Doctors' Notes: Lungs Special at Crossed Wires Festival
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How have our understanding and theories about lungs evolved over time?
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Hello and welcome to this special edition of Doctor's Notes. I'm Dr Zand. And I'm Dr Chris. And we've just recorded an episode of What's Up Docs live at the Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield. And it was wonderful to be up north in front of an absolutely fantastic audience at the Montgomery Theatre. Zandi, what did you make of the show? A brilliant audience. Love to be in Sheffield. I did think, Chris, that we do prepare for these shows, right? I mean, we look things up. We do a bit of work. We've heard of the lungs. I mean, we also went to medical school. I tell you what, Chris, I was very pleased that you were honest enough to admit that you didn't know the things that I didn't know. And perhaps you did that out of politeness, but it was generous of you.
Did you actually know them all along? Well, don't press me on these things, Andy. In the main episode, we spoke to Professor Robin Conliff about how the lungs work. Yeah, and that they're not just about gas exchange. So I thought, Chris, that was very, very interesting. And we talked about lung disease, what to look out for and when to go and talk to your doctor to keep your lungs healthy, because catching lung problems early... can make a massive difference. That was incredibly helpful. In doctor's notes now, we're going to do a deeper dive into the air we breathe. We bring very, very closely into our bodies. The lungs are a huge interface. And so the quality of that air, massively important. And of course, is not very much in our control.
That's right, Chris. And we are also going to talk about the history of what we've believed about the lungs. And for anyone who feels they're an inferior intellect to Aristotle, well, I've got good news. You probably know more about the lungs than he did. Okay, Zandi, well, let's open the notes. Have you got the notes? I thought you had the notes. We've got our wires crossed.
What social and environmental factors influence lung health?
Oh, that's good because we're at crossed wires. Yes, that was the point. Did I over-explain the joke?
Hello, everyone. Welcome to What's Up, Docs. I am Dr Chris. I'm Dr Zand, and we are absolutely thrilled to be recording BBC Radio 4's health and wellbeing podcast here at the Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield's Montgomery Theatre.
It's wonderful to be here, Sheffield. We have to ask, are you looking after yourselves?
Yes.
Come on everyone, are you looking after yourselves? Thank you, and more importantly, are you looking after each other? I think I heard a no at the back, but we can edit that out. We'll push on. Most of you are. Now, look, today we are talking about the organs behind something that we all do 20,000 times a day without even thinking about it. Exactly. We are talking about our fingertips scrolling on the socials. Although I've got to say, Chris, 20,000 times seems like a bit of an underestimate. No, Zahn, I'm talking about the most... Inspiring organs in the body. The biceps. No, organs that if you don't use them, you expire. The earlobes. We're talking about the lungs, our magnificent, fragile lungs. They're constantly exposed to the outside world.
In fact, our lungs are a bigger interface with the outside world than our skin and our gut combined. That's right, Chris. And that is going to be very important, as we shall see. Of course, we are here in Sheffield. We're very excited to be here. Long history of coal, steel, cutlery manufacturing, and the lung complications that come along with that industrial legacy. So we're going to be discovering how our lungs work, what we can do to look after our lungs, and how the environment around us affects our lungs.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How have our understanding and theories about lungs evolved over time?
0:00–2:49
2
What social and environmental factors influence lung health?
2:49–5:44
3
What historical lessons does Sheffield's industrial legacy teach us about lung health?
5:44–8:21
4
What are the most common lung diseases and their symptoms?
8:21–11:54
5
How can we catch lung diseases early and what symptoms should we look for?
11:54–15:41
6
What role does air quality play in lung health?
15:41–18:09
7
How does socioeconomic status affect lung disease prevalence?
18:09–22:26
8
What practical steps can we take to protect our lung health?
22:26–1:01:07