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Diabetes Tech, Antidepressants, Stem Cell Therapy and knees

Diabetes glucose monitors, antidepressants, stem cell therapy and knees.

• 28 mins

Prostate Cancer

One in eight men will develop prostate cancer. Mark Porter and Margaret McCartney report.

• 28 mins

Cardiac Rehab, Withdrawing from Antidepressants, Middle Ear Implant

Dr Mark Porter busts some of the myths surrounding recovery from a heart attack.

• 28 mins

Ageing brain, Fish Oils, Adaptive Trials, Yoga

Deciding between healthy ageing and early dementia, fish oils, adaptive trials and yoga.

• 28 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer Prevention

Why are only 1 in 7 eligible women on Tamoxifen, the 'statin of breast cancer prevention'?

• 28 mins

Biosimilars, Insomnia, Abortion at home

Bad sleep breeds bad sleep. Dr Mark Porter reports on what works for insomnia.

• 28 mins

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

• 28 mins

Running, cycling and knee health, Adrenaline and cardiac arrest, Artificial eyes

Does running damage your knees and is cycling any better?

• 28 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Social prescribing, Topical steroid withdrawal, Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Social Prescribing, Topical Steroid Withdrawal, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

• 28 mins

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

• 28 mins

Umbilical cord clamping, Natural cycles, Pedometers

Umbilical cord clamping, Natural Cycles and do pedometers help long term?

• 28 mins

Placebo on Prescription: Hepatitis C Transplants, Genes and Back Pain

Hepatitis C infected organs to be offered on the NHS transplant waiting list

• 28 mins

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.

• 28 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Blood pressure pills and cancer, Aortic aneurysm repair, Sinks and hospital infection

Blood pressure pills and cancer, aortic aneurysm repair, sinks and hospital infection

• 28 mins

High Blood Pressure

Dr Mark Porter discusses high blood pressure, a silent threat that isn't well managed.

• 28 mins

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

• 28 mins

Conflict of interest, Living with a stoma, Diet books

Should policy-making organisations in public health partner charities funded by industry?

• 28 mins

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

• 28 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Migraine, Iron overload, Redefining low-risk cancers

New treatment for migraine, iron overload and should low-risk cancers be redefined?

• 28 mins

Online GP consultations, Pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer?

Online GP consultations, a new test for pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer?

• 28 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Deprescribing long-term opioids, Diagnosing concussion

Opioids for long-term pain and evidence for deprescribing them. Diagnosing concussion.

• 28 mins

CBD oil, Dental phobia, Gout

Dr Mark Porter investigates CBD oil, visits a dental phobia clinic and talks gout.

• 28 mins

E-cigs, Prehabilitation before surgery, Hospital safety

Why vaping divides public health experts, prehabilitation before surgery, hospital safety

• 28 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Deprescribing

In a new series Dr Mark Porter explores the growing trend to 'deprescribe'.

• 28 mins