26: Should we be Scared of Cancer? NHS Surgeon Karan Rajan on TikTok, Treatments, and Tackling Fake News #26
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Medical misinformation can be fatal, and fake news spreads faster than fact, which makes Dr Karan Rajan’s work nothing short of heroic.
He’s one of the internet’s most beloved, trusted and revered medical professionals for his mythbusting work on YouTube and TikTok, but his career in surgery holds some remarkable stories too.
We sit down with Karan to uncover formative moments on his journey, what’s REALLY happening with the NHS, diet coke vs cancer, microplastics affecting your size down there, and so much more…
This episode covers
- Why you can never be comfortable in surgery
- The shocking health literacy among adults
- Fighting bosses to prove the good he does on social media
- Why the spread of misinformation is so rife
- The true state of the NHS
Dr Karan Rajan
https://www.youtube.com/c/DrKaran
https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan/
https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr
This Book Will Save Your Life by Dr Karan Rajan
https://linktr.ee/thisbookmaysaveyourlife
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