Medical programme exploring a different topic each week, with reports and input from experts
Radio 4,Β·111 episodes
Dr Mark Porter on faecal transplants, and the balance of good and bad bugs in our guts.
Dr Mark Porter investigates health issues of the day.
Dr Mark Porter looks at treatments for epilepsy.
Dr Mark Porter talks to doctors and patients about diseases of the pancreas.
Dr Mark Porter looks at the latest developments in radiotherapy for cancer.
Dr Mark Porter looks at the options available for care at the end of life.
Dr Mark Porter looks at a new test for the eye disease glaucoma.
Dr Mark Porter on the 'hidden' epidemic of hepatitis C and the latest treatments for it.
A festive look behind the scenes at Southampton's 21st century Emergency Department.
Mark Porter explores ways to improve the way that blood is used in transfusions.
Dr Mark Porter investigates how the good and bad fats we eat can impact on our health.
Dr Mark Porter investigates biomechanics and sports injuries at the University of Bath.
Mark Porter finds out how to improve patient safety in hospitals and the community.
Dr Mark Porter investigates balance disorders.
Many surgical procedures can now be done under regional anaesthesia. Mark Porter reports.
Dr Mark Porter investigates constipation, a common complaint that is often hidden.
Dr Mark Porter examines the causes and treatment of gallstones and their surgical removal.
Mark Porter reports on how telemedicine is transforming patients' lives.
Dr Mark Porter visits a GP surgery to discuss the impact of the government's NHS changes.
Dr Mark Porter finds out how much water we should drink for optimum health.
Dr Mark Porter visits the Trauma Centre at the Royal London Hospital.
Dr Mark Porter reports from Birmingham on new treatments for iron deficient anaemia.
Dr Mark Porter examines evidence of links between vitamin D deficiency and some cancers.
Diabetes is the cause of 100 foot amputations every week - but treatments are improving.
Dr Mark Porter looks at what we do and don't know about the dangers of recreational drugs.
Dr Mark Porter on the parasites that can invade our bodies.
Mark Porter explores how women can now choose where to give birth: in hospital or at home.
Dr Mark Porter on the latest treatments for lung cancer.
Dr Mark Porter meets patients on the Active Back Programme in Stanmore, North London.
Dr Mark Porter visits Sheffield to hear about the latest treatments for osteoporosis.
