Conviviality and TV doctors, polar bear tales, and Christmas research

<p dir="ltr">In the last podcast of 2024, Richard Smith, former editor of The BMJ and head of<a href='https://ukhealthalliance.org/'> UKHACC</a> will be making the case for being more convivial. Tina Korownyk, professor of family medicine at the University of Alberta is the ghost of Christmas past for TV doctors.</p> <p dir="ltr">Tim Feeny and Navjoyt Ladher take us through this year's Christmas research papers.</p> <p dir="ltr">And finally, Mari Martensen, a paramedic, explains what makes being a medic in Svalbard bear-able.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Reading list.</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"><a href='https://www.bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q2577'>The dangers of industrialisation—why we need to rebuild a convivial society</a></li> <li dir="ltr"><a href='https://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7346'>Televised medical talk shows—what they recommend and the evidence to support their recommendations</a></li> <li dir="ltr"><a href='https://www.bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q2417'>Christmas 2024: Ho...