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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Mar 8, 2022 · 31 min
Multiple sclerosis and the Epstein Barr virus
Multiple sclerosis mystery solved: Glandular fever virus is the cause.
Mar 1, 2022 · 27 min
Cervical screening, blood donation & measles
How often do we need a smear test? James Gallagher investigates.
Feb 22, 2022 · 34 min
Rapid genome sequencing in the clinic
Doctors break world speed record for sequencing patient's DNA in super-fast diagnosis.
Feb 15, 2022 · 27 min
Can I take HRT forever & hydration myths
Can you take HRT forever? And what's the best way to keep hydrated? James busts the myths.
Feb 8, 2022 · 28 min
Pig organs for transplant patients
We talk to the doctor behind the first successful pig heart to human operation.
Feb 1, 2022 · 28 min
Covid boosters, Vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy, Group B strep
James Gallagher tackles a favourite listener question: will we need boosters forever?
Jan 25, 2022 · 27 min
New therapies for sickle cell disease
Hopes for a gene editing cure for sickle cell disease.
Jan 18, 2022 · 27 min
Asthma inhalers and Covid antivirals
Could switching your asthma inhaler be kinder to the planet and better for your health?
Jan 11, 2022 · 28 min
Omicron
Why is the Omicron Covid variant more infectious? And are treatments still effective
Jan 4, 2022 · 28 min
New Year's Resolutions
Are New Year's resolutions good for our health?
Nov 2, 2021 · 27 min
Prediabetes, Experiments in zero gravity
Prediabetes and medical experiments in zero gravity.
Oct 26, 2021 · 28 min
PPE waste and blood test tube shortage
How the NHS is going green to reduce its PPE waste.
Oct 19, 2021 · 28 min
Gene Silencing Treatments
The Inside Health insiders' guide to gene silencing therapies, could they change medicine?
Oct 12, 2021 · 27 min
Covid vaccines: their legacy & vaccinating teens
What say do teens have over their Covid vaccine? And where next for vaccine science?
Oct 5, 2021 · 27 min
The Nobel Prize for Medicine, new plans to add nutrients to foods
The Nobel Prize for Medicine, new plans to add nutrients to foods
Sep 28, 2021 · 27 min
Ultra-processed vegetarian & vegan foods
How healthy are ultra-processed vegan and vegetarian foods? James Gallagher investigates.
Aug 10, 2021 · 27 min
The vulva & your GP medical records
Few of us can identify the different parts of the vulva. James finds out why this matters.
Aug 3, 2021 · 27 min
Long covid in children & treating normal blood pressure
Long Covid in children and treating normal blood pressure.
Jul 27, 2021 · 27 min
Fewer periods, The link between erectile dysfunction and the heart
Contraception and fewer periods, and the link between erectile dysfunction and the heart.
Jul 20, 2021 · 28 min
When to take your child to A&E, ear wax and happiness
When should you take your child to A&E? James Gallagher busts the myths around fever.