{"podcast":{"title":"Dr. John Campbell","slug":"dr-john-campbell-7851784","podcast_index_feed_id":7851784,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG9554039150","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7a133470-32e4-11f1-ae26-ef5a830a5f06/image/aacd596ff9b51467520b0238cfcd1c87.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Campbellteaching","episode_count":658,"summary":"Hello Everyone, My name is John Campbell and I am a retired Nurse Teacher and former clinical nurse based in England. I also do some teaching in Asia and Africa when time permits. These videos are to help students to learn the background to all forms of health care. My PhD focused on the development of open learning resources for nurses nationally and internationally. LinkedIn profile, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-campbell-5256223b/ Twitter, https://twitter.com/Johnincarlisle Disclaimer; These media including videos, book, e book, articles, podcasts are not peer-reviewed. They should never replace individual clinical judgement from your own health care provider. No media-based material on this channel is suitable for using as professional medical advice. All comments are also for educational purposed only and must never replace advice from your own health care provider","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T06:22:02.195523+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784"},"episode":{"title":"Worst cold ever","slug":"worst-cold-ever","published_at":"2026-07-27T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/worst-cold-ever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG5882324038.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG5882324038.mp3","summary":"UK, Worst cold ever, Government data W/E 19th September Download my two comprehensive but free educational text books, with hundreds of illustrations, and / or make a donation to the campbellteaching project using this link: http://159.69.48.3 Ive always got various health related projects on the go https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/24/return-of-the-common-cold-infections-surge-in-uk-as-autumn-arrives https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syndromic-surveillance-weekly-summaries-for-2021 111 calls for respiratory-type indicators increased nationally Particularly, 1-14 years Also, potential covid-19 assessments, 5-14 year olds Common colds are caused by: 100 different rhinoviruses Respiratory syncytial virus Adenoviruses Four types of coronavirus Influenza Parainfluenza Dr Gary Howsam, vice-chair of the Royal College of GPs we are starting to see a major resurgence of illnesses like common colds, flu and stomach bugs, alongside the Covid-19 virus in the community Symptoms of Covid-19 can often be similar to symptoms of other illnesses such as the common cold. So it’s important that if a patient does experience symptoms of Covid-19, such as a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss or change to sense of smell or taste that they get a PCR test immediately, and on receiving a positive result, self-isolate for the required period of time Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England Hand washing, ventilation and mask wearing aren’t only important for Covid-19, they keep other bugs at bay too Do I have COVID or a cold? https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/do-i-have-covid-or-a-cold-how-to-tell-the-difference Vaccinated or not Anosmia is one of the most important predictors of testing positive for COVID-19 rathe…","meta_description":"UK, Worst cold ever, Government data W/E 19th September Download my two comprehensive but free educational text books, with hundreds of illustrations, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1425,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-john-campbell-7851784/episodes/worst-cold-ever/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/worst-cold-ever.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}