Latest episode · 28:59What to say when someone tells you they have cancer
The things people say that land badly, the things that help, and why “let me know if you need anything” does not work.Listen2026-10-12 · 8 sources, all listed · 15 chapters- 7Do you need to finish the antibiotics?Everyone was told to finish the course. The advice moved, and almost nobody was told that either.2026-10-05 · 13 sources27:41
- 6They found a 5 mm nodule on my scan. Now what?Scans find things they were not looking for. What that size actually means, and what usually happens next.2026-09-28 · 9 sources29:36
- 5Why do you feel worse at 3am?Not imagination, and not only worry. Something measurable is happening.2026-09-21 · 13 sources28:43
- 4Which supplements actually do anything?A shelf costing hundreds a year, and a short list of the ones with evidence behind them.2026-09-14 · 9 sources28:58
- 3“Your risk goes up 40%.” From what, to what?The difference between relative and absolute risk, and why almost every health headline you have ever read hides it.2026-09-07 · 6 sources28:44
- 2What happens when you stop taking one?Most people regain weight. What the studies actually measured, and what people do about it.2026-08-31 · 7 sources29:03
- 1Do GLP-1 drugs make you lose muscle?Some of the weight lost on these drugs is muscle. That is true of losing weight in general — the question is whether it is worse here, and what changes it.2026-08-24 · 5 sources22:10