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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Jan 16, 2024 · 27 min
Bladder, bowels and sex: Learning to live after my mountain accident
Niall McCann on navigating the ups and downs of life with a spinal cord injury.
Jan 9, 2024 · 27 min
Living in a Bacterial World
Exploring our microbial metropolis - and is being clean important for good health?
Nov 8, 2023 · 28 min
How do cold and flu remedies help when we're ill?
As cold and flu season nears, James finds out what the remedies in his cabinet do to help.
Oct 24, 2023 · 28 min
What's stopping us from exercising in older age?
An 80-year-old athlete and a team of sports scientists help explain what can hold us back.
Oct 10, 2023 · 28 min
Inside a sexual assault referral centre
James Gallagher meets the people who help victims of sexual assault.
Oct 3, 2023 · 30 min
Migraines and Headaches
As we enter a new era of migraine treatments, we answer your head pain questions.
Sep 26, 2023 · 27 min
When does sitting become bad for health?
James Gallagher visits the lab to explore how much sitting is too much.
Sep 19, 2023 · 28 min
Why is syphilis making a comeback?
Syphilis is at its highest rate since 1948. So why aren't we talking more about it?
Aug 15, 2023 · 28 min
On the trail of a new street drug
James Gallagher finds out what happens when a new drug hits the UK’s streets.
Aug 8, 2023 · 28 min
What difference could new Alzheimer’s disease drugs make?
Translating clinical trial breakthroughs into real life impacts for Alzheimer’s sufferers.
Aug 2, 2023 · 29 min
Could weight-loss drugs treat addiction?
Could weight-loss drugs also have potential to tackle serious addiction?
Jul 25, 2023 · 28 min
What happened to mpox?
With the global health emergency declared over, is mpox ‘done’?
Jul 18, 2023 · 28 min
How fast should you eat your food?
Slowing down your eating speed might impact your health
Jul 11, 2023 · 28 min
How hot is too hot for human health?
What happens inside the body when it gets hot.
Mar 21, 2023 · 28 min
Did Covid turn us into teeth grinders?
James Gallagher finds out if we've become a nation of pandemic teeth grinders.
Mar 14, 2023 · 27 min
Parkinson's and Ballet
How exercise from ballet to cycling may help people living with Parkinson's disease.
Mar 7, 2023 · 27 min
NHS weight-loss drug
Is an NHS weight-loss drug a new era in tackling obesity?
Feb 28, 2023 · 28 min
Back pain
James Gallagher puts your back pain questions to an expert panel.
Feb 21, 2023 · 27 min
Sperm Counts
Are sperm counts falling?
Feb 14, 2023 · 38 min
Psychedelics for depression
Can magic mushrooms help your mental health?