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 29, 2014 · 28 min
Back pain and paracetamol, blood thinning drugs, drug driving, kidney stones
Paracetamol and back pain; blood thinning drugs; drug driving limits and kidney stones.
Jul 22, 2014 · 28 min
Statins, Cholesterol-lowering spreads, Olive oil, Diet and inflammatory bowel disease, Singers' nodules
With a look at Crohn's disease and diet, teachers' voices and cholesterol-lowering foods.
Jul 15, 2014 · 28 min
Screening for Breast Cancer
Dr Mark Porter debates the benefits and harms of screening for breast cancer.
Jul 8, 2014 · 28 min
Ebola, Bike saddles, Recording consultations, Insect bites
Ebola, bike saddles and erectile dysfunction, recording consultations and insect bites.
Jul 1, 2014 · 27 min
Statins; improving cancer survival rates; reflux and heartburn; recycling medicines.
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Apr 22, 2014 · 28 min
Hospital patients dying of thirst; Paracetamol; Saturated fats; Baclofen and alcoholism
Dr Mark Porter on how Baclofen stopped a listener drinking 6-8 bottles of wine a day.
Apr 15, 2014 · 27 min
Video consultations, Low-fibre diets, Testosterone
Dr Mark Porter investigates low testosterone, low-fibre diets and GPs on Skype.
Apr 8, 2014 · 27 min
Anti-virals for flu, Bod Pod test for body fat, Patients' weight, X-rays and cancer
The evidence for anti-virals and flu. Plus Mark gets his body fat checked.
Apr 1, 2014 · 28 min
Care of the dying, Birdsong in GP surgeries, Sex development
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
Mar 25, 2014 · 27 min
Stress and pregnancy, CBT for insomnia, Cluster headache, Smoking and mental health
Why insomnia is often mismanaged despite there being an effective drug-free treatment.
Mar 18, 2014 · 27 min
Cancer of the cervix & HPV; Oral cancer & HPV; Eating late; Feedback on Sugar, Thrush, Cataracts; Scarfree operations
Why cervical cancer screening in the UK could change, and is there a right time to eat?
Mar 11, 2014 · 28 min
Sugar, Prescription charges, Thrush, Iron and strokes
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Mar 4, 2014 · 27 min
Scarlet Fever; Overtreating the over-80s; ICU and trauma; Feedback on constipation; Cataracts
Psychological trauma after intensive care, overtreating stroke, and scarlet fever.
Feb 25, 2014 · 27 min
Selenium & Vitamin E supplements in men, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Childhood Constipation
The risks from taking selenium supplements, lung disease and constipation in children.
Feb 18, 2014 · 27 min
Loneliness, Statins, Feedback on glucosamine and gut instinct, Cycle lanes and air pollution, Coughs and antibiotics
Is loneliness bad for you, who should take statins, treating air pollution and coughs.
Feb 11, 2014 · 27 min
Glucosamine for osteoarthritis; Alcohol addiction; Gut instinct
What roles do paracetamol and glucosamine play in treating osteoarthritis?
Feb 4, 2014 · 27 min
Testosterone; Antidepressants in Pregnancy; Laptop Use at Night and Sleep; Shifting School Times
Do the hours spent on laptops or tablets before bedtime disrupt your sleep?
Jan 28, 2014 · 28 min
E-cigs; PPI feedback; Be assertive with your doctor; Prostate cancer diagnosis
E-cigarette advertising, and could MRI revolutionise the diagnosis of prostate cancer?
Jan 21, 2014 · 28 min
Care data, New gastric balloon, Vocal dysphonia, Antacids
A new gastric balloon, overuse of stomach drugs, the new NHS database and vocal dysphonia.
Nov 5, 2013 · 27 min
Gender X; Diabetes diagnosis; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Oesophageal cancer
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.