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Heartburn – And Why Astronauts Love Shrimp

Heartburn – And Why Astronauts Love Shrimp

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Your oesophagus was never designed to handle acid splashes — and yet, sometimes it has to. This episode looks at heartburn — why it happens, the neat trick emergency doctors use to distinguish it from a heart attack, and what spaceflight reveals about reflux.

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