James explores the science of a sweet tooth and then gets tips on how to brush like a pro.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd April 2025.
James Gallagher and the panel consider if an assisted death can guarantee a peaceful end.
Published on Tuesday, 15th April 2025.
We tackle your questions on dementia and meet the team studying mushrooms for brain health
Published on Tuesday, 8th April 2025.
James Gallagher and the panel discuss the safeguarding implications of the proposed bill
In the first of our mini-series we discuss who could get an assisted death under the rules
Published on Tuesday, 1st April 2025.
Five years on from the first UK lockdown, what did we learn from that extraordinary time?
Published on Tuesday, 25th March 2025.
Is hearing loss taken as seriously as eyesight loss, and what can we do about it?
Published on Tuesday, 18th March 2025.
Fitness trackers at the ready! James runs through what wearables could mean for patients.
Published on Tuesday, 11th March 2025.
Teens can be the riskiest time for someone with severe allergies. How can it be more safe?
Published on Tuesday, 4th March 2025.
Has James been buying the wrong shoes? He meets a podiatrist to find out.
Published on Tuesday, 25th February 2025.
James discusses the risk from H5N1 and asks your questions on urinary incontinence.
Published on Tuesday, 11th February 2025.
Pasteurising milk makes it safer, but are there any benefits to drinking it 'raw'?
Published on Tuesday, 4th February 2025.
From kombucha to cold water swims, does any of it help protect us from getting a virus?
Published on Tuesday, 28th January 2025.
Investigating why mould can make us sick and how we can avoid air pollution in our homes.
Published on Monday, 27th January 2025.
Around a third of British children have tooth decay. Is supervised toothbrushing the fix?
Published on Tuesday, 19th November 2024.
Following a terminal cancer diagnosis, Chris wants more testing. We debate the evidence.
Published on Tuesday, 12th November 2024.
The first drugs to slow Alzheimer's progression won't be offered on the NHS. What's next?
Published on Tuesday, 5th November 2024.
Could adjusting your breathing improve your health?
Published on Tuesday, 29th October 2024.
And what can doctors and the NHS do to help alleviate the problem.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd October 2024.
How gene analysis is impacting treatment and care for children with rare genetic disorders
Published on Wednesday, 16th October 2024.
We meet a patient on a revolutionary cancer vaccine trial, plus planning for cyber attacks
Published on Tuesday, 27th August 2024.
Mpox is classed a public health emergency, statins questions and tick-borne meat allergies
Published on Tuesday, 20th August 2024.
Is vaping a tool to quit smoking or a gateway to starting? And why verrucas won't budge.
Published on Tuesday, 13th August 2024.
Plus, sunburn remedies and how snus might enhance sporting performance
Published on Tuesday, 6th August 2024.
James and the Hay Festival audience try to conquer ageing, guided by a panel of experts.
Published on Tuesday, 30th July 2024.
James monitors the physical ups and downs of watching the Euros final in an experiment.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd July 2024.
James visits the pub to find out what happens when he drinks two pints of lager.
Published on Tuesday, 7th May 2024.
Following the Princess of Wales’s diagnosis, we look at disease rates in people under 50.
Published on Tuesday, 30th April 2024.
We're joined by a panel of experts to answer your questions on insomnia.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd April 2024.
James goes looking for ticks and asks how worried should we be about them.
Published on Tuesday, 16th April 2024.
From weight loss to prolonging life, James Gallagher investigates trending fast diets
Published on Tuesday, 9th April 2024.
We head into the lab to find out how unwanted sound can affect the body and brain.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd April 2024.
We discuss how much caffeine is too much, whether you need a nap and day-time raving.
Published on Tuesday, 13th February 2024.
We visit the first long Covid clinic to find out what we've learnt about the condition.
Published on Tuesday, 6th February 2024.
How to prepare for the perimenopause and why it’s not all bad.
Published on Tuesday, 30th January 2024.
We meet the medics treating people in unusual places, and we talk all things fermented.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd January 2024.
Niall McCann on navigating the ups and downs of life with a spinal cord injury.
Published on Tuesday, 16th January 2024.
Exploring our microbial metropolis - and is being clean important for good health?
Published on Tuesday, 9th January 2024.
As cold and flu season nears, James finds out what the remedies in his cabinet do to help.
Published on Wednesday, 8th November 2023.
An 80-year-old athlete and a team of sports scientists help explain what can hold us back.
Published on Tuesday, 24th October 2023.
James Gallagher meets the people who help victims of sexual assault.
Published on Tuesday, 10th October 2023.
As we enter a new era of migraine treatments, we answer your head pain questions.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd October 2023.
James Gallagher visits the lab to explore how much sitting is too much.
Published on Tuesday, 26th September 2023.
Syphilis is at its highest rate since 1948. So why aren't we talking more about it?
Published on Tuesday, 19th September 2023.
James Gallagher finds out what happens when a new drug hits the UK’s streets.
Published on Tuesday, 15th August 2023.
Translating clinical trial breakthroughs into real life impacts for Alzheimer’s sufferers.
Published on Tuesday, 8th August 2023.
Could weight-loss drugs also have potential to tackle serious addiction?
Published on Wednesday, 2nd August 2023.
With the global health emergency declared over, is mpox ‘done’?
Published on Tuesday, 25th July 2023.
Slowing down your eating speed might impact your health
Published on Tuesday, 18th July 2023.
What happens inside the body when it gets hot.
Published on Tuesday, 11th July 2023.
James Gallagher finds out if we've become a nation of pandemic teeth grinders.
Published on Tuesday, 21st March 2023.
How exercise from ballet to cycling may help people living with Parkinson's disease.
Published on Tuesday, 14th March 2023.
Is an NHS weight-loss drug a new era in tackling obesity?
Published on Tuesday, 7th March 2023.
James Gallagher puts your back pain questions to an expert panel.
Published on Tuesday, 28th February 2023.
Are sperm counts falling?
Published on Tuesday, 21st February 2023.
Can magic mushrooms help your mental health?
Published on Tuesday, 14th February 2023.
The cost of everything is soaring, but what toll is that taking on our health?
Published on Tuesday, 7th February 2023.
Women are dying of heart attacks because they're not getting the right treatment.
Published on Tuesday, 31st January 2023.
From deadly fungal meningitis to a hospital super bug, is a fungal pandemic possible?
Published on Tuesday, 24th January 2023.
The maggots bred in Bridgend to help heal wounds of diabetes patients.
Published on Tuesday, 17th January 2023.
Why monitor changes in Covid viruses in China? A potential new therapy for alcoholism.
Published on Tuesday, 10th January 2023.
How lazy can I be and still stay healthy?
Published on Tuesday, 3rd January 2023.
James is in South Wales to visit a cryo-lab and explore the impact of cold on the body.
Published on Tuesday, 1st November 2022.
Do you want to see your GP records at the touch of a button?
Published on Tuesday, 25th October 2022.
The plight of the Covid-19 shielders.
Published on Tuesday, 18th October 2022.
Has James really dodged Covid? He gets to grips with his immunity, with blood test in tow.
Published on Tuesday, 11th October 2022.
The secrets of sewage science.
Published on Tuesday, 4th October 2022.
What do sweeteners do to our bodies? James Gallagher investigates.
Published on Tuesday, 27th September 2022.
Friends and family are being trained to administer medicines to ease loved ones' dying.
Published on Tuesday, 9th August 2022.
Smitha Mundasad asks what Covid will be like in the future, and new uses for old drugs.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd August 2022.
Cows' milk allergy in babies and gout in adults.
Published on Tuesday, 26th July 2022.
James asks if the monkeypox virus is evolving. New research on mind body connections.
Published on Tuesday, 19th July 2022.
James Gallagher explores the words that can belittle or blame when we visit the doctor.
Published on Tuesday, 12th July 2022.
James Gallagher finds out everything you need to know.
Published on Tuesday, 5th July 2022.
Does owning a dog lengthen your life?
Published on Tuesday, 22nd March 2022.
It's a long Covid reunion on Inside Health.
Published on Tuesday, 15th March 2022.
Multiple sclerosis mystery solved: Glandular fever virus is the cause.
Published on Tuesday, 8th March 2022.
How often do we need a smear test? James Gallagher investigates.
Published on Tuesday, 1st March 2022.
Doctors break world speed record for sequencing patient's DNA in super-fast diagnosis.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd February 2022.
Can you take HRT forever? And what's the best way to keep hydrated? James busts the myths.
Published on Tuesday, 15th February 2022.
We talk to the doctor behind the first successful pig heart to human operation.
Published on Tuesday, 8th February 2022.
James Gallagher tackles a favourite listener question: will we need boosters forever?
Published on Tuesday, 1st February 2022.
Hopes for a gene editing cure for sickle cell disease.
Published on Tuesday, 25th January 2022.
Could switching your asthma inhaler be kinder to the planet and better for your health?
Published on Tuesday, 18th January 2022.
Why is the Omicron Covid variant more infectious? And are treatments still effective
Published on Tuesday, 11th January 2022.
Are New Year's resolutions good for our health?
Published on Tuesday, 4th January 2022.
Prediabetes and medical experiments in zero gravity.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd November 2021.
How the NHS is going green to reduce its PPE waste.
Published on Tuesday, 26th October 2021.
The Inside Health insiders' guide to gene silencing therapies, could they change medicine?
Published on Tuesday, 19th October 2021.
What say do teens have over their Covid vaccine? And where next for vaccine science?
Published on Tuesday, 12th October 2021.
The Nobel Prize for Medicine, new plans to add nutrients to foods
Published on Tuesday, 5th October 2021.
How healthy are ultra-processed vegan and vegetarian foods? James Gallagher investigates.
Published on Tuesday, 28th September 2021.
Few of us can identify the different parts of the vulva. James finds out why this matters.
Published on Tuesday, 10th August 2021.
Long Covid in children and treating normal blood pressure.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd August 2021.
Contraception and fewer periods, and the link between erectile dysfunction and the heart.
Published on Tuesday, 27th July 2021.
When should you take your child to A&E? James Gallagher busts the myths around fever.
Published on Tuesday, 20th July 2021.
Why is there an increase in childhood viruses? Plus, can you be too fit?
Published on Tuesday, 13th July 2021.
How to tackle needle phobia and get the vaccine, plus one man's lateral flow experiment.
Published on Tuesday, 6th July 2021.
One clinical trial set up in nine days has saved hundreds of thousands of lives globally.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd March 2021.
Covid vaccination and the science behind the side-effects.
Published on Tuesday, 16th March 2021.
The challenge trial that infects people with coronavirus, and how games help the brain.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd March 2021.
Contraception and sexual health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Tackling waiting lists.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd February 2021.
How are people with long Covid being supported? James Gallagher investigates.
Published on Tuesday, 16th February 2021.
Symptoms for Covid-19 test. Training your sense of smell. Delirium as a Covid-19 symptom.
Published on Tuesday, 9th February 2021.
Preventing coronavirus at the dentist, and can mouthwash really help kill coronavirus?
Published on Tuesday, 2nd February 2021.
How to get back to exercise after recovering from Covid-19. Online physio to stop falls.
Published on Tuesday, 26th January 2021.
Could measuring oxygen levels at home, when people have covid, save lives?
Published on Tuesday, 19th January 2021.
Research trials for Covid-19. Do vitamin D supplements prevent infection from SARS-COV-2?
Published on Tuesday, 12th January 2021.
Covid in 2021 and a blood test that claims to detect cancer early.
Published on Tuesday, 5th January 2021.
Saleyha Ahsan on how Bangor Hospital's Intensive Care Unit is preparing for winter.
Published on Wednesday, 28th October 2020.
What's the best way to boost oxygen levels in Covid-19 patients?
Published on Tuesday, 20th October 2020.
Covid-19 Test and Trace; Non-drug trials in a pandemic
Published on Tuesday, 13th October 2020.
What role does touch play in health care?
Published on Tuesday, 6th October 2020.
Antibodies to Covid found in kids before the pandemic; Covid and colds, PIMS-TS.
Published on Tuesday, 29th September 2020.
Sticky Blood : From Blood Clots to Covid-19
Published on Wednesday, 23rd September 2020.
Flu vaccine, dentistry and covid, diagnosing Coeliac disease and NHS winter preparations.
Published on Tuesday, 11th August 2020.
Dr Mark Porter on a bedside test for Covid-19 and long term recovery from the virus.
Published on Tuesday, 4th August 2020.
Evidence for GPs prescribing cycling; temperature checks; false positives; choirs & Covid.
Published on Tuesday, 28th July 2020.
Dr Margaret McCartney looks at the vital role of public health in the pandemic.
Published on Tuesday, 21st July 2020.
Covid-19 and ethnicity in medicine and medical devices safety review.
Published on Tuesday, 14th July 2020.
James Gallagher investigates the impact on cancer care of the pandemic
Published on Tuesday, 7th July 2020.
Millions are 'shielding' from the virus. Tanya on the reality of long-term lockdown.
Published on Tuesday, 26th May 2020.
Claudia Hammond on the longest stay COVID-19 case; Health Inequalities; Agoraphobia.
Published on Tuesday, 19th May 2020.
Acute Kidney Injury & Covid-19; passive immunisation; online GPs; face mask interactions.
Published on Tuesday, 12th May 2020.
Why do people with diabetes get so sick with Covid-19 and how can they protect themselves?
Published on Tuesday, 5th May 2020.
Claudia Hammond on smoking and Covid-19, lockdown loneliness surveys, and clinical law.
Published on Tuesday, 28th April 2020.
Southampton update, health anxiety, death certifications and fast-track drug screening.
Published on Tuesday, 21st April 2020.
Claudia Hammond reports on the first drug trials for the treatment of Covid-19.
Published on Tuesday, 14th April 2020.
Claudia Hammond on moral injury, asthma, a Southampton update, and mental health services.
Published on Tuesday, 7th April 2020.
Claudia Hammond reports on the unfolding coronavirus pandemic.
Published on Tuesday, 31st March 2020.
Margaret McCartney on COVID-19; Pneumonia; Viral Load; Trauma Care in Fort William.
Published on Tuesday, 24th March 2020.
Dr Saleyha Ahsan investigates the struggle to increase capacity in intensive care.
Published on Tuesday, 17th March 2020.
Saleyha Ahsan reports from her own emergency department about preparations for Coronavirus
Published on Tuesday, 10th March 2020.
Chris van Tulleken examines cigarette filters and how the media report sepsis.
Published on Tuesday, 25th February 2020.
Keen cyclist and GP, Dr Farrah Jarral investigates the health effects of air pollution.
Published on Tuesday, 18th February 2020.
Coronavirus; Breakfast; Women and Heart Attacks; Personal digital assistants.
Published on Wednesday, 12th February 2020.
James Gallagher on the virus almost nobody's heard of, Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV.
Published on Tuesday, 4th February 2020.
Coronavirus; Probiotics and gut health in early life; Pill Organisers; Haemophilia therapy
Published on Tuesday, 28th January 2020.
Dr Margaret McCartney on the challenges of healthcare when help isn't on your doorstep.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020.
The best time of day to take blood pressure pills; ADHD; Recurrent fevers; Head lice
Published on Tuesday, 29th October 2019.
Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; gels for pain relief
Published on Tuesday, 22nd October 2019.
Zantac alert, newborn brain injury, Guide to Over the Counter choices, surgery for reflux.
Published on Tuesday, 15th October 2019.
High-dose statins over the counter, amyloidosis, and gene silencing.
Published on Tuesday, 8th October 2019.
Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing and Cancer; Thumb surgery.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd October 2019.
Prescription Charges; Acute Kidney Injury; MMR vaccine; Meningitis in Students
Published on Tuesday, 24th September 2019.
Singing for breathlessness, Aneurysms and exercise, Sunscreens, Myasthenia gravis
Published on Tuesday, 6th August 2019.
Bats and the risk of rabies; hip dysplasia in babies; online health tips; clinical law.
Published on Tuesday, 30th July 2019.
Anti-inflammatories & ovulation; probiotics and Parkinson's; giving blood; patient forums
Published on Tuesday, 23rd July 2019.
Declining male fertility, diagnosing urinary tract infections, and health websites.
Published on Tuesday, 16th July 2019.
Obesity and Cancer campaign; intelligent liver function tests; which websites to trust.
Published on Tuesday, 9th July 2019.
In a new series Dr Mark Porter explores the growing trend to 'deprescribe'.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd July 2019.
Fiddling figures in research, involving parents in the care of premature babies, feedback.
Published on Tuesday, 26th March 2019.
Why vaping divides public health experts, prehabilitation before surgery, hospital safety
Published on Tuesday, 19th March 2019.
Dr Mark Porter investigates CBD oil, visits a dental phobia clinic and talks gout.
Published on Tuesday, 12th March 2019.
Opioids for long-term pain and evidence for deprescribing them. Diagnosing concussion.
Published on Tuesday, 5th March 2019.
Regulation of home fetal heart monitors, deconditioning in hospital, alcohol harm paradox.
Published on Friday, 1st March 2019.
Online GP consultations, a new test for pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer?
Published on Tuesday, 19th February 2019.
New treatment for migraine, iron overload and should low-risk cancers be redefined?
Published on Tuesday, 12th February 2019.
Genes and confidentiality; sore throats and cancer; diet for epilepsy; hair and drips.
Published on Tuesday, 5th February 2019.
Unproven IVF add-ons; does rest help running injuries? DNA analysis on the NHS
Published on Tuesday, 29th January 2019.
Should policy-making organisations in public health partner charities funded by industry?
Published on Tuesday, 22nd January 2019.
Drug shortages, eye drops for myopia, is muscle more dense than fat? And sarcopenia
Published on Tuesday, 15th January 2019.
Dr Mark Porter discusses high blood pressure, a silent threat that isn't well managed.
Published on Tuesday, 8th January 2019.
Blood pressure pills and cancer, aortic aneurysm repair, sinks and hospital infection
Published on Tuesday, 30th October 2018.
Epipens are in short supply and under fire for their design. Dr Mark Porter investigates.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd October 2018.
France delists Alzheimer's drugs, quality of life after hip fracture and prostate cancer.
Published on Tuesday, 16th October 2018.
Hepatitis C infected organs to be offered on the NHS transplant waiting list
Published on Tuesday, 9th October 2018.
Umbilical cord clamping, Natural Cycles and do pedometers help long term?
Published on Tuesday, 2nd October 2018.
How one stroke robbed a man of speech and four years later another stroke brought it back
Published on Tuesday, 25th September 2018.
Social Prescribing, Topical Steroid Withdrawal, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Published on Tuesday, 7th August 2018.
A baby aspirin for heart attack or stroke, best interests and lasting powers of attorney.
Published on Tuesday, 31st July 2018.
Does running damage your knees and is cycling any better?
Published on Tuesday, 24th July 2018.
The relationship between when babies are weaned and the time they sleep has been published
Published on Tuesday, 17th July 2018.
Bad sleep breeds bad sleep. Dr Mark Porter reports on what works for insomnia.
Published on Tuesday, 10th July 2018.
Why are only 1 in 7 eligible women on Tamoxifen, the 'statin of breast cancer prevention'?
Published on Tuesday, 3rd July 2018.
Dr Mark Porter talks to Andrew who was blinded by a robber in an acid attack.
Published on Tuesday, 27th March 2018.
Deciding between healthy ageing and early dementia, fish oils, adaptive trials and yoga.
Published on Tuesday, 20th March 2018.
Dr Mark Porter busts some of the myths surrounding recovery from a heart attack.
Published on Tuesday, 13th March 2018.
One in eight men will develop prostate cancer. Mark Porter and Margaret McCartney report.
Published on Tuesday, 6th March 2018.
Diabetes glucose monitors, antidepressants, stem cell therapy and knees.
Published on Tuesday, 27th February 2018.
The evidence for medical cannabis, hidden blood in the urine, ageing and immunity.
Published on Tuesday, 20th February 2018.
The growing problem of rickets, drug addiction recovery and defibrillator support.
Published on Tuesday, 6th February 2018.
Blood clots acquired in hospital. Taking iron supplements. Plus what is in a doctor's bag?
Published on Tuesday, 30th January 2018.
A look at microprocessor knees, the 'Glasgow Effect' and mesothelioma.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd January 2018.
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's research, HPV vaccine, BRCA genes and breast cancer survival.
Published on Tuesday, 16th January 2018.
Could lab-grown cells be the future for patients with heart failure? Kevin Fong reports.
Dr Mark Porter investigates the protection the latest vaccine gives us from Aussie flu.
Published on Tuesday, 9th January 2018.
Mark Porter investigates the evidence for whether dogs can accurately smell cancer.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd January 2018.
Antibiotic apocalypse, statins and treating pneumonia, and neurosurgery for epilepsy.
Published on Tuesday, 24th October 2017.
Dr Google; GPs told to ask about your sexual orientation; hypermobility; surgery for COPD.
Published on Tuesday, 17th October 2017.
Complications of vaginal mesh implants, plus alcohol and the heart.
Published on Tuesday, 10th October 2017.
The Bristol team behind a pioneering way to protect the vision of children with arthritis.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd October 2017.
Scoliosis, depression in teenagers, pets in hospital, Eustachian tubes and blocked ears.
Published on Tuesday, 26th September 2017.
Inside Health reveals the poor state of addiction services in England.
Published on Tuesday, 19th September 2017.
Breast density; health education; switching outcomes in clinical trials.
Published on Tuesday, 8th August 2017.
Margaret McCartney unpicks recent headlines suggesting its okay not to finish antibiotics.
Published on Tuesday, 1st August 2017.
Long term use of PPIs, aspirin and cancer prevention, radiotherapy and smoking.
Published on Tuesday, 25th July 2017.
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
Published on Tuesday, 18th July 2017.
Are we on the cusp of a new era where computers will be doing the diagnosing?
Published on Tuesday, 11th July 2017.
The price of everyday medicines is rising as some manufacturers are monopolies.
Published on Tuesday, 4th July 2017.
Cholesterol-lowering drug; defibrillators; PTSD and heart disease; lack of pregnancy drugs
Published on Tuesday, 21st March 2017.
Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, and randomisation.
Published on Tuesday, 14th March 2017.
Opt-out organ donation; your body after death; time of day to take blood pressure drugs.
Published on Wednesday, 8th March 2017.
Smoking in pregnancy; lifestyle targets; thyroid cancer; what's the evidence for flossing?
Published on Tuesday, 28th February 2017.
Topics include Vitamin D, an air ambulance blood trial and phantom limb pain.
Published on Tuesday, 21st February 2017.
Dr Mark Porter hosts a special debate on the current state of the NHS.
Published on Tuesday, 14th February 2017.
Over-the-counter prescriptions, virtual reality for rehab, sore throats and antibiotics.
Published on Tuesday, 7th February 2017.
Hernias, hands and varicose veins might not be treated on the NHS in the future.
Published on Tuesday, 31st January 2017.
Preventable deaths in hospitals, Mark visits a stool bank, and evidence for water births.
Published on Tuesday, 24th January 2017.
Do funding requests hinder NHS operations? Plus breast cancer prevention.
Published on Tuesday, 17th January 2017.
Evidence suggests paracetamol is not as effective as previously thought for chronic pain.
Published on Tuesday, 10th January 2017.
Mark Porter reports on two landmark trials assessing when and how to treat prostate cancer
Published on Tuesday, 3rd January 2017.
Dying at Home; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH; Delirium.
Published on Tuesday, 18th October 2016.
There is confusion about how teens should be getting the new Meningitis ACWY vaccine.
Published on Tuesday, 11th October 2016.
This edition looks at ministrokes, a midwife study, and cyclic vomiting syndrome.
Published on Tuesday, 4th October 2016.
Breast cancer and bisphosphonates, alcoholism and Baclofen, CRPS, generics.
Published on Tuesday, 27th September 2016.
A new way of tracking cancer is exciting oncologists worldwide.
Published on Tuesday, 20th September 2016.
Obesity and smoking, should blood pressure targets get lower? And medicating ADHD.
Published on Tuesday, 13th September 2016.
Kevin Fong explores how doctors cope when things go wrong
Published on Friday, 2nd September 2016.
The real lives of junior doctors today.
Published on Thursday, 25th August 2016.
Was there ever a golden age in which to train to be a doctor?
Vivienne Parry asks if the NHS can deliver the benefits of genomic medicine for all
Published on Tuesday, 16th August 2016.
Dr Mark Porter finds out how hip arthroscopy is increasingly being used.
Published on Tuesday, 9th August 2016.
Has media coverage of statins caused people to come off the drugs?
Published on Tuesday, 2nd August 2016.
Dr Mark Porter investigates whether brain training can cut cases of dementia by a third.
Published on Tuesday, 26th July 2016.
Papilloedema, cardiac death in sport, diagnosing early miscarriage, Warfarin.
Published on Tuesday, 19th July 2016.
Dr Mark Porter looks at care.data, asthma, acne rosacea and pacemakers.
Published on Tuesday, 12th July 2016.
David Haslam, chair of NICE, on managing the millions of people on 5 or more drugs a day.
Published on Tuesday, 5th July 2016.
The evidence for 'mid-life MOTs', female fertility and age and the meaning of 'adjustment'
Published on Tuesday, 29th March 2016.
Dr Mark Porter explores preventive HIV therapy, the sugar tax, bowel cancer and surgery.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd March 2016.
Why is asthma overdiagnosed and undertreated? Plus visual snow and confounding factors.
Published on Tuesday, 15th March 2016.
Antidepressants - how do you know when you are better and can stop taking them?
Published on Tuesday, 8th March 2016.
Talc use and ovarian cancer. PBC causes fatigue and itching but is often missed.
Published on Tuesday, 1st March 2016.
Patient power and the parental clamour for more children to get the meningitis B vaccine.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd February 2016.
The UK's first licensed e-cigarette, owned by a tobacco company, is classed as a medicine.
Published on Tuesday, 16th February 2016.
Dr Mark Porter talks about chicken pox in pregnancy.
Published on Tuesday, 9th February 2016.
How low should you go when treating blood pressure? And why is palm oil in so many foods?
Published on Tuesday, 2nd February 2016.
Folic acid in flour, Southampton FC and hip and groin pain, online private doctors.
Published on Tuesday, 26th January 2016.
Do more people die in hospital at the weekend? Dr Mark Porter examines the evidence.
Published on Tuesday, 19th January 2016.
The healing power of exercise: how being fit helps everything from stiff joints to cancer.
Published on Tuesday, 12th January 2016.
Pregabalin and gabapentin misuse; natural birth after caesarean; adrenaline auto-injectors
Published on Tuesday, 6th October 2015.
Pollution kills 29,000 people a year in the UK but where does the statistic come from?
Published on Tuesday, 29th September 2015.
Dr Mark Porter on the anxiety being caused by proposed reforms to the Cancer Drugs Fund.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd September 2015.
Are league tables listing surgical outcomes the best way to assess a surgeon?
Published on Tuesday, 15th September 2015.
Aspirin and heart attacks, vertigo, carpal tunnel sydrome and osteoporosis treatment.
Published on Tuesday, 8th September 2015.
The latest advice on statins, menopause and depression, and the meningitis B vaccine.
Published on Tuesday, 1st September 2015.
Demistifying perplexing health issues, including which thermometers parents should use.
Published on Thursday, 13th August 2015.
The Off-patent Drugs Bill to prevent people missing out on life-saving treatments.
Published on Tuesday, 28th July 2015.
Does using an asthma inhaler give athletes a performance advantage in their sport?
Published on Tuesday, 21st July 2015.
What is the evidence that taxing sugary drinks will help tackle obesity?
Published on Tuesday, 14th July 2015.
Dr Mark Porter discusses new UK guidelines on diabetes in pregnancy.
Published on Tuesday, 7th July 2015.
What happens to seven-day opening at GP surgeries when the money runs out?
Published on Tuesday, 23rd June 2015.
Cervical screening in older women and concerns about a hepatitis E outbreak in Nepal.
Published on Tuesday, 16th June 2015.
Dr Mark Porter examines the new drug to treat low sex drive in women.
Published on Wednesday, 10th June 2015.
Listener feedback; numbers of hospital beds decline as admissions go up; frailty diagnosis
Published on Tuesday, 24th March 2015.
Mark Porter visits a laboratory to find out how gut bacteria could be influencing weight.
Published on Tuesday, 17th March 2015.
Sex education, cosmetic surgery trends, removing gallstones and cigarette packaging.
Published on Tuesday, 10th March 2015.
Research into saturated fats, checking moles and success for egg freezing and pregnancy.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd March 2015.
New drug-driving laws include some medications, end of life care and smart drugs.
Published on Tuesday, 24th February 2015.
Can running too much be bad for you? Plus a psychological approach to weight loss.
Published on Tuesday, 17th February 2015.
Low NHS staff morale, flying when pregnant, sugary drinks and menarche, FGM.
Published on Tuesday, 10th February 2015.
Diagnosing Cancer, personalised medicine based on genes and do headphones damage hearing?
Published on Tuesday, 3rd February 2015.
Increased risk of dementia from common drugs; and is going gluten free good for you?
Published on Tuesday, 27th January 2015.
Dr Mark Porter on mutant flu, weight-loss surgery, six packs and 'dry January'.
Published on Tuesday, 20th January 2015.
Treating alcohol dependence with a pill, predicting heart attack risk and dental visits.
Published on Tuesday, 13th January 2015.
Should fruit juice be dropped from 5-a-day? A&E in winter; Mark visits a busy pain clinic.
Published on Tuesday, 6th January 2015.
Do financial incentives for GPs work? Are walk-in CT scans a good idea?
Published on Tuesday, 28th October 2014.
Dr Mark Porter asks how much we know about patient safety in private hospitals.
Published on Tuesday, 21st October 2014.
Dr Mark Porter reports on ankle arthritis, and when you should keep your child off school.
Published on Tuesday, 14th October 2014.
Dr Mark Porter explores Ebola and how predictions of its spread are made.
Published on Tuesday, 7th October 2014.
Dr Mark Porter looks at the evidence for winter flu jabs and reviews sleep apps.
Published on Tuesday, 30th September 2014.
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd September 2014.
Dr Mark Porter examines how powerful lobbying groups influence what you eat and drink.
Published on Tuesday, 26th August 2014.
Dr Mark Porter examines the hidden conflicts of interest that can influence your health.
Published on Tuesday, 19th August 2014.
Are hidden conflicts of interest in medicine out of control or an over-hyped concern?
Published on Tuesday, 12th August 2014.
Dr Mark Porter finds out why people with HIV very rarely get multiple sclerosis.
Published on Tuesday, 5th August 2014.
Paracetamol and back pain; blood thinning drugs; drug driving limits and kidney stones.
Published on Tuesday, 29th July 2014.
With a look at Crohn's disease and diet, teachers' voices and cholesterol-lowering foods.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd July 2014.
Dr Mark Porter debates the benefits and harms of screening for breast cancer.
Published on Tuesday, 15th July 2014.
Ebola, bike saddles and erectile dysfunction, recording consultations and insect bites.
Published on Tuesday, 8th July 2014.
Published on Tuesday, 1st July 2014.
Dr Mark Porter on how Baclofen stopped a listener drinking 6-8 bottles of wine a day.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd April 2014.
Dr Mark Porter investigates low testosterone, low-fibre diets and GPs on Skype.
Published on Tuesday, 15th April 2014.
The evidence for anti-virals and flu. Plus Mark gets his body fat checked.
Published on Tuesday, 8th April 2014.
Published on Tuesday, 1st April 2014.
Why insomnia is often mismanaged despite there being an effective drug-free treatment.
Published on Tuesday, 25th March 2014.
Why cervical cancer screening in the UK could change, and is there a right time to eat?
Published on Tuesday, 18th March 2014.
Published on Tuesday, 11th March 2014.
Psychological trauma after intensive care, overtreating stroke, and scarlet fever.
Published on Tuesday, 4th March 2014.
The risks from taking selenium supplements, lung disease and constipation in children.
Published on Tuesday, 25th February 2014.
Is loneliness bad for you, who should take statins, treating air pollution and coughs.
Published on Tuesday, 18th February 2014.
What roles do paracetamol and glucosamine play in treating osteoarthritis?
Published on Tuesday, 11th February 2014.
Do the hours spent on laptops or tablets before bedtime disrupt your sleep?
Published on Tuesday, 4th February 2014.
E-cigarette advertising, and could MRI revolutionise the diagnosis of prostate cancer?
Published on Tuesday, 28th January 2014.
A new gastric balloon, overuse of stomach drugs, the new NHS database and vocal dysphonia.
Published on Tuesday, 21st January 2014.
Published on Tuesday, 5th November 2013.
Vitamin D for all kids; Exercise for depression? Fungal toenails; Manchester GP pilots
Published on Tuesday, 29th October 2013.
Dr Mark Porter investigates how doctors detect and diagnose type-2 diabetes.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd October 2013.
Does linking child immunisation to benefits and child care improve vaccination rates?
Published on Tuesday, 15th October 2013.
Margaret McCartney reports on confusion around the new shingles vaccine.
Published on Tuesday, 8th October 2013.
New research linking a swine flu vaccine to a rare sleeping disorder in children
Published on Tuesday, 1st October 2013.
Dr Mark Porter goes on a quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
Published on Tuesday, 24th September 2013.
Mark Porter finds out why whopping cough is on the rise and who should be concerned.
Published on Tuesday, 30th July 2013.
Dr Mark Porter reports on NHS health checks, gestational diabetes and Crohn's disease.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd July 2013.
Dr Mark Porter on why Elton John is waiting two weeks for his appendix operation.
Published on Tuesday, 16th July 2013.
Published on Tuesday, 9th July 2013.
Generics versus branded medicines - why pay more for the same thing? With Dr Mark Porter.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd July 2013.
Published on Tuesday, 25th June 2013.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd April 2013.
Published on Tuesday, 16th April 2013.
Red meat and heart disease; measles outbreak in Swansea; head injury and pituitary damage.
Published on Tuesday, 9th April 2013.
Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest health stories, including the new NHS 111 number.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd April 2013.
Dr Mark Porter reports on the new changes to the NHS. What do they mean for patients?
Published on Tuesday, 26th March 2013.
Does minimum pricing of alcohol actually work? With Mark Porter.
Published on Tuesday, 19th March 2013.
Antibiotic resistance, preventing premature labour, smear tests and joint replacements.
Published on Tuesday, 12th March 2013.
Dr Mark Porter questions health minister Lord Howe about possible NHS reforms.
Published on Tuesday, 5th March 2013.
Dr Mark Porter puts the pharmaceutical industry in the spotlight as trials are criticised.
Published on Tuesday, 26th February 2013.
Can drinking urine save your life? Heart risks of diclofenac and hospital food as medicine
Published on Tuesday, 19th February 2013.
New shingles vaccine, contraception for over-35s, first aid and early clues to Parkinson's
Published on Tuesday, 12th February 2013.
Dr Mark Porter on how the technology that identified Richard III could help the rest of us
Published on Tuesday, 5th February 2013.
Dr Mark Porter on alcohol, caffeine shampoo, targeted cancer therapies and halitosis.
Published on Tuesday, 29th January 2013.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd January 2013.
Published on Tuesday, 15th January 2013.
Testing everyone over 75 who is admitted to hospital for signs of dementia.
Published on Tuesday, 8th January 2013.
Dr Mark Porter on insulin pumps, night terrors, self-harming and penile cancer.
Published on Tuesday, 23rd October 2012.
The science behind this week's leap from the edge of space - how the human body copes.
Published on Tuesday, 16th October 2012.
Dr Mark Porter asks if stem cell research is making a difference to patients.
Published on Tuesday, 9th October 2012.
Dr Mark Porter finds out what's behind a new magazine called What Doctors Don't Tell You.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd October 2012.
Dr Mark Porter asks whether headlines identifying a 'SARS-like' virus may cause panic.
Published on Tuesday, 25th September 2012.
US research suggests screening all women for ovarian cancer does more harm than good.
Published on Tuesday, 18th September 2012.
Dr Mark Porter finds out about the latest understanding and treatment of osteoarthritis.
Published on Tuesday, 11th September 2012.
Dr Mark Porter and Dr Margaret McCartney explore the incidence of HIV in the UK today.
Published on Tuesday, 4th September 2012.
Dr Mark Porter finds out that botox injections can help chronic migraine sufferers.
Published on Tuesday, 28th August 2012.
Dr Mark Porter asks whether doctors can try too hard in the early detection of disease.
Published on Tuesday, 21st August 2012.
Dr Mark Porter asks why some medical conditions are over-diagnosed, thanks to test results
Published on Tuesday, 14th August 2012.
Dr Mark Porter discovers new approaches to helping people who have strokes in rural areas.
Published on Tuesday, 7th August 2012.
Dr Mark Porter discovers the reasons for the recent rise in serious liver diseases.
Published on Tuesday, 31st July 2012.
Dr Mark Porter asks if telehealth is providing better medical care and saving money.
Published on Tuesday, 24th July 2012.
Dr Mark Porter asks if amateur sportspeople should be screened for heart conditions.
Published on Tuesday, 17th July 2012.
Dr Mark Porter asks what the performance of elite athletes tells us about our health.
Published on Tuesday, 10th July 2012.
Is frozen shoulder a condition that's overdiagnosed? Dr Mark Porter investigates.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd July 2012.
Dr Mark Porter on the claims of sports drinks and the benefits of joining a choir.
Published on Tuesday, 24th April 2012.
Dr Mark Porter on why whooping cough is making a comeback.
Published on Tuesday, 17th April 2012.
Pain relief during heart attacks, treating appendicitis with drugs, GPs and fit notes.
Published on Tuesday, 10th April 2012.
Unfair and outdated - why the BMA says prescriptions should be free in England.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd April 2012.
Mark Porter investigates aspirin preventing disease, ADHD in adults and holiday illnesses.
Published on Tuesday, 27th March 2012.
Dr Mark Porter demystifies discusses polycystic ovary syndrome, garlic and the PSA test.
Published on Tuesday, 20th March 2012.
What's behind the news that red meat eaters have a shorter life expectancy?
Published on Tuesday, 13th March 2012.
Dr Mark Porter tackles the confusion and prejudice around the skin condition vitiligo.
Published on Tuesday, 6th March 2012.
Dr Mark Porter asks why sleeping pills increase the chance of an early death.
Published on Tuesday, 28th February 2012.
Dr Mark Porter investigates a scheme to stop pregnant women from smoking.
Published on Tuesday, 21st February 2012.
Dr Mark Porter discusses patient records, cholesterol and statins, and whiplash.
Published on Tuesday, 14th February 2012.
Including the protocols for visitors to hospitals and a new treatment for tennis elbow.
Published on Tuesday, 7th February 2012.
Presented by Dr Mark Porter. Looking at the bacteria Pseudomonas.
Published on Tuesday, 31st January 2012.
Dr Mark Porter demystifies health issues that perplex us, including tinnitus and Vitamin D
Published on Tuesday, 24th January 2012.
Dr Mark Porter demystifies the health issues that perplex us.
Published on Tuesday, 17th January 2012.
Published on Tuesday, 10th January 2012.
