This week, we’re talking about eating blood. We’re digging into a tiny Scottish chapbook and the slightly gnarly recipe it contains! From the blood of Roman Gladiators to executed prisoners. Eating blood, cooking blood, smearing blood jam on your toast - we’ve got it all!

Real Cases, Real Thinking, Real Medicine Amie and Ben discuss a case of 29 year-old male with shortness of breath and weakness. Can Amie figure out what is going on? As you listen, ask yourself: can you figure out the diagnosis? What would you have done in the situation?

In this episode, Dr Heather Kennedy hears about a case that was challenging but rewarding for Dr Neil Watson, which he had presented at the recent RCPE Medical Trainees' Conference.

This week, we’re talking about straitjackets. Despite many seeing the straitjacket as an extreme method of patient restraint, in the 1700s it was introduced as a modern and humane solution.

In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks with Dr Toby Merriman about what it means to be the medical registrar.

Amie and Ben discuss a case of a 33-year-old woman attending SDEC with a sensation of "bruised lungs" and night sweats. Can Ben figure out what is going on? As you listen, ask yourself: can you figure out the diagnosis? What would you have done in the situation?