Inside Health

Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.

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Self-Harm, Insulin Pumps, Night Terrors, Penile Cancer
Dr Mark Porter on insulin pumps, night terrors, self-harming and penile cancer.
23 Oct 2012,28 mins
Edge of space, Laparotomy, Tremor, Pyjamas
The science behind this week's leap from the edge of space - how the human body copes.
16 Oct 2012,28 mins
Stem cells, Functional disorders, Epilepsy, Stoptober, Whiplash
Dr Mark Porter asks if stem cell research is making a difference to patients.
09 Oct 2012,28 mins
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.
02 Oct 2012,28 mins
'SARS-like' virus, reflux heartburn, corrective baby helmets
Dr Mark Porter asks whether headlines identifying a 'SARS-like' virus may cause panic.
25 Sep 2012,28 mins
Ovarian cancer screening, BP tables, Cough, Vegetarianism, Gallstones
US research suggests screening all women for ovarian cancer does more harm than good.
18 Sep 2012,28 mins
Viruses and asthma, osteoarthritis, cartilage repair
Dr Mark Porter finds out about the latest understanding and treatment of osteoarthritis.
11 Sep 2012,28 mins
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.
04 Sep 2012,28 mins
BP reax, fibroids, access to notes, botox
Dr Mark Porter finds out that botox injections can help chronic migraine sufferers.
28 Aug 2012,28 mins
Over-diagnosis: High Blood Pressure
Dr Mark Porter asks whether doctors can try too hard in the early detection of disease.
21 Aug 2012,28 mins
Over-diagnosis: Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr Mark Porter asks why some medical conditions are over-diagnosed, thanks to test results
14 Aug 2012,28 mins
Steroids, the killing season, telehealth, Dupuytren's
Dr Mark Porter discovers new approaches to helping people who have strokes in rural areas.
07 Aug 2012,28 mins
Liver disease, Hepatitis C
Dr Mark Porter discovers the reasons for the recent rise in serious liver diseases.
01 Aug 2012,28 mins
GP Access, Telehealth, ICU, Sewage
Dr Mark Porter asks if telehealth is providing better medical care and saving money.
24 Jul 2012,28 mins
Whooping cough, Cardiac screening, Antibacterials, Selfcare, Xbox
Dr Mark Porter asks if amateur sportspeople should be screened for heart conditions.
17 Jul 2012,28 mins
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.
10 Jul 2012,28 mins
GI bleeds, pregnancy and working, frozen shoulder, patient surveys
Is frozen shoulder a condition that's overdiagnosed? Dr Mark Porter investigates.
03 Jul 2012,28 mins
Teenage depression, Choir, Heart failure, Protein shakes
Dr Mark Porter on the claims of sports drinks and the benefits of joining a choir.
24 Apr 2012,28 mins
Whooping cough, maternal deaths, blushing, intestinal transit
Dr Mark Porter on why whooping cough is making a comeback.
17 Apr 2012,28 mins
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.
10 Apr 2012,28 mins
Prescription charges, HPV vaccine, tattoos, cycle helmets
Unfair and outdated - why the BMA says prescriptions should be free in England.
03 Apr 2012,28 mins
Aspirin, holiday sickness, ADHD
Mark Porter investigates aspirin preventing disease, ADHD in adults and holiday illnesses.
27 Mar 2012,28 mins
PCOS, garlic, PSA test, dignity
Dr Mark Porter demystifies discusses polycystic ovary syndrome, garlic and the PSA test.
20 Mar 2012,28 mins
Red meat and heart health, carbon monoxide, screening, joints supplements
What's behind the news that red meat eaters have a shorter life expectancy?
13 Mar 2012,28 mins
Vitiligo, diabetes care, knee implants, masks, social media
Dr Mark Porter tackles the confusion and prejudice around the skin condition vitiligo.
06 Mar 2012,28 mins
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.
28 Feb 2012,28 mins
Anti-smoking incentives, ACE inhibitor cough, Raynaud's, fizzy drinks
Dr Mark Porter investigates a scheme to stop pregnant women from smoking.
21 Feb 2012,28 mins
Patient records, cholesterol, statins, whiplash
Dr Mark Porter discusses patient records, cholesterol and statins, and whiplash.
14 Feb 2012,28 mins
Hospital infections, nutrition, gout, gluten, Shockwave, tennis elbow
Including the protocols for visitors to hospitals and a new treatment for tennis elbow.
07 Feb 2012,28 mins
Pseudomonas, anti-coags, alcohol, pres drugs, high heels
Presented by Dr Mark Porter. Looking at the bacteria Pseudomonas.
31 Jan 2012,28 mins