Welcome to the This Medical Life podcast. Our mission is to share stories about the triumphs and tragedies of diseases and illnesses from ancient times up until what we know today. It is about those scientific and medical minds who came before us and how, every single day, we stand on the shoulders of giants. This is a podcast about the stories of medicine.


Hosted by Dr. Travis Brown and Steve Davis, our target audience is General Practitioners, medical students, and other health professionals. We hope to educate, inspire and celebrate those who choose to care for others in their profession. From experience, we know that our audience extends beyond these fields and would like to welcome anyone to listen. The stories of those who came before us are nothing short of remarkable and we hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

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Explore scleroderma's history, symptoms, and treatments with Dr. Daman Langguth on This Medical Life Podcast, Episode 59.

Episode 59: Scleroderma | Arboreal Integument

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Pelvic pain is a difficult and challenging medical condition for both patients and doctors. It can be debilitating for women that can begin as a teenager or a young adult and progress for years impacting every facet of their lives.



Similiarly, pelvic pain can be challenging for symptom to assess and manage for doctors as there are a multitude of causes that range from simple and straight forward to complex and chronic diseases such as endometriosis.



In this episode we discuss pelvic pain and endometriosis with two guests who are leaders in diagnosis, treatment and management.



Travis also references a previous episode that touched on this issue: The Tragedy Of The Wandering Womb.



Also, Associate Professor Susan Evans, promised to share a link to this paper (click to download): An Embodied Predictive Processing Theory of Pain Experience (NEI Ensemble Paper).



This is the story of pelvic pain and endometriosis

Our special guests:  

Dr Alecia Macrow who is a General Practitioner, owner of Thrive Family Practice, and one of 22 clinics around Australia that received government funding to assist patients with pelvic pain and endometriosis.



Associate Professor Susan Evans who is a Gynaecologist, Surgeon and Pain management physician in Adelaide. Associate Professor Evans is Executive Chair of the Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia and CEO of Alyra Biotech which is a biopharmaceutical company developing intrauterine products for pain relief.



This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify.

Pelvic pain is a difficult and challenging medical condition for both patients and doctors. It can be debilitating for women that can begin as a teenager or a young adult and progress for years impacting every facet of their lives.
 
Similiarly, pelvic pain can be challenging for symptom to assess and manage for doctors as there are a multitude of causes that range from simple and straight forward to complex and chronic diseases such as endometriosis.
 
In this episode we discuss pelvic pain and endometriosis with two guests who are leaders in diagnosis, treatment and management.
 
Travis also references a previous episode that touched on this issue: <a href="https://thismedicallife.com.au/episode-nineteen-endometriosis-the-tragedy-of-the-wandering-womb/" data-type="post" data-id="818">The Tragedy Of The Wandering Womb</a>.
 
Also, Associate Professor Susan Evans, promised to share a link to this paper (click to download): <a href="https://thismedicallife.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/nei-ensemble-paper.pdf">An Embodied Predictive Processing Theory of Pain Experience (NEI Ensemble Paper)</a>.
 
This is the story of pelvic pain and endometriosis
 Our special guests: 
Dr Alecia Macrow who is a General Practitioner, owner of <a href="https://thrivefamilypractice.com.au/">Thrive Family Practice</a>, and one of 22 clinics around Australia that received government funding to assist patients with pelvic pain and endometriosis.
 
Associate Professor Susan Evans who is a Gynaecologist, Surgeon and Pain management physician in Adelaide. Associate Professor Evans is Executive Chair of the <a href="https://www.pelvicpain.org.au">Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia</a> and CEO of <a href="https://www.alyrabiotech.com/">Alyra Biotech</a> which is a biopharmaceutical company developing intrauterine products for pain relief.
 
This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify.

Episode 61: Pelvic Pain And Endometriosis | More Than The Black Spots

Vitamin B6 is a common additive in supplements, energy drinks and breakfast cereals. In rare circumstances though, it can reach levels toxic levels and cause neurological symptoms the mimic neurodegenerative disease.

This year newsGP reported a case where a GP took magnesium supplements for muscle cramps and over the course of a few years resulted in vitamin B6 toxicity that caused peripheral neuropathy and difficulty walking.

Fortunately, vitamin B6 toxicity is rare but it is an important condition for doctors to be aware of particularly in the setting of patients presenting with peripheral neuropathy.

This is the story of vitamin B6.

Our special guest: 

Our special guest is Dr David Kanowski who is a senior chemical pathologist at Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology.

This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify.

Vitamin B6 is a common additive in supplements, energy drinks and breakfast cereals. In rare circumstances though, it can reach levels toxic levels and cause neurological symptoms the mimic neurodegenerative disease.
This year newsGP reported a case where a GP took magnesium supplements for muscle cramps and over the course of a few years resulted in vitamin B6 toxicity that caused peripheral neuropathy and difficulty walking.
Fortunately, vitamin B6 toxicity is rare but it is an important condition for doctors to be aware of particularly in the setting of patients presenting with peripheral neuropathy.
This is the story of vitamin B6.
Our special guest: 
Our special guest is Dr David Kanowski who is a senior chemical pathologist at Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology.
This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify.

Discover the risks of Vitamin B6 toxicity with Dr. David Kanowski on This Medical Life Podcast, exploring its neurological impact.

Episode 60: Vitamin B6 | ViB6ranium

In 1901, the state of Montana organised for scientists and doctors to investigate a mysterious illness from the Bitterroot Valley called ‘Black measles’ and ‘Black typhus’. People of all ages were affected but predominantly those who worked in the brush and were exposed to tick bites. The investigators called it ‘tick fever’ and this particular strain had a mortality rate over eighty percent.



Today this disease is known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. In Australia, it is sometimes called ‘spotted fever’ or ‘Queensland tick typhus’. It is caused by an obligate intracellular bacterial micro-organism (needs a cell to survive). This organism is very difficult to culture and can be even more difficult to diagnose but surprisingly easy to treat. Rickettsial disease is an under-recognised infection and important in the differential diagnosis of any patients presenting with fevers, headaches and rash.



This is the story of Rickettsia

Our special guest:  

Our special guest is Professor Stephen Graves who is a medical microbiology and founder of the Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory (ARRL). He specialises is infectious diseases transmitted by ectoparasites such as ticks, lice, fleas and mites.



This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify.

In 1901, the state of Montana organised for scientists and doctors to investigate a mysterious illness from the Bitterroot Valley called ‘Black measles’ and ‘Black typhus’. People of all ages were affected but predominantly those who worked in the brush and were exposed to tick bites. The investigators called it ‘tick fever’ and this particular strain had a mortality rate over eighty percent.
 
Today this disease is known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. In Australia, it is sometimes called ‘spotted fever’ or ‘Queensland tick typhus’. It is caused by an obligate intracellular bacterial micro-organism (needs a cell to survive). This organism is very difficult to culture and can be even more difficult to diagnose but surprisingly easy to treat. Rickettsial disease is an under-recognised infection and important in the differential diagnosis of any patients presenting with fevers, headaches and rash.
 
This is the story of Rickettsia
 Our special guest: 
Our special guest is Professor Stephen Graves who is a medical microbiology and founder of the Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory (ARRL). He specialises is infectious diseases transmitted by ectoparasites such as ticks, lice, fleas and mites.
 
This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify.

Discover the history of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, once called 'tick fever,' with Prof. Stephen Graves on This Medical Life Podcast.

Episode 59: Scleroderma | Arboreal Integument

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