Inside Health Podcast
Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
Episodes to download
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Breast density; Health education; Switching outcomes
Tue 8 Aug 2017
Breast density; health education; switching outcomes in clinical trials.
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Antibiotics, Lung Cancer, Dying of a Broken Heart, Gender Bias
Tue 1 Aug 2017
Margaret McCartney unpicks recent headlines suggesting its okay not to finish antibiotics.
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PPIs, Aspirin and cancer, Radiotherapy and smoking
Tue 25 Jul 2017
Long term use of PPIs, aspirin and cancer prevention, radiotherapy and smoking.
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Hepatitis B vaccine, Sheds, Obesity Paradox, Taking part in clinical trials
Tue 18 Jul 2017
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
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Robo-docs, using AI to diagnose; Pancreatic cancer; Statins and muscle aches
Tue 11 Jul 2017
Are we on the cusp of a new era where computers will be doing the diagnosing?
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High costs of cheap medicines, Can a simple blood test help identify cancer, undescended testes, Aspirin
Tue 4 Jul 2017
The price of everyday medicines is rising as some manufacturers are monopolies.
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Cholesterol-lowering drug, Defibrillators, Post-traumatic stress disorder and heart disease, Lack of drugs in pregnancy
Tue 21 Mar 2017
Cholesterol-lowering drug; defibrillators; PTSD and heart disease; lack of pregnancy drugs
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Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, Randomisation
Tue 14 Mar 2017
Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, and randomisation.
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Opt-out organ donation; your body after death; what time of day to take blood pressure medication
Wed 8 Mar 2017
Opt-out organ donation; your body after death; time of day to take blood pressure drugs.
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Smoking in pregnancy; Lifestyle targets; Thyroid cancer; Flossing
Tue 28 Feb 2017
Smoking in pregnancy; lifestyle targets; thyroid cancer; what's the evidence for flossing?
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Vitamin D, Air Ambulance blood trial, Phantom limb pain, Sitting-rising test
Tue 21 Feb 2017
Topics include Vitamin D, an air ambulance blood trial and phantom limb pain.
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NHS Special: What needs to give?
Tue 14 Feb 2017
Dr Mark Porter hosts a special debate on the current state of the NHS.
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Over-the-counter prescriptions, Virtual reality in rehabilitation, Sore throats and antibiotics
Tue 7 Feb 2017
Over-the-counter prescriptions, virtual reality for rehab, sore throats and antibiotics.
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Why hernias, hands and varicose veins might not be treated on the NHS
Tue 31 Jan 2017
Hernias, hands and varicose veins might not be treated on the NHS in the future.
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Preventable deaths, Poo bank, Waterbirths
Tue 24 Jan 2017
Preventable deaths in hospitals, Mark visits a stool bank, and evidence for water births.
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NHS under pressure, Breast cancer prevention, Lactose intolerance
Tue 17 Jan 2017
Do funding requests hinder NHS operations? Plus breast cancer prevention.
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Paracetamol, Prostate and HIFU, Uncertainty - Oxygen and Heart Attacks
Tue 10 Jan 2017
Evidence suggests paracetamol is not as effective as previously thought for chronic pain.
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Prostate Cancer
Tue 3 Jan 2017
Mark Porter reports on two landmark trials assessing when and how to treat prostate cancer
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Dying at Home, Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH, Delirium
Tue 18 Oct 2016
Dying at Home; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH; Delirium.
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Meningitis ACWY vaccine, Testosterone for women, Allotments on prescription, Heart failure and iron
Tue 11 Oct 2016
There is confusion about how teens should be getting the new Meningitis ACWY vaccine.
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Ministrokes, Midwife study, Cyclic vomiting syndrome, Noise in intensive care
Tue 4 Oct 2016
This edition looks at ministrokes, a midwife study, and cyclic vomiting syndrome.
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Breast cancer, Alcoholism, CRPS, Generics
Tue 27 Sep 2016
Breast cancer and bisphosphonates, alcoholism and Baclofen, CRPS, generics.
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Welsh patient power, Liquid biopsies, Food allergies, Dosing errors
Tue 20 Sep 2016
A new way of tracking cancer is exciting oncologists worldwide.
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Obesity and smoking, Blood pressure, ADHD
Tue 13 Sep 2016
Obesity and smoking, should blood pressure targets get lower? And medicating ADHD.
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Zika in UK, Hip arthroscopy, Limits of cancer treatment
Tue 9 Aug 2016
Dr Mark Porter finds out how hip arthroscopy is increasingly being used.
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Statins in the media, Unusual neurological itch, The hunger hormone, Viagra
Tue 2 Aug 2016
Has media coverage of statins caused people to come off the drugs?
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Braintraining and dementia; Cluster headaches; Cancer rehab; #hellomynameis
Tue 26 Jul 2016
Dr Mark Porter investigates whether brain training can cut cases of dementia by a third.
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Papilloedema; Cardiac death in sport; Diagnosing early miscarriage; Warfarin
Tue 19 Jul 2016
Papilloedema, cardiac death in sport, diagnosing early miscarriage, Warfarin.
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Care.data, Asthma, Acne rosacea, Pacemakers
Tue 12 Jul 2016
Dr Mark Porter looks at care.data, asthma, acne rosacea and pacemakers.
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Multi-morbidity, one-shot radiotherapy during surgery for early stage breast cancer
Tue 5 Jul 2016
David Haslam, chair of NICE, on managing the millions of people on 5 or more drugs a day.
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