Steve Davis and Dr Travis Brown recount how a Paralympian reached out after listening to their episode on CTE, leading her to donate her brain to science.
Our special guest is Professor Peter Doherty, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine 1996, Author, Science commentator, and Professor at the faculty of medicine
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
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