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

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Aug 4, 2020 · 27 min
Bedside Covid Test; Longterm Covid Recovery
Dr Mark Porter on a bedside test for Covid-19 and long term recovery from the virus.
Jul 28, 2020 · 27 min
Prescribing Cycling; Temperature Checks; False Positives; Choirs and Covid-19
Evidence for GPs prescribing cycling; temperature checks; false positives; choirs & Covid.
Jul 21, 2020 · 28 min
Public Health in the time of Coronavirus
Dr Margaret McCartney looks at the vital role of public health in the pandemic.
Jul 14, 2020 · 27 min
Covid-19 and ethnicity in medicine; medical devices safety review
Covid-19 and ethnicity in medicine and medical devices safety review.
Jul 7, 2020 · 27 min
Covid-19 and the Impact on UK Cancer Services
James Gallagher investigates the impact on cancer care of the pandemic
May 26, 2020 · 27 min
Shielding; Pandemic Lexicon; Southampton Hospital; Doctor rejects NHS Superhero Tag
Millions are 'shielding' from the virus. Tanya on the reality of long-term lockdown.
May 19, 2020 · 28 min
Longest Stay Covid-19 Patient; Health Inequalities; Agoraphobia; Covid-19 Testing
Claudia Hammond on the longest stay COVID-19 case; Health Inequalities; Agoraphobia.
May 12, 2020 · 28 min
Acute Kidney Injury with Covid-19; Passive Immunisation; Online GPs; face mask interactions
Acute Kidney Injury & Covid-19; passive immunisation; online GPs; face mask interactions.
May 5, 2020 · 27 min
Diabetes & Covid-19; Southampton Critical Care; Antigen Tests; Cytokine Storm
Why do people with diabetes get so sick with Covid-19 and how can they protect themselves?
Apr 28, 2020 · 27 min
Smoking vs Covid-19; non-urgent treatments; loneliness surveys; Southampton update, covid and the law.
Claudia Hammond on smoking and Covid-19, lockdown loneliness surveys, and clinical law.
Apr 21, 2020 · 27 min
Southampton update; health anxiety; death certifications; fast-track drug screening
Southampton update, health anxiety, death certifications and fast-track drug screening.
Apr 14, 2020 · 27 min
Covid-19 drug trial; Mental health alone; Southampton update; Antarctica's lockdown lessons
Claudia Hammond reports on the first drug trials for the treatment of Covid-19.
Apr 7, 2020 · 27 min
Covid-19 and moral injury; Asthma; Southampton update; Mental health services
Claudia Hammond on moral injury, asthma, a Southampton update, and mental health services.
Mar 31, 2020 · 27 min
Dispatches from University Hospital Southampton; Covid-19 and loss of smell; intensive care access; coronavirus home care
Claudia Hammond reports on the unfolding coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 24, 2020 · 28 min
COVID-19 PPE; Secondary Pneumonia; Viral Load; Trauma Care in Fort William
Margaret McCartney on COVID-19; Pneumonia; Viral Load; Trauma Care in Fort William.
Mar 17, 2020 · 28 min
Covid-19 Intensive Care Beds; Ibuprofen; Laser and Glaucoma; Faecal Incontinence
Dr Saleyha Ahsan investigates the struggle to increase capacity in intensive care.
Mar 10, 2020 · 29 min
Coronavirus Special
Saleyha Ahsan reports from her own emergency department about preparations for Coronavirus
Feb 25, 2020 · 30 min
Cigarette Filters; Sepsis
Chris van Tulleken examines cigarette filters and how the media report sepsis.
Feb 18, 2020 · 27 min
Air Pollution; Infectious Disease and Healthcare Staff; Hymenoplasty
Keen cyclist and GP, Dr Farrah Jarral investigates the health effects of air pollution.
Feb 12, 2020 · 31 min
Coronavirus Transmission; Breakfast; Women and Heart Attacks; Personal digital assistants
Coronavirus; Breakfast; Women and Heart Attacks; Personal digital assistants.