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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Sep 20, 2016 · 27 min
Welsh patient power, Liquid biopsies, Food allergies, Dosing errors
A new way of tracking cancer is exciting oncologists worldwide.
Sep 13, 2016 · 28 min
Obesity and smoking, Blood pressure, ADHD
Obesity and smoking, should blood pressure targets get lower? And medicating ADHD.
Sep 2, 2016 · 27 min
Why Becomea doctor? 3. A Matter of Life and Death
Kevin Fong explores how doctors cope when things go wrong
Aug 25, 2016 · 27 min
Why Become a Doctor? 2. All Work and No Play?
The real lives of junior doctors today.
Aug 25, 2016 · 28 min
Why Become a Doctor? 1. The Golden Age
Was there ever a golden age in which to train to be a doctor?
Aug 16, 2016 · 37 min
Personalised Medicine: Dose By Design
Vivienne Parry asks if the NHS can deliver the benefits of genomic medicine for all
Aug 9, 2016 · 27 min
Zika in UK, Hip arthroscopy, Limits of cancer treatment
Dr Mark Porter finds out how hip arthroscopy is increasingly being used.
Aug 2, 2016 · 28 min
Statins in the media, Unusual neurological itch, The hunger hormone, Viagra
Has media coverage of statins caused people to come off the drugs?
Jul 26, 2016 · 28 min
Braintraining and dementia; Cluster headaches; Cancer rehab; #hellomynameis
Dr Mark Porter investigates whether brain training can cut cases of dementia by a third.
Jul 19, 2016 · 28 min
Papilloedema; Cardiac death in sport; Diagnosing early miscarriage; Warfarin
Papilloedema, cardiac death in sport, diagnosing early miscarriage, Warfarin.
Jul 12, 2016 · 28 min
Care.data, Asthma, Acne rosacea, Pacemakers
Dr Mark Porter looks at care.data, asthma, acne rosacea and pacemakers.
Jul 5, 2016 · 28 min
Multi-morbidity, one-shot radiotherapy during surgery for early stage breast cancer
David Haslam, chair of NICE, on managing the millions of people on 5 or more drugs a day.
Mar 29, 2016 · 28 min
Health checks, Fertility, Adjustment
The evidence for 'mid-life MOTs', female fertility and age and the meaning of 'adjustment'
Mar 22, 2016 · 28 min
Preventive HIV therapy, Sugar tax, Bowel cancer, Surgery
Dr Mark Porter explores preventive HIV therapy, the sugar tax, bowel cancer and surgery.
Mar 15, 2016 · 28 min
Asthma, Visual snow, Confounding factors
Why is asthma overdiagnosed and undertreated? Plus visual snow and confounding factors.
Mar 8, 2016 · 28 min
Dementia advice, Antidepressants, Transplant organs, Vaginal seeding
Antidepressants - how do you know when you are better and can stop taking them?
Mar 1, 2016 · 28 min
Ovarian cancer, PBC, Treating severe head injury
Talc use and ovarian cancer. PBC causes fatigue and itching but is often missed.
Feb 23, 2016 · 28 min
Charles Bonnet syndrome, Co-proxamol, Meningitis B vaccine, Smart tablets
Patient power and the parental clamour for more children to get the meningitis B vaccine.
Feb 16, 2016 · 27 min
E-cigarettes, Asherman's syndrome, Rugby
The UK's first licensed e-cigarette, owned by a tobacco company, is classed as a medicine.
Feb 9, 2016 · 27 min
Chicken pox in pregnancy, Club foot, Test for Conn's syndrome, Teeth brushing
Dr Mark Porter talks about chicken pox in pregnancy.