Subjects: Medicine

The Doctors head into the lab with some modelling clay and plaster to demonstrate how your body’s cells divide via mitosis and how your bones grow.

In Operation Takeover, the Doctors discover the importance and difficulty of being a midwife.

In the Ouch Patients segment, we will follow four children along their daily lives throughout the season to learn what it’s like to be a regular hospital outpatient. In this episode, we catch up with Maisie as she gets some test results to see how well her special gluten-free diet is working, then we check in with Kaden to see how cystic fibrosis affects his diet.

Dr. Chris visits a special lab to investigate the effects of low oxygen levels (hypoxia) on the human body.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has a pencil tip stuck in his ear and another patient has a nasty gash on her forehead.

The Doctors head into the lab with a pair of kidneys from a pig where they show us how the nephrons in our kidneys filter our blood and what happens if you don’t drink enough water.

The Doctors also go “Ouch & About” in the Ouchmobile, where Dr. Xand meets a girl with keratosis pilaris and a boy with an interesting scar on his tummy from a hernia, while Dr. Chris explains what boogers are made of.

Plus, Dr. Chris investigates how some organisations are helping sight-impaired people who have depth perception problems live a normal life.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has a stone in his ear and another patient has twisted his leg.

The Doctors head into the lab with a simple engine system where they demonstrate how we use food to power our bodies.

The Doctors also go “Ouch & About” in the Ouchmobile, where Dr. Xand meets a boy with Kawasaki disease and a girl with a tooth out of place, while Dr. Chris explains why some people can curl their tongue while others can’t.

Plus, Dr. Chris  dons his personal protective equipment to investigate how medical professionals are fighting infectious diseases.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has a pinky that’s not too perky and another patient has cut his head.

The Doctors head into the lab with placentas, umbilical cords, and a pregnant mother to show us where and how babies grow.

The Doctors also go “Ouch & About” in the Ouchmobile, where Dr. Xand meets a girl with a bent pinky and a boy with Marcus Gunn syndrome. He also explains why your belly rumbles.

Plus, Dr. Xand investigates how doctors treat burns in the burn ward.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has fallen down some stairs and another patient has been hit in the head with a cricket bat.

We also learn a mindbending trick and Dr. Chris goes on call with an emergency medical team.

Dr. Chris and Dr. Xand show us some of their favourite segments from past episodes.

The Doctors head into the lab to show us what happens when you cough and why it’s important to cover your mouth while coughing.

The Doctors also go “Ouch & About” in the Ouchmobile, where Dr. Xand meets a girl with a spider nevus and Campbell de Morgan spots and a brother and sister duo whose leg bones have grown differently from one another, while Dr. Chris explains how you get a wobbly tooth.

Plus, Dr. Xand investigates how doctors are using cochlear implants to help deaf people hear.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has fallen and cut her nose and another patient has burned his hand while making a cup of tea.

We also learn a mindbending trick and Dr. Xand goes on call with an emergency medical team.

The Doctors present a special episode all about the changes that happen to our bodies when we go through puberty.

The Doctors head into the lab with some animal parts to demonstrate how the pituitary gland and our hormones are responsible for many of the changes in our bodies during puberty, including the changes in our voices.

The Doctors also go “Ouch & About” in the Ouchmobile, where Dr. Chris meets a girl with some stretch marks caused by a growth spurt and couple of cousins who are the same age but very different heights, while Dr. Xand explains why some people get clumsy during puberty.

They also explain how puberty affects sweat glands, hair growth, testicles, acne, mood swings, periods, and sleep cycles.

The Doctors head into the lab with a contortionist and then outside with a crane to show us how flexible and strong our tendons are.

In Operation Takeover, the Doctors discover the importance and difficulty of being part of an air ambulance team.

In  Ouch Patients, we will follow four children along their daily lives throughout the season to learn what it’s like to be a regular hospital outpatient. In this episode, we meet the first two Ouch Patients. Ruby is a leukemia patient who receives regular chemotherapy treatments and Tola is a dialysis patient who is awaiting a kidney transplant.

Investigation Ouch finds Dr. Xand investigating whether or not laughter really is the best medicine.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient is having new problems with a previously broken leg and another patient with brittle bone disease has a sore hip.

The Doctors head into the lab with a trampoline, an endoscope, and a Ruben’s tube to demonstrate how your tympanic membrane (AKA eardrum) and the ossicles helps you hear.

In Operation Takeover, the Doctors discover the importance and difficulty of being Radio Lollipop DJs.

During Ouch & About On Call, Dr. Chris explains how long it takes for stitches to dissolve and what oesophagitis is, while Dr. Xand explains what a winged scapula is.

Dr. Chris investigates why anaesthetists/anaesthesiologists are vital members of surgical teams and what anaesthetics are.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has a panful gash in his hand and a football fanatic has a twist in her wrist.

The Doctors head into the lab to examine the gristly stuff in our joints: cartilage. They show us what causes “cauliflower ear” and demonstrate what would happen if we didn’t have any cartilage in our bodies.

In Operation Takeover, the Doctors discover the importance and difficulty of being a hospital porter.

In the Ouch Patients segment, we will follow four children along their daily lives throughout the season to learn what it’s like to be a regular hospital outpatient. In this episode, we meet two more Ouch Patients. Holly has cerebral palsy and has regular physiotherapy treatments, and Haiden has Marfan syndrome and is undergoing a heart surgery.

In Investigation Ouch, Dr. Chris investigates why animal therapy dogs are an important part of a hospital’s efforts to reduce patient stress.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has been airlifted from the scene of a traffic accident and another patient has a spring stuck in his thumb.

The Doctors head into the lab with a breath by breath gas analysis system and then head outdoors for some fiery experiments to show us how much oxygen is in the air and how much of it we use in our bodies.

In Operation Takeover, the Doctors discover the importance and difficulty of being a 999 emergency call handler.

During Ouch & About On Call, Dr. Chris explains why most surgeons don’t get nervous when operating on children and what it’s like to treat someone with septic arthritis, while Dr. Xand explains why some people are “double-jointed.”

Dr. Chris investigates how patients are getting their vital signs monitored with Formula 1 technology.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has lots of gory grazes after a bicycle accident and another patient has a twist in her wrist after falling off a stool.