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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Feb 7, 2023 · 30 min
What soaring food prices are doing to our health
The cost of everything is soaring, but what toll is that taking on our health?
Jan 31, 2023 · 27 min
Women and heart attacks
Women are dying of heart attacks because they're not getting the right treatment.
Jan 24, 2023 · 30 min
Is a fungal pandemic possible?
From deadly fungal meningitis to a hospital super bug, is a fungal pandemic possible?
Jan 17, 2023 · 27 min
Maggot therapy for difficult wounds
The maggots bred in Bridgend to help heal wounds of diabetes patients.
Jan 10, 2023 · 27 min
Why is everyone ill? Can ketamine and therapy treat alcoholism?
Why monitor changes in Covid viruses in China? A potential new therapy for alcoholism.
Jan 3, 2023 · 27 min
Lazy Guide to Exercise
How lazy can I be and still stay healthy?
Nov 1, 2022 · 28 min
How can a cold home affect your health?
James is in South Wales to visit a cryo-lab and explore the impact of cold on the body.
Oct 25, 2022 · 28 min
GP Records, Serotonin & how we get cancer
Do you want to see your GP records at the touch of a button?
Oct 18, 2022 · 27 min
Still Shielding; Childhood Vaccinations; Antibiotic Use
The plight of the Covid-19 shielders.
Oct 11, 2022 · 28 min
Have I dodged Covid? And skin colour and health
Has James really dodged Covid? He gets to grips with his immunity, with blood test in tow.
Oct 4, 2022 · 28 min
Secrets of sewage science
The secrets of sewage science.
Sep 27, 2022 · 28 min
A spoonful of sweetener
What do sweeteners do to our bodies? James Gallagher investigates.
Aug 9, 2022 · 27 min
A good death with friends and family
Friends and family are being trained to administer medicines to ease loved ones' dying.
Aug 2, 2022 · 27 min
Covid waves, Gene therapy for haemophilia B, New uses for old drugs
Smitha Mundasad asks what Covid will be like in the future, and new uses for old drugs.
Jul 26, 2022 · 27 min
Are too many babies being diagnosed with cows' milk allergy?
Cows' milk allergy in babies and gout in adults.
Jul 19, 2022 · 27 min
Monkeypox, mind body connections, are children exercising less since Covid?
James asks if the monkeypox virus is evolving. New research on mind body connections.
Jul 12, 2022 · 27 min
Medical language, chemo brain & heatwaves
James Gallagher explores the words that can belittle or blame when we visit the doctor.
Jul 5, 2022 · 27 min
How's your hay fever?
James Gallagher finds out everything you need to know.
Mar 22, 2022 · 29 min
The Power of the Dog
Does owning a dog lengthen your life?
Mar 15, 2022 · 28 min
Long Covid revisited
It's a long Covid reunion on Inside Health.