Medical language, chemo brain & heatwaves
James Gallagher explores the words that can belittle or blame when we visit the doctor.
Inside Health · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
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