In this episode, Dr's J, Ward and Praz perform their biweekly roundup of what's new in the world of medicine, this time with a focus on new discoveries in well established conditions. Along the way, they discuss bite massage, low back pain and hip hinging, the third thumb project and alternative limbs, new types of diabetes, artisan chemotherapy, new asthma treatments slow walkers and a just the Tip from Japan. So sit back and learn what's new in the world of medicine!

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1) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/02/26/587735283/lost-art-of-bending-over-how-other-cultures-spare-their-spines?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20180304&utm_campaign=health&utm_term=nprhealth
2)https://boingboing.net/2018/03/05/this-prosthetic-thumb-shows-yo.html
3)https://www.newscientist.com/article/2161949-miniature-personalised-tumours-could-help-you-get-the-best-chemo/
4) https://www.livescience.com/61917-diabetes-five-types.html
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(18)30051-2/fulltext?elsca1=tlpr
5) https://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/new-drug-therapy-could-lead-more-effective-treatment-millions-asthma/20180202#.WpwkWR3waUk
6) http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7679

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