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Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken are on a mission to help us take better care of ourselves.

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Doctors' Notes: Male Contraception
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken take a closer look at the future of male contraception.
17 mins
Is a male contraceptive pill closer than you think?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore why male contraception is still so limited.
02 Jun 2026,28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Lymphatic System
Chris and Xand continue discussing the lymphatic system with Professor Kristiana Gordon.
14 mins
Do our lymphatic systems need a detox?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the lymphatic system.
26 May 2026,28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Hay fever
Drs Chris and Xand take a closer look at hay fever - why might it be getting worse?
19 May 2026,21 mins
Why do we get hay fever?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore why so many of us have hay fever.
19 May 2026,28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Calcium
Drs Chris and Xand dig deeper into the common issues around calcium and bone health.
12 May 2026,20 mins
Are we getting enough calcium?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know how important calcium is for our health.
12 May 2026,28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Snoring
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about snoring with Dr Sophie West.
05 May 2026,28 mins
Why do you snore?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken are exploring why we snore.
05 May 2026,29 mins
Doctors' Notes: Balance
Chris and Xand explore how balance is affected by alcohol and how it changes as we age.
28 Apr 2026,21 mins
Should you improve your balance?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore how we can improve our balance.
28 Apr 2026,28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Voice
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about the complexities of the voice.
21 Apr 2026,25 mins
How do we care for our voices?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore how we can take better care of our voices.
21 Apr 2026,28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Feet
Drs Chris and Xand want to know more about feet, including common foot problems.
14 Apr 2026,32 mins
How can you look after your feet?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore our feet and how we can better look after them.
14 Apr 2026,28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Cholesterol
Chris and Xand van Tulleken unpack why cholesterol causes so much confusion.
07 Apr 2026,31 mins
How should we think about cholesterol?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken unpack cholesterol - should we be concerned?
07 Apr 2026,29 mins
Doctors' Notes: Light
Drs Chris and Xand dive into Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and how it’s treated.
31 Mar 2026,19 mins
Why do we feel happier when the sun’s out?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken look at why the sun improves mood.
31 Mar 2026,28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Buildings
Chris and Xand look deeper into how architecture and urban design influence public health.
24 Mar 2026,32 mins
Can buildings make us healthier?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know: can buildings make us healthier?
24 Mar 2026,29 mins
Doctors' Notes: Hips
Drs Chris and Xand find out more about women's hips and hip replacements.
17 Mar 2026,24 mins
How can you look after your hips?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know how to look after your hips.
17 Mar 2026,29 mins
Doctors' Notes: Toothache
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken dig deeper into the topic of toothache.
10 Mar 2026,19 mins
How can you avoid toothache?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know why we get toothache.
10 Mar 2026,28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Shoulders
Chris and Xand further explore shoulders and the comparative anatomy of humans and horses.
03 Mar 2026,32 mins
How can you best look after your shoulders?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know how to best look after your shoulders.
03 Mar 2026,28 mins
Doctors' Notes: Endometriosis
Chris and Xand take a deeper dive into endometriosis and attitudes surrounding it.
24 Feb 2026,15 mins
How can we better understand endometriosis?
Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore how to improve our understanding of endometriosis.
24 Feb 2026,29 mins