How To Win Friends & Influenza

Your bicycle and you are an unstoppable force, worthy of being the next main character in The Avengers.

You can be happy as a jerk.

If you're going to slice open an innocent fruit and scoop out its insides, you might as well make it delicious.

Not every season is Christmas sweater season, but here's a new season of the podcast.

The best April Fool's joke is the one pulled on April 10 instead of April 1, because then no one's expecting it. Thank you to all the fans, supporters and listeners of How To Win Friends & Influenza. You're awesome! Piano solos by Mewtwo the cat.

Some people light up joints and some people light up when they hear about joints. Although these are theoretically not mutually exclusive, rheumatologists tend to form the latter group. In this episode, Dr Allan talks about rheumatology, interesting diseases in the specialty and what it's like to win an award shaped like a foot. Instrumental blips by Lily Chen.

Blood vessels are needed to keep the liquid of life pumping throughout our bodies! In this episode, Dr Gabrielle talks about vascular surgery, rather interesting stories and workplace justice. Theme music by Rupert Keller.

Anaesthetics! And the people who do it! They might have a title that's hard to pronounce, but the ability to guide patients through operations safely remains rewarding. In this episode, Dr Marie talks about life as an anaesthseticoshcsdokdtist, interesting cases and training advice. Chill beats by Professor Phil Poronnik.

The recipe for geriatrics is diverse and beautiful. It's 5 parts general medicine, 2 parts falls investigations, 1 part deathly despair, 3 parts woolly sweaters and 5 parts super cool. In this episode, Dr Chris talks about the variety of hospital presentations, the balanced geriatrician lifestyle and how to find your ultimate calling. Sick beats by Professor Phil Poronnik.

Chronic diseases can strike people of all ages, from foetus to corpse (probably not inclusive). Adolescent medicine is what it sounds like: the branch of medicine that deals with adolescents, particularly when it comes to chronic diseases. In this episode, Dr Linette talks about what adolescent medicine involves and the type of health practitioner it suits. Theme music by Lily Chen.

Otolaryngology isn't likely to be any child's first word, but it sure makes for a great Hangman game! In this episode, Dr Faruque talks about the specialty colloquially known as ENT and gems of wisdom for making it onto a specialty program. Theme music by Jordan D. Peterson, a collaboration between Ehsan W. Farshid and Lily Chen.

Skin is good. Skin is great. Skin is important to every person, especially when it comes to quality of life. In this episode, Professor Pablo talks about why dermatology is extremely exciting and matters as a specialty. Theme music by Lily Chen.

Nursing and doctoring are hearty friends who hold hands while prancing off into the sunset. Together, their teamwork is something that can make health care great. Long live patient welfare! In this episode, Pete talks about what nursing involves, different types of nursing and how nurses and doctors can work together to make a better patient experience. Additional contributions by Justin "Purple J" Lambert, Stan "Disapproving Head Shake" Domeshok, German "German Dave" Dave, Anushka "Gate Opener" Wikramanayake, Katie "Spanish Influenza" Honan and Sal "Moral Support" Yeung. Backing music by Lily Chen.

Bones are the putative skeleton of the human body, so it's important that they're not broken. Hold on! They actually are the skeleton! That means we need orthopaedic surgery to fix them. In this episode, Dr Saqib talks about orthopaedic surgery, charitable work and international inequalities in health care. Theme music by Lily Chen.

There are many things that can go wrong in the human body. Luckily, there's a specialty that studies it: pathology. After all, a tissue diagnosis must be made! The show must go on! In this episode, Dr Nicky talks about work, microscopes and social interaction in the specialty of pathology. Theme music by Lily Chen.

The heart isn't actually heart-shaped, but kidneys really are kidney-shaped! In this episode, Dr Lucy talks about renal medicine, how to make it into physician specialty training and finding a job in the modern medical climate. Theme music by Lily Chen.

You were once a child, before you became an esteemed listener of fancy podcasts such as this! In this episode, Dr Louisa talks about paediatrics, how it differs from adult medicine and what the training pathway involves. Theme music by Lily Chen.

Malignancy is the enemy, ironically composed of cells from the self. In this episode, Dr Fran talks about life as a medical oncologist. Theme music by Lily Chen.

Where do you go if you have multi-organ failure and teeter on the cusp of death? An important three-letter acronym: ICU! In this episode, Dr Stuart talks about the hectic life of intensive care medicine, being a good doctor and the importance of morals. Theme music by Lily Chen.

We all crave love, but first we require oxygen. Lungs are such needy things! In this episode, Dr Lucy talks about respiratory medicine, pub rock and marriage. Theme music by Lily Chen.