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How shoes affect our bodies and a focus on genital herpes

Has James been buying shoes that are bad his feet? He meets podiatrist Dao Tunprasert to ask how healthy his shoes are. Also, Dr Vanessa Apea answers questions on genital herpes.

Has James been buying shoes that are bad his feet? He meets podiatrist Dao Tunprasert to find out how healthy his shoes are. Also, returning to our theme of health conditions you find embarrassing, we get the lowdown on genital herpes from Dr Vanessa Apea. She's consultant physician in Genito-urinary and HIV medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London and answers some of your questions.

Presenter: James Gallagher
Producer: Tom Bonnett
Assistant Producer: Siobhan Maguire

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