When Dogs Detect Disease: How Medical Detection Dogs Are Changing Lives

07/10/2025 13 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this special episode of The MedBriefing Podcast, our Head of Clinical Sophie Jackson, who lives with POTS and works alongside her medical assistance dog Tashi, speaks with Gemma from Medical Detection Dogs — the UK charity pioneering the use of dogs to detect and assist with medical conditions.Together, they explore:🐾 How Medical Detection Dogs are trained to save lives.💡 The science behind scent detection and medical alert dogs.💬 Sophie’s personal experience living and working with Tashi.🤝 Why MedBrief is proud to support the charity through our upcoming Dog Walk Fundraiser.It’s a conversation about empathy, innovation, and the powerful connection between people and dogs that’s transforming lives every day.