Inside Health

BBC Radio 4

Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.

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381 episodes
Updated July 28

Episodes381

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Jul 25, 2017 · 27 min
PPIs, Aspirin and cancer, Radiotherapy and smoking
Long term use of PPIs, aspirin and cancer prevention, radiotherapy and smoking.
Jul 18, 2017 · 27 min
Hepatitis B vaccine, Sheds, Obesity Paradox, Taking part in clinical trials
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
Jul 11, 2017 · 27 min
Robo-docs, using AI to diagnose; Pancreatic cancer; Statins and muscle aches
Are we on the cusp of a new era where computers will be doing the diagnosing?
Jul 4, 2017 · 27 min
High costs of cheap medicines, Can a simple blood test help identify cancer, undescended testes, Aspirin
The price of everyday medicines is rising as some manufacturers are monopolies.
Mar 21, 2017 · 27 min
Cholesterol-lowering drug, Defibrillators, Post-traumatic stress disorder and heart disease, Lack of drugs in pregnancy
Cholesterol-lowering drug; defibrillators; PTSD and heart disease; lack of pregnancy drugs
Mar 14, 2017 · 27 min
Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, Randomisation
Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, and randomisation.
Mar 8, 2017 · 27 min
Opt-out organ donation; your body after death; what time of day to take blood pressure medication
Opt-out organ donation; your body after death; time of day to take blood pressure drugs.
Feb 28, 2017 · 27 min
Smoking in pregnancy; Lifestyle targets; Thyroid cancer; Flossing
Smoking in pregnancy; lifestyle targets; thyroid cancer; what's the evidence for flossing?
Feb 21, 2017 · 27 min
Vitamin D, Air Ambulance blood trial, Phantom limb pain, Sitting-rising test
Topics include Vitamin D, an air ambulance blood trial and phantom limb pain.
Feb 14, 2017 · 56 min
NHS Special: What needs to give?
Dr Mark Porter hosts a special debate on the current state of the NHS.
Feb 7, 2017 · 28 min
Over-the-counter prescriptions, Virtual reality in rehabilitation, Sore throats and antibiotics
Over-the-counter prescriptions, virtual reality for rehab, sore throats and antibiotics.
Jan 31, 2017 · 27 min
Why hernias, hands and varicose veins might not be treated on the NHS
Hernias, hands and varicose veins might not be treated on the NHS in the future.
Jan 24, 2017 · 27 min
Preventable deaths, Poo bank, Waterbirths
Preventable deaths in hospitals, Mark visits a stool bank, and evidence for water births.
Jan 17, 2017 · 27 min
NHS under pressure, Breast cancer prevention, Lactose intolerance
Do funding requests hinder NHS operations? Plus breast cancer prevention.
Jan 10, 2017 · 27 min
Paracetamol, Prostate and HIFU, Uncertainty - Oxygen and Heart Attacks
Evidence suggests paracetamol is not as effective as previously thought for chronic pain.
Jan 3, 2017 · 27 min
Prostate Cancer
Mark Porter reports on two landmark trials assessing when and how to treat prostate cancer
Oct 18, 2016 · 27 min
Dying at Home, Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH, Delirium
Dying at Home; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH; Delirium.
Oct 11, 2016 · 28 min
Meningitis ACWY vaccine, Testosterone for women, Allotments on prescription, Heart failure and iron
There is confusion about how teens should be getting the new Meningitis ACWY vaccine.
Oct 4, 2016 · 28 min
Ministrokes, Midwife study, Cyclic vomiting syndrome, Noise in intensive care
This edition looks at ministrokes, a midwife study, and cyclic vomiting syndrome.
Sep 27, 2016 · 27 min
Breast cancer, Alcoholism, CRPS, Generics
Breast cancer and bisphosphonates, alcoholism and Baclofen, CRPS, generics.