BBC Radio Podcasts from Inside Health
Can insomnia be fixed?
We're joined by a panel of experts to answer your questions on insomnia.
We go on a tick hunt
James goes looking for ticks and asks how worried should we be about them.
Is intermittent fasting good for you?
From weight loss to prolonging life, James Gallagher investigates trending fast diets
Can noise harm our health?
We head into the lab to find out how unwanted sound can affect the body and brain.
Coffee, nap, rave, repeat...
We discuss how much caffeine is too much, whether you need a nap and day-time raving.
Why recovering from long Covid is a lot like training for the Olympics
We visit the first long Covid clinic to find out what we've learnt about the condition.
A guide to the perimenopause
How to prepare for the perimenopause and why it’s not all bad.
Speedy medicine, and is fermented food good for us?
We meet the medics treating people in unusual places, and we talk all things fermented.
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.
Living in a Bacterial World
Exploring our microbial metropolis - and is being clean important for good health?
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.
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.
Inside a sexual assault referral centre
James Gallagher meets the people who help victims of sexual assault.
Migraines and Headaches
As we enter a new era of migraine treatments, we answer your head pain questions.
When does sitting become bad for health?
James Gallagher visits the lab to explore how much sitting is too much.
Why is syphilis making a comeback?
Syphilis is at its highest rate since 1948. So why aren't we talking more about it?
On the trail of a new street drug
James Gallagher finds out what happens when a new drug hits the UK’s streets.
What difference could new Alzheimer’s disease drugs make?
Translating clinical trial breakthroughs into real life impacts for Alzheimer’s sufferers.
Could weight-loss drugs treat addiction?
Could weight-loss drugs also have potential to tackle serious addiction?
What happened to mpox?
With the global health emergency declared over, is mpox ‘done’?
How fast should you eat your food?
Slowing down your eating speed might impact your health
How hot is too hot for human health?
What happens inside the body when it gets hot.
Did Covid turn us into teeth grinders?
James Gallagher finds out if we've become a nation of pandemic teeth grinders.
Parkinson's and Ballet
How exercise from ballet to cycling may help people living with Parkinson's disease.
NHS weight-loss drug
Is an NHS weight-loss drug a new era in tackling obesity?
Back pain
James Gallagher puts your back pain questions to an expert panel.
Sperm Counts
Are sperm counts falling?
Psychedelics for depression
Can magic mushrooms help your mental health?
What soaring food prices are doing to our health
The cost of everything is soaring, but what toll is that taking on our health?
Women and heart attacks
Women are dying of heart attacks because they're not getting the right treatment.
Is a fungal pandemic possible?
From deadly fungal meningitis to a hospital super bug, is a fungal pandemic possible?
Maggot therapy for difficult wounds
The maggots bred in Bridgend to help heal wounds of diabetes patients.
Why is everyone ill? Can ketamine and therapy treat alcoholism?
Why monitor changes in Covid viruses in China? A potential new therapy for alcoholism.
Lazy Guide to Exercise
How lazy can I be and still stay healthy?
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.
GP Records, Serotonin & how we get cancer
Do you want to see your GP records at the touch of a button?
Still Shielding; Childhood Vaccinations; Antibiotic Use
The plight of the Covid-19 shielders.
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.
Secrets of sewage science
The secrets of sewage science.
A spoonful of sweetener
What do sweeteners do to our bodies? James Gallagher investigates.
A good death with friends and family
Friends and family are being trained to administer medicines to ease loved ones' dying.
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.
Are too many babies being diagnosed with cows' milk allergy?
Cows' milk allergy in babies and gout in adults.
Monkeypox, mind body connections, are children exercising less since Covid?
James asks if the monkeypox virus is evolving. New research on mind body connections.
Medical language, chemo brain & heatwaves
James Gallagher explores the words that can belittle or blame when we visit the doctor.
How's your hay fever?
James Gallagher finds out everything you need to know.
The Power of the Dog
Does owning a dog lengthen your life?
Long Covid revisited
It's a long Covid reunion on Inside Health.
Multiple sclerosis and the Epstein Barr virus
Multiple sclerosis mystery solved: Glandular fever virus is the cause.
Cervical screening, blood donation & measles
How often do we need a smear test? James Gallagher investigates.
Rapid genome sequencing in the clinic
Doctors break world speed record for sequencing patient's DNA in super-fast diagnosis.
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.
Pig organs for transplant patients
We talk to the doctor behind the first successful pig heart to human operation.
Covid boosters, Vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy, Group B strep
James Gallagher tackles a favourite listener question: will we need boosters forever?
New therapies for sickle cell disease
Hopes for a gene editing cure for sickle cell disease.
Asthma inhalers and Covid antivirals
Could switching your asthma inhaler be kinder to the planet and better for your health?
Omicron
Why is the Omicron Covid variant more infectious? And are treatments still effective
New Year's Resolutions
Are New Year's resolutions good for our health?
Prediabetes, Experiments in zero gravity
Prediabetes and medical experiments in zero gravity.
PPE waste and blood test tube shortage
How the NHS is going green to reduce its PPE waste.
Gene Silencing Treatments
The Inside Health insiders' guide to gene silencing therapies, could they change medicine?
Covid vaccines: their legacy & vaccinating teens
What say do teens have over their Covid vaccine? And where next for vaccine science?
The Nobel Prize for Medicine, new plans to add nutrients to foods
The Nobel Prize for Medicine, new plans to add nutrients to foods
Ultra-processed vegetarian & vegan foods
How healthy are ultra-processed vegan and vegetarian foods? James Gallagher investigates.
The vulva & your GP medical records
Few of us can identify the different parts of the vulva. James finds out why this matters.
Long covid in children & treating normal blood pressure
Long Covid in children and treating normal blood pressure.
Fewer periods, The link between erectile dysfunction and the heart
Contraception and fewer periods, and the link between erectile dysfunction and the heart.
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.
Increase in childhood viruses and can you be too fit?
Why is there an increase in childhood viruses? Plus, can you be too fit?
How to defeat needle phobia and football and lateral flow tests.
How to tackle needle phobia and get the vaccine, plus one man's lateral flow experiment.
Recovery Trial
One clinical trial set up in nine days has saved hundreds of thousands of lives globally.
Covid vaccine side-effects
Covid vaccination and the science behind the side-effects.
Human challenge trials, Chess & memory, Dementia misdiagnosed
The challenge trial that infects people with coronavirus, and how games help the brain.
Sexual health, contraception and tackling waiting lists
Contraception and sexual health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Tackling waiting lists.
Long Covid, Vaccine queries
How are people with long Covid being supported? James Gallagher investigates.
Covid Symptoms
Symptoms for Covid-19 test. Training your sense of smell. Delirium as a Covid-19 symptom.
Mouthwash & dentistry during the pandemic
Preventing coronavirus at the dentist, and can mouthwash really help kill coronavirus?
Exercise in the time of Covid
How to get back to exercise after recovering from Covid-19. Online physio to stop falls.
Oximetry at home, Rapid lateral flow tests for Covid
Could measuring oxygen levels at home, when people have covid, save lives?
Statins and Nocebo, Vit D & Covid, new therapies for Covid
Research trials for Covid-19. Do vitamin D supplements prevent infection from SARS-COV-2?
Covid in 2021 & a blood test that claims to detect cancer early
Covid in 2021 and a blood test that claims to detect cancer early.
How Bangor Hospital's Intensive Care Unit is Preparing for Winter
Saleyha Ahsan on how Bangor Hospital's Intensive Care Unit is preparing for winter.
20/10/2020
What's the best way to boost oxygen levels in Covid-19 patients?
Covid-19 Test and Trace; Non-drug trials in a pandemic
Covid-19 Test and Trace; Non-drug trials in a pandemic
Touch in Health Care
What role does touch play in health care?
Antibodies to Covid in Kids, Covid and Colds, PIMS-TS,
Antibodies to Covid found in kids before the pandemic; Covid and colds, PIMS-TS.
Sticky Blood : From Blood Clots to Covid-19
Sticky Blood : From Blood Clots to Covid-19
Flu Vaccine; Dentistry and Covid; Diagnosing Coeliac disease; NHS preparations for winter
Flu vaccine, dentistry and covid, diagnosing Coeliac disease and NHS winter preparations.
Bedside Covid Test; Longterm Covid Recovery
Dr Mark Porter on a bedside test for Covid-19 and long term recovery from the virus.
Prescribing Cycling; Temperature Checks; False Positives; Choirs and Covid-19
Evidence for GPs prescribing cycling; temperature checks; false positives; choirs & Covid.
Public Health in the time of Coronavirus
Dr Margaret McCartney looks at the vital role of public health in the pandemic.
Covid-19 and ethnicity in medicine; medical devices safety review
Covid-19 and ethnicity in medicine and medical devices safety review.
Covid-19 and the Impact on UK Cancer Services
James Gallagher investigates the impact on cancer care of the pandemic
Shielding; Pandemic Lexicon; Southampton Hospital; Doctor rejects NHS Superhero Tag
Millions are 'shielding' from the virus. Tanya on the reality of long-term lockdown.
Longest Stay Covid-19 Patient; Health Inequalities; Agoraphobia; Covid-19 Testing
Claudia Hammond on the longest stay COVID-19 case; Health Inequalities; Agoraphobia.
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.
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?
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.
Southampton update; health anxiety; death certifications; fast-track drug screening
Southampton update, health anxiety, death certifications and fast-track drug screening.
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.
Covid-19 and moral injury; Asthma; Southampton update; Mental health services
Claudia Hammond on moral injury, asthma, a Southampton update, and mental health services.
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.
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.
Covid-19 Intensive Care Beds; Ibuprofen; Laser and Glaucoma; Faecal Incontinence
Dr Saleyha Ahsan investigates the struggle to increase capacity in intensive care.
Coronavirus Special
Saleyha Ahsan reports from her own emergency department about preparations for Coronavirus
Cigarette Filters; Sepsis
Chris van Tulleken examines cigarette filters and how the media report sepsis.
Air Pollution; Infectious Disease and Healthcare Staff; Hymenoplasty
Keen cyclist and GP, Dr Farrah Jarral investigates the health effects of air pollution.
Coronavirus Transmission; Breakfast; Women and Heart Attacks; Personal digital assistants
Coronavirus; Breakfast; Women and Heart Attacks; Personal digital assistants.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Coronavirus Vaccine; Unnecessary Vaginal Examinations; Compassion Fatigue
James Gallagher on the virus almost nobody's heard of, Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV.
Coronavirus; Probiotics and Babies' gut health; Pill Organisers; Haemophilia therapy
Coronavirus; Probiotics and gut health in early life; Pill Organisers; Haemophilia therapy
Remote and Rural Healthcare
Dr Margaret McCartney on the challenges of healthcare when help isn't on your doorstep.
When to take Blood Pressure Pills; ADHD; Recurrent Fevers; Head lice
The best time of day to take blood pressure pills; ADHD; Recurrent fevers; Head lice
Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; over the counter gels for pain relief
Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; gels for pain relief
Zantac alert, Newborn brain injury, OTC guide, Surgery for reflux
Zantac alert, newborn brain injury, Guide to Over the Counter choices, surgery for reflux.
Statins Over the Counter, Amyloidosis, Gene Silencing
High-dose statins over the counter, amyloidosis, and gene silencing.
Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing and Cancer; Thumb surgery
Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing and Cancer; Thumb surgery.
Prescription Charges; Acute Kidney Injury; MMR vaccine; Meningitis in Students
Prescription Charges; Acute Kidney Injury; MMR vaccine; Meningitis in Students
Singing for breathlessness, Aneurysms, Sunscreens and Myasthenia gravis
Singing for breathlessness, Aneurysms and exercise, Sunscreens, Myasthenia gravis
Bats and Rabies; Hip Dysplasia in babies; Online health tips; Clinical Law
Bats and the risk of rabies; hip dysplasia in babies; online health tips; clinical law.
Anti-inflammatories and ovulation; Probiotics and Parkinson's; Blood interval and patient forums online
Anti-inflammatories & ovulation; probiotics and Parkinson's; giving blood; patient forums
Declining male fertility, Diagnosing urinary tract infections in the elderly, Guide to health websites
Declining male fertility, diagnosing urinary tract infections, and health websites.
Obesity and Cancer campaign; Intelligent liver function tests; Getting reliable information from websites
Obesity and Cancer campaign; intelligent liver function tests; which websites to trust.
Deprescribing
In a new series Dr Mark Porter explores the growing trend to 'deprescribe'.
Moving the goalposts in research, Involving parents in the care of premature babies, Feedback
Fiddling figures in research, involving parents in the care of premature babies, feedback.
E-cigs, Prehabilitation before surgery, Hospital safety
Why vaping divides public health experts, prehabilitation before surgery, hospital safety
CBD oil, Dental phobia, Gout
Dr Mark Porter investigates CBD oil, visits a dental phobia clinic and talks gout.
Deprescribing long-term opioids, Diagnosing concussion
Opioids for long-term pain and evidence for deprescribing them. Diagnosing concussion.
Home fetal heart monitoring, Deconditioning in hospital, Alcohol harm paradox, Pre-eclampsia feedback
Regulation of home fetal heart monitors, deconditioning in hospital, alcohol harm paradox.
Online GP consultations, Pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer?
Online GP consultations, a new test for pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer?
Migraine, Iron overload, Redefining low-risk cancers
New treatment for migraine, iron overload and should low-risk cancers be redefined?
Genes and confidentiality; sore throats and cancer; diet for epilepsy; shaving for hospital drips
Genes and confidentiality; sore throats and cancer; diet for epilepsy; hair and drips.
Unproven IVF add-ons; Running injuries; DNA analysis on the NHS
Unproven IVF add-ons; does rest help running injuries? DNA analysis on the NHS
Conflict of interest, Living with a stoma, Diet books
Should policy-making organisations in public health partner charities funded by industry?
Drug shortages, Eye drops for myopia, Is muscle more dense than fat? Sarcopenia
Drug shortages, eye drops for myopia, is muscle more dense than fat? And sarcopenia
High Blood Pressure
Dr Mark Porter discusses high blood pressure, a silent threat that isn't well managed.
Blood pressure pills and cancer, Aortic aneurysm repair, Sinks and hospital infection
Blood pressure pills and cancer, aortic aneurysm repair, sinks and hospital infection
Epipens & Autoinjectors; Meningitis B Bedside Test; Age Related Macular Degeneration
Epipens are in short supply and under fire for their design. Dr Mark Porter investigates.
France Delists Alzheimer's Drugs, Quality of Life After Hip Fracture, Prostate Cancer
France delists Alzheimer's drugs, quality of life after hip fracture and prostate cancer.
Placebo on Prescription: Hepatitis C Transplants, Genes and Back Pain
Hepatitis C infected organs to be offered on the NHS transplant waiting list
Umbilical cord clamping, Natural cycles, Pedometers
Umbilical cord clamping, Natural Cycles and do pedometers help long term?
Stroke man recovers speech, Apple watch and ECGs, Newborn heel prick test
How one stroke robbed a man of speech and four years later another stroke brought it back
Social prescribing, Topical steroid withdrawal, Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Social Prescribing, Topical Steroid Withdrawal, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Aspirin, Stroke, Best Interests, Lasting Power of Attorney, Bawa Garba
A baby aspirin for heart attack or stroke, best interests and lasting powers of attorney.
Running, cycling and knee health, Adrenaline and cardiac arrest, Artificial eyes
Does running damage your knees and is cycling any better?
Weaning Babies, Seeing the Same Doctor Saves Lives, NHS Research, Mental Capacity
The relationship between when babies are weaned and the time they sleep has been published
Biosimilars, Insomnia, Abortion at home
Bad sleep breeds bad sleep. Dr Mark Porter reports on what works for insomnia.
Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer Prevention
Why are only 1 in 7 eligible women on Tamoxifen, the 'statin of breast cancer prevention'?
Acid Attacks and Corneal Grafts, Bowel Cancer Screening, Sports Prosthesis for Children
Dr Mark Porter talks to Andrew who was blinded by a robber in an acid attack.
Ageing brain, Fish Oils, Adaptive Trials, Yoga
Deciding between healthy ageing and early dementia, fish oils, adaptive trials and yoga.
Cardiac Rehab, Withdrawing from Antidepressants, Middle Ear Implant
Dr Mark Porter busts some of the myths surrounding recovery from a heart attack.
Prostate Cancer
One in eight men will develop prostate cancer. Mark Porter and Margaret McCartney report.
Diabetes Tech, Antidepressants, Stem Cell Therapy and knees
Diabetes glucose monitors, antidepressants, stem cell therapy and knees.
Medical Cannabis; Hidden Blood in the Urine; Ageing and Immunity
The evidence for medical cannabis, hidden blood in the urine, ageing and immunity.
Rickets, Drug addiction recovery, Defibrillator support
The growing problem of rickets, drug addiction recovery and defibrillator support.
Blood Clots, Iron Supplements, Doctor's Bag
Blood clots acquired in hospital. Taking iron supplements. Plus what is in a doctor's bag?
Microprocessor Knees, The 'Glasgow Effect', Mesothelioma
A look at microprocessor knees, the 'Glasgow Effect' and mesothelioma.
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's research, HPV Vaccine, BRCA genes
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's research, HPV vaccine, BRCA genes and breast cancer survival.
The Future Heart
Could lab-grown cells be the future for patients with heart failure? Kevin Fong reports.
Flu, Cow's milk allergy, Robotic pharmacy
Dr Mark Porter investigates the protection the latest vaccine gives us from Aussie flu.
Medical detection dogs
Mark Porter investigates the evidence for whether dogs can accurately smell cancer.
Antibiotics, Statins and Pneumonia, Neurosurgery for Epilepsy
Antibiotic apocalypse, statins and treating pneumonia, and neurosurgery for epilepsy.
Dr Google; Sexual orientation and the NHS; Hypermobility; Surgery for COPD
Dr Google; GPs told to ask about your sexual orientation; hypermobility; surgery for COPD.
Vaginal mesh; alcohol and the heart
Complications of vaginal mesh implants, plus alcohol and the heart.
Big baby birth trial, Uveitis, Telephone triage, Burns
The Bristol team behind a pioneering way to protect the vision of children with arthritis.
Scoliosis, Depression, Pets in Hospital, Eustachian Tubes
Scoliosis, depression in teenagers, pets in hospital, Eustachian tubes and blocked ears.
Addiction services; Schizophrenia; Hearts and cancer
Inside Health reveals the poor state of addiction services in England.
Breast density; Health education; Switching outcomes
Breast density; health education; switching outcomes in clinical trials.
Antibiotics, Lung Cancer, Dying of a Broken Heart, Gender Bias
Margaret McCartney unpicks recent headlines suggesting its okay not to finish antibiotics.
PPIs, Aspirin and cancer, Radiotherapy and smoking
Long term use of PPIs, aspirin and cancer prevention, radiotherapy and smoking.
Hepatitis B vaccine, Sheds, Obesity Paradox, Taking part in clinical trials
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
Robo-docs, using AI to diagnose; Pancreatic cancer; Statins and muscle aches
Are we on the cusp of a new era where computers will be doing the diagnosing?
High costs of cheap medicines, Can a simple blood test help identify cancer, undescended testes, Aspirin
The price of everyday medicines is rising as some manufacturers are monopolies.
Cholesterol-lowering drug, Defibrillators, Post-traumatic stress disorder and heart disease, Lack of drugs in pregnancy
Cholesterol-lowering drug; defibrillators; PTSD and heart disease; lack of pregnancy drugs
Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, Randomisation
Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, and randomisation.
Opt-out organ donation; your body after death; what time of day to take blood pressure medication
Opt-out organ donation; your body after death; time of day to take blood pressure drugs.
Smoking in pregnancy; Lifestyle targets; Thyroid cancer; Flossing
Smoking in pregnancy; lifestyle targets; thyroid cancer; what's the evidence for flossing?
Vitamin D, Air Ambulance blood trial, Phantom limb pain, Sitting-rising test
Topics include Vitamin D, an air ambulance blood trial and phantom limb pain.
NHS Special: What needs to give?
Dr Mark Porter hosts a special debate on the current state of the NHS.
Over-the-counter prescriptions, Virtual reality in rehabilitation, Sore throats and antibiotics
Over-the-counter prescriptions, virtual reality for rehab, sore throats and antibiotics.
Why hernias, hands and varicose veins might not be treated on the NHS
Hernias, hands and varicose veins might not be treated on the NHS in the future.
Preventable deaths, Poo bank, Waterbirths
Preventable deaths in hospitals, Mark visits a stool bank, and evidence for water births.
NHS under pressure, Breast cancer prevention, Lactose intolerance
Do funding requests hinder NHS operations? Plus breast cancer prevention.
Paracetamol, Prostate and HIFU, Uncertainty - Oxygen and Heart Attacks
Evidence suggests paracetamol is not as effective as previously thought for chronic pain.
Prostate Cancer
Mark Porter reports on two landmark trials assessing when and how to treat prostate cancer
Dying at Home, Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH, Delirium
Dying at Home; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH; Delirium.
Meningitis ACWY vaccine, Testosterone for women, Allotments on prescription, Heart failure and iron
There is confusion about how teens should be getting the new Meningitis ACWY vaccine.
Ministrokes, Midwife study, Cyclic vomiting syndrome, Noise in intensive care
This edition looks at ministrokes, a midwife study, and cyclic vomiting syndrome.
Breast cancer, Alcoholism, CRPS, Generics
Breast cancer and bisphosphonates, alcoholism and Baclofen, CRPS, generics.
Welsh patient power, Liquid biopsies, Food allergies, Dosing errors
A new way of tracking cancer is exciting oncologists worldwide.
Obesity and smoking, Blood pressure, ADHD
Obesity and smoking, should blood pressure targets get lower? And medicating ADHD.
Why Becomea doctor? 3. A Matter of Life and Death
Kevin Fong explores how doctors cope when things go wrong
Why Become a Doctor? 2. All Work and No Play?
The real lives of junior doctors today.
Why Become a Doctor? 1. The Golden Age
Was there ever a golden age in which to train to be a doctor?
Personalised Medicine: Dose By Design
Vivienne Parry asks if the NHS can deliver the benefits of genomic medicine for all
Zika in UK, Hip arthroscopy, Limits of cancer treatment
Dr Mark Porter finds out how hip arthroscopy is increasingly being used.
Statins in the media, Unusual neurological itch, The hunger hormone, Viagra
Has media coverage of statins caused people to come off the drugs?
Braintraining and dementia; Cluster headaches; Cancer rehab; #hellomynameis
Dr Mark Porter investigates whether brain training can cut cases of dementia by a third.
Papilloedema; Cardiac death in sport; Diagnosing early miscarriage; Warfarin
Papilloedema, cardiac death in sport, diagnosing early miscarriage, Warfarin.
Care.data, Asthma, Acne rosacea, Pacemakers
Dr Mark Porter looks at care.data, asthma, acne rosacea and pacemakers.
Multi-morbidity, one-shot radiotherapy during surgery for early stage breast cancer
David Haslam, chair of NICE, on managing the millions of people on 5 or more drugs a day.
Health checks, Fertility, Adjustment
The evidence for 'mid-life MOTs', female fertility and age and the meaning of 'adjustment'
Preventive HIV therapy, Sugar tax, Bowel cancer, Surgery
Dr Mark Porter explores preventive HIV therapy, the sugar tax, bowel cancer and surgery.
Asthma, Visual snow, Confounding factors
Why is asthma overdiagnosed and undertreated? Plus visual snow and confounding factors.
Dementia advice, Antidepressants, Transplant organs, Vaginal seeding
Antidepressants - how do you know when you are better and can stop taking them?
Ovarian cancer, PBC, Treating severe head injury
Talc use and ovarian cancer. PBC causes fatigue and itching but is often missed.
Charles Bonnet syndrome, Co-proxamol, Meningitis B vaccine, Smart tablets
Patient power and the parental clamour for more children to get the meningitis B vaccine.
E-cigarettes, Asherman's syndrome, Rugby
The UK's first licensed e-cigarette, owned by a tobacco company, is classed as a medicine.
Chicken pox in pregnancy, Club foot, Test for Conn's syndrome, Teeth brushing
Dr Mark Porter talks about chicken pox in pregnancy.
Blood pressure, Palm oil
How low should you go when treating blood pressure? And why is palm oil in so many foods?
Folic acid in flour, Southampton FC and hip and groin pain, Online private doctors
Folic acid in flour, Southampton FC and hip and groin pain, online private doctors.
Hospital admissions and the 'weekend effect', Peyronie's disease
Do more people die in hospital at the weekend? Dr Mark Porter examines the evidence.
Health and Exercise Inside Health Special
The healing power of exercise: how being fit helps everything from stiff joints to cancer.
Pregabalin and gabapentin misuse, Natural birth after caesarean, Adrenaline auto-injectors
Pregabalin and gabapentin misuse; natural birth after caesarean; adrenaline auto-injectors
Pollution, Falls in the elderly, False positives and negatives, Meningitis B and teenagers
Pollution kills 29,000 people a year in the UK but where does the statistic come from?
Cancer drugs fund, Winter flu vaccine, Bandy legs and knock knees, Peer review
Dr Mark Porter on the anxiety being caused by proposed reforms to the Cancer Drugs Fund.
League tables, Nits, Feeling the cold, Language - Surrogate marker
Are league tables listing surgical outcomes the best way to assess a surgeon?
Aspirin and heart attacks, BPPV vertigo, Patronising language, Carpal tunnel sydrome, Osteoporosis treatment
Aspirin and heart attacks, vertigo, carpal tunnel sydrome and osteoporosis treatment.
Meningitis B, Hormones and depression, Statins, Unexpected heart attacks
The latest advice on statins, menopause and depression, and the meningitis B vaccine.
Emergency abdominal surgery, Thermometers, Vitamins and dementia, Risk
Demistifying perplexing health issues, including which thermometers parents should use.
Off-patent Drugs Bill, Pre-diabetes, Sepsis, All-cause mortality
The Off-patent Drugs Bill to prevent people missing out on life-saving treatments.
Asthma inhalers, Knee arthroscopy, Pelvic girdle pain, Medically unexplained symptoms
Does using an asthma inhaler give athletes a performance advantage in their sport?
Tax on sugary drinks, Low libido in women, Europe's largest robotic pharmacy
What is the evidence that taxing sugary drinks will help tackle obesity?
Gestational diabetes, Low-carb diets, Needle pain
Dr Mark Porter discusses new UK guidelines on diabetes in pregnancy.
Future of 7-day GP Access Pilots, Mers, Laughing Gas Health Risks
What happens to seven-day opening at GP surgeries when the money runs out?
Cervical Screening in Older Women; Hepatitis E in Nepal; Enlarged Prostate; Significance
Cervical screening in older women and concerns about a hepatitis E outbreak in Nepal.
Flibanserin; Strokes in young people; Outdoor swimming; Research terminology - Causation v Association
Dr Mark Porter examines the new drug to treat low sex drive in women.
Feedback on Teenage Pregnancy, Smoothies, AMD, Hospital Beds, Frailty, Feedback on Gallstones, Moles
Listener feedback; numbers of hospital beds decline as admissions go up; frailty diagnosis
Avastin, Peanut Allergy, Bowel Bacteria and Faecal Transplants
Mark Porter visits a laboratory to find out how gut bacteria could be influencing weight.
Cigarette Packets, Sex Education, Gallstones, Cosmetic Surgery
Sex education, cosmetic surgery trends, removing gallstones and cigarette packaging.
Saturated Fats, Moles, Egg Freezing
Research into saturated fats, checking moles and success for egg freezing and pregnancy.
Drug Driving; End of Life Care; Smart Drugs
New drug-driving laws include some medications, end of life care and smart drugs.
Heart and Exercise, Smoking and Alcohol, Weight Management, Hepatitis C
Can running too much be bad for you? Plus a psychological approach to weight loss.
Low NHS morale; Flying when pregnant; Sugary drinks & menarche; FGM
Low NHS staff morale, flying when pregnant, sugary drinks and menarche, FGM.
NHS Satisfaction Survey; NHS & cancer; Headphones volume; P4 Medicine
Diagnosing Cancer, personalised medicine based on genes and do headphones damage hearing?
Drugs link to dementia, Gluten-free, Heart disease in women, Social jetlag, Boilers on prescription
Increased risk of dementia from common drugs; and is going gluten free good for you?
Mutant Flu, Weight-Loss Surgery, Young Men and Body Image, CVID, Dental Check-ups, Doctors' Example, Dry January Findings
Dr Mark Porter on mutant flu, weight-loss surgery, six packs and 'dry January'.
Dry January and Nalmefene, PLAC Blood Test for Inflammation, Dental Check-ups
Treating alcohol dependence with a pill, predicting heart attack risk and dental visits.
A&E in winter, Fruit juice, Opioid drugs and chronic pain, No evidence, Obesity
Should fruit juice be dropped from 5-a-day? A&E in winter; Mark visits a busy pain clinic.
GP incentives; Walk-in CT scans; Hot Flushes feedback; New anti-coagulants
Do financial incentives for GPs work? Are walk-in CT scans a good idea?
Private hospitals, Hyperbaric medicine, Sick day rules to reduce kidney damage, Warfarin
Dr Mark Porter asks how much we know about patient safety in private hospitals.
Sickness Absence, Ankle Arthritis, Hot Flushes, Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Dr Mark Porter reports on ankle arthritis, and when you should keep your child off school.
Ebola, Painkillers, Immunity (CVID), Integrated Health, Thyroid and Pregnancy
Dr Mark Porter explores Ebola and how predictions of its spread are made.
Antibiotics, Winter Flu, NHS Continuing Healthcare, Snoring
Dr Mark Porter looks at the evidence for winter flu jabs and reviews sleep apps.
Conflict resolution in Ashya King case; GPs near work; Lipoedema
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Conflicted Medicine: Public Health Campaigns
Dr Mark Porter examines how powerful lobbying groups influence what you eat and drink.
Conflicted Medicine: Specialists and GPs
Dr Mark Porter examines the hidden conflicts of interest that can influence your health.
Conflicted Medicine: Pharmaceuticals
Are hidden conflicts of interest in medicine out of control or an over-hyped concern?
HIV and MS; Black skin and cancer; Iron overload; Losing your sense of smell
Dr Mark Porter finds out why people with HIV very rarely get multiple sclerosis.
Back pain and paracetamol, blood thinning drugs, drug driving, kidney stones
Paracetamol and back pain; blood thinning drugs; drug driving limits and kidney stones.
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.
Screening for Breast Cancer
Dr Mark Porter debates the benefits and harms of screening for breast cancer.
Ebola, Bike saddles, Recording consultations, Insect bites
Ebola, bike saddles and erectile dysfunction, recording consultations and insect bites.
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.
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.
Video consultations, Low-fibre diets, Testosterone
Dr Mark Porter investigates low testosterone, low-fibre diets and GPs on Skype.
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.
Care of the dying, Birdsong in GP surgeries, Sex development
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
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.
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?
Sugar, Prescription charges, Thrush, Iron and strokes
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Scarlet Fever; Overtreating the over-80s; ICU and trauma; Feedback on constipation; Cataracts
Psychological trauma after intensive care, overtreating stroke, and scarlet fever.
Selenium & Vitamin E supplements in men, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Childhood Constipation
The risks from taking selenium supplements, lung disease and constipation in children.
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.
Glucosamine for osteoarthritis; Alcohol addiction; Gut instinct
What roles do paracetamol and glucosamine play in treating osteoarthritis?
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?
E-cigs; PPI feedback; Be assertive with your doctor; Prostate cancer diagnosis
E-cigarette advertising, and could MRI revolutionise the diagnosis of prostate cancer?
Care data, New gastric balloon, Vocal dysphonia, Antacids
A new gastric balloon, overuse of stomach drugs, the new NHS database and vocal dysphonia.
Gender X; Diabetes diagnosis; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Oesophageal cancer
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Free Vit D for kids, Exercise & depression, Asthma inhalers feedback, Fungal nails, GP pilots
Vitamin D for all kids; Exercise for depression? Fungal toenails; Manchester GP pilots
Diabetes Type II; Obesity; Feedback on Anorexia and Shingles; Lyme Disease
Dr Mark Porter investigates how doctors detect and diagnose type-2 diabetes.
Vaccinations, One-to-one midwives, Leg ulcers, Asthma inhalers
Does linking child immunisation to benefits and child care improve vaccination rates?
Shingles vaccine; Energy drinks; Liver function tests; Anorexia
Margaret McCartney reports on confusion around the new shingles vaccine.
Flu vaccine and narcolepsy, Stoptober, Herbal medicines, Calcium supplements
New research linking a swine flu vaccine to a rare sleeping disorder in children
Parkinson's Disease, Breast cancer screening, Slimming pills, Sunscreens, Teeth
Dr Mark Porter goes on a quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Whooping cough; fish oils and prostate cancer; aortic aneurysm screening in men
Mark Porter finds out why whopping cough is on the rise and who should be concerned.
NHS Health Checks, Blood Service, Crohn's Disease, Gestational diabetes
Dr Mark Porter reports on NHS health checks, gestational diabetes and Crohn's disease.
Appendicitis, Artificial hips, Temporal Arteritis, Urinary stones
Dr Mark Porter on why Elton John is waiting two weeks for his appendix operation.
Measles, Prostate, Juvenile arthritis, Scruffy docs, Xenon lung scanner
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Hayfever management; Generic drugs; Diclofenac; Breastfeeding and cheese molars; Pacemakers; Antibiotics and MS
Generics versus branded medicines - why pay more for the same thing? With Dr Mark Porter.
Preventing breast cancer, Iodine deficiency, Antibiotics for back pain
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Breast cancer and Tamoxifen; Drug holidays; Medicines for children; Cardiac training range
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
High-intensity exercise, Measles, Teeth whitening, Voice-lift
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Red Meat & Heart Disease, Measles, Hypopituitarism
Red meat and heart disease; measles outbreak in Swansea; head injury and pituitary damage.
Obesity and Cancer, Fasting Diets and NHS 111
Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest health stories, including the new NHS 111 number.
NHS Reforms
Dr Mark Porter reports on the new changes to the NHS. What do they mean for patients?
Alcohol pricing, Phages, Cervical smears, Swaddling and hips, Smart beds
Does minimum pricing of alcohol actually work? With Mark Porter.
Antibiotics, cervical smears, premature labour, hip replacements
Antibiotic resistance, preventing premature labour, smear tests and joint replacements.
NHS reforms, epilepsy and pregnancy, thermometers
Dr Mark Porter questions health minister Lord Howe about possible NHS reforms.
Clinical trials, Yellow cards, Chemo brain, Conduct Disorder
Dr Mark Porter puts the pharmaceutical industry in the spotlight as trials are criticised.
Drinking urine, diclofenac, pigeon fancier's lung, hospital food
Can drinking urine save your life? Heart risks of diclofenac and hospital food as medicine
Shingles vaccine, Pill colour, First Aid, Contraception, Parkinson's
New shingles vaccine, contraception for over-35s, first aid and early clues to Parkinson's
Yellow cards, virtual autopsies, genetics and cancer
Dr Mark Porter on how the technology that identified Richard III could help the rest of us
Alcohol, cancer treatments, hair, halitosis
Dr Mark Porter on alcohol, caffeine shampoo, targeted cancer therapies and halitosis.
Asthma, Sunbeds, BMI, Dry mouth
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Junk food, asthma and eczema; salt; fingerprinting; TGA; amitriptyline
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
Dementia, Sleep, Thyroxine
Testing everyone over 75 who is admitted to hospital for signs of dementia.
Self-Harm, Insulin Pumps, Night Terrors, Penile Cancer
Dr Mark Porter on insulin pumps, night terrors, self-harming and penile cancer.
Edge of space, Laparotomy, Tremor, Pyjamas
The science behind this week's leap from the edge of space - how the human body copes.
Stem cells, Functional disorders, Epilepsy, Stoptober, Whiplash
Dr Mark Porter asks if stem cell research is making a difference to patients.
What Doctors Don't Tell You, hepatitis E, vertigo
Dr Mark Porter finds out what's behind a new magazine called What Doctors Don't Tell You.
'SARS-like' virus, reflux heartburn, corrective baby helmets
Dr Mark Porter asks whether headlines identifying a 'SARS-like' virus may cause panic.
Ovarian cancer screening, BP tables, Cough, Vegetarianism, Gallstones
US research suggests screening all women for ovarian cancer does more harm than good.
Viruses and asthma, osteoarthritis, cartilage repair
Dr Mark Porter finds out about the latest understanding and treatment of osteoarthritis.
New HIV test, Vitamin D and TB, Vitamin B12, mouth ulcers
Dr Mark Porter and Dr Margaret McCartney explore the incidence of HIV in the UK today.
BP reax, fibroids, access to notes, botox
Dr Mark Porter finds out that botox injections can help chronic migraine sufferers.
Over-diagnosis: High Blood Pressure
Dr Mark Porter asks whether doctors can try too hard in the early detection of disease.
Over-diagnosis: Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr Mark Porter asks why some medical conditions are over-diagnosed, thanks to test results
Steroids, the killing season, telehealth, Dupuytren's
Dr Mark Porter discovers new approaches to helping people who have strokes in rural areas.
Liver disease, Hepatitis C
Dr Mark Porter discovers the reasons for the recent rise in serious liver diseases.
GP Access, Telehealth, ICU, Sewage
Dr Mark Porter asks if telehealth is providing better medical care and saving money.
Whooping cough, Cardiac screening, Antibacterials, Selfcare, Xbox
Dr Mark Porter asks if amateur sportspeople should be screened for heart conditions.
Coughs, vocal cord dysfunction and athletes, taste and smell, waiting room toys
Dr Mark Porter asks what the performance of elite athletes tells us about our health.
GI bleeds, pregnancy and working, frozen shoulder, patient surveys
Is frozen shoulder a condition that's overdiagnosed? Dr Mark Porter investigates.
Teenage depression, Choir, Heart failure, Protein shakes
Dr Mark Porter on the claims of sports drinks and the benefits of joining a choir.
Whooping cough, maternal deaths, blushing, intestinal transit
Dr Mark Porter on why whooping cough is making a comeback.
Morphine and the heart, antibiotics and the appendix, sick notes, blood tests, painkillers
Pain relief during heart attacks, treating appendicitis with drugs, GPs and fit notes.
Prescription charges, HPV vaccine, tattoos, cycle helmets
Unfair and outdated - why the BMA says prescriptions should be free in England.
Aspirin, holiday sickness, ADHD
Mark Porter investigates aspirin preventing disease, ADHD in adults and holiday illnesses.
PCOS, garlic, PSA test, dignity
Dr Mark Porter demystifies discusses polycystic ovary syndrome, garlic and the PSA test.
Red meat and heart health, carbon monoxide, screening, joints supplements
What's behind the news that red meat eaters have a shorter life expectancy?
Vitiligo, diabetes care, knee implants, masks, social media
Dr Mark Porter tackles the confusion and prejudice around the skin condition vitiligo.
Sleep tabs death, e-cigs, GP examples, underactive thyroid and pregnancy
Dr Mark Porter asks why sleeping pills increase the chance of an early death.
Anti-smoking incentives, ACE inhibitor cough, Raynaud's, fizzy drinks
Dr Mark Porter investigates a scheme to stop pregnant women from smoking.
Patient records, cholesterol, statins, whiplash
Dr Mark Porter discusses patient records, cholesterol and statins, and whiplash.
Hospital infections, nutrition, gout, gluten, Shockwave, tennis elbow
Including the protocols for visitors to hospitals and a new treatment for tennis elbow.
Pseudomonas, anti-coags, alcohol, pres drugs, high heels
Presented by Dr Mark Porter. Looking at the bacteria Pseudomonas.
NHS bill, tinnitus, pedestrians, teenage info, Vitamin D, cough mix
Dr Mark Porter demystifies health issues that perplex us, including tinnitus and Vitamin D
Health bill, Memory, Resuscitation, Flu
Dr Mark Porter demystifies the health issues that perplex us.
Med devices, Testosterone, Itching, BP, Pills, Tourette's
Dr Mark Porter demystifies the health issues that perplex us.