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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Air Pollution; Infectious Disease and Healthcare Staff; Hymenoplasty
Tue 18 Feb 2020
Keen cyclist and GP, Dr Farrah Jarral investigates the health effects of air pollution.
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Coronavirus Transmission; Breakfast; Women and Heart Attacks; Personal digital assistants
Tue 11 Feb 2020
Coronavirus; Breakfast; Women and Heart Attacks; Personal digital assistants.
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Coronavirus Vaccine; Unnecessary Vaginal Examinations; Compassion Fatigue
Tue 4 Feb 2020
James Gallagher on the virus almost nobody's heard of, Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV.
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Coronavirus; Probiotics and Babies' gut health; Pill Organisers; Haemophilia therapy
Tue 28 Jan 2020
Coronavirus; Probiotics and gut health in early life; Pill Organisers; Haemophilia therapy
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Remote and Rural Healthcare
Tue 21 Jan 2020
Dr Margaret McCartney on the challenges of healthcare when help isn't on your doorstep.
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When to take Blood Pressure Pills; ADHD; Recurrent Fevers; Head lice
Tue 29 Oct 2019
The best time of day to take blood pressure pills; ADHD; Recurrent fevers; Head lice
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Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; over the counter gels for pain relief
Tue 22 Oct 2019
Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; gels for pain relief
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Zantac alert, Newborn brain injury, OTC guide, Surgery for reflux
Tue 15 Oct 2019
Zantac alert, newborn brain injury, Guide to Over the Counter choices, surgery for reflux.
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Statins Over the Counter, Amyloidosis, Gene Silencing
Tue 8 Oct 2019
High-dose statins over the counter, amyloidosis, and gene silencing.
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Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing and Cancer; Thumb surgery
Tue 1 Oct 2019
Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing and Cancer; Thumb surgery.
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Prescription Charges; Acute Kidney Injury; MMR vaccine; Meningitis in Students
Tue 24 Sep 2019
Prescription Charges; Acute Kidney Injury; MMR vaccine; Meningitis in Students
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Singing for breathlessness, Aneurysms, Sunscreens and Myasthenia gravis
Tue 6 Aug 2019
Singing for breathlessness, Aneurysms and exercise, Sunscreens, Myasthenia gravis
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Bats and Rabies; Hip Dysplasia in babies; Online health tips; Clinical Law
Tue 30 Jul 2019
Bats and the risk of rabies; hip dysplasia in babies; online health tips; clinical law.
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Anti-inflammatories and ovulation; Probiotics and Parkinson's; Blood interval and patient forums online
Tue 23 Jul 2019
Anti-inflammatories & ovulation; probiotics and Parkinson's; giving blood; patient forums
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Declining male fertility, Diagnosing urinary tract infections in the elderly, Guide to health websites
Tue 16 Jul 2019
Declining male fertility, diagnosing urinary tract infections, and health websites.
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Obesity and Cancer campaign; Intelligent liver function tests; Getting reliable information from websites
Tue 9 Jul 2019
Obesity and Cancer campaign; intelligent liver function tests; which websites to trust.
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Deprescribing
Tue 2 Jul 2019
In a new series Dr Mark Porter explores the growing trend to 'deprescribe'.
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Moving the goalposts in research, Involving parents in the care of premature babies, Feedback
Tue 26 Mar 2019
Fiddling figures in research, involving parents in the care of premature babies, feedback.
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E-cigs, Prehabilitation before surgery, Hospital safety
Tue 19 Mar 2019
Why vaping divides public health experts, prehabilitation before surgery, hospital safety
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CBD oil, Dental phobia, Gout
Tue 12 Mar 2019
Dr Mark Porter investigates CBD oil, visits a dental phobia clinic and talks gout.
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Deprescribing long-term opioids, Diagnosing concussion
Tue 5 Mar 2019
Opioids for long-term pain and evidence for deprescribing them. Diagnosing concussion.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ fetal heart monitoring, Deconditioning in hospital, Alcohol harm paradox, Pre-eclampsia feedback
Tue 26 Feb 2019
Regulation of home fetal heart monitors, deconditioning in hospital, alcohol harm paradox.
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Online GP consultations, Pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer?
Tue 19 Feb 2019
Online GP consultations, a new test for pre-eclampsia and could aspirin treat cancer?
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Migraine, Iron overload, Redefining low-risk cancers
Tue 12 Feb 2019
New treatment for migraine, iron overload and should low-risk cancers be redefined?
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Genes and confidentiality; sore throats and cancer; diet for epilepsy; shaving for hospital drips
Tue 5 Feb 2019
Genes and confidentiality; sore throats and cancer; diet for epilepsy; hair and drips.
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Unproven IVF add-ons; Running injuries; DNA analysis on the NHS
Tue 29 Jan 2019
Unproven IVF add-ons; does rest help running injuries? DNA analysis on the NHS
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Conflict of interest, Living with a stoma, Diet books
Tue 22 Jan 2019
Should policy-making organisations in public health partner charities funded by industry?
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Drug shortages, Eye drops for myopia, Is muscle more dense than fat? Sarcopenia
Tue 15 Jan 2019
Drug shortages, eye drops for myopia, is muscle more dense than fat? And sarcopenia
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High Blood Pressure
Tue 8 Jan 2019
Dr Mark Porter discusses high blood pressure, a silent threat that isn't well managed.
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Blood pressure pills and cancer, Aortic aneurysm repair, Sinks and hospital infection
Tue 30 Oct 2018
Blood pressure pills and cancer, aortic aneurysm repair, sinks and hospital infection
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