Inside Health Episodes Episode guide
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Cholesterol-lowering drug, Defibrillators, Post-traumatic stress disorder and heart disease, Lack of drugs in pregnancy
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
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
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
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
Topics include Vitamin D, an air ambulance blood trial and phantom limb pain.
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NHS Special: What needs to give?
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
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
Hernias, hands and varicose veins might not be treated on the NHS in the future.
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Preventable deaths, Poo bank, Waterbirths
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
Do funding requests hinder NHS operations? Plus breast cancer prevention.
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Paracetamol, Prostate and HIFU, Uncertainty - Oxygen and Heart Attacks
Evidence suggests paracetamol is not as effective as previously thought for chronic pain.
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Prostate Cancer
Mark Porter reports on two landmark trials assessing when and how to treat prostate cancer
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Dying at 91热爆, Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH, Delirium
Dying at 91热爆; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH; Delirium.
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Meningitis ACWY vaccine, Testosterone for women, Allotments on prescription, Heart failure and iron
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
This edition looks at ministrokes, a midwife study, and cyclic vomiting syndrome.
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Breast cancer, Alcoholism, CRPS, Generics
Breast cancer and bisphosphonates, alcoholism and Baclofen, CRPS, generics.
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Welsh patient power, Liquid biopsies, Food allergies, Dosing errors
A new way of tracking cancer is exciting oncologists worldwide.
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Obesity and smoking, Blood pressure, ADHD
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
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
Has media coverage of statins caused people to come off the drugs?
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Braintraining and dementia; Cluster headaches; Cancer rehab; #hellomynameis
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
Papilloedema, cardiac death in sport, diagnosing early miscarriage, Warfarin.
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Care.data, Asthma, Acne rosacea, Pacemakers
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
David Haslam, chair of NICE, on managing the millions of people on 5 or more drugs a day.
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Health checks, Fertility, Adjustment
The evidence for 'mid-life MOTs', female fertility and age and the meaning of 'adjustment'
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Preventive HIV therapy, Sugar tax, Bowel cancer, Surgery
Dr Mark Porter explores preventive HIV therapy, the sugar tax, bowel cancer and surgery.
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Asthma, Visual snow, Confounding factors
Why is asthma overdiagnosed and undertreated? Plus visual snow and confounding factors.
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Dementia advice, Antidepressants, Transplant organs, Vaginal seeding
Antidepressants - how do you know when you are better and can stop taking them?
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Ovarian cancer, PBC, Treating severe head injury
Talc use and ovarian cancer. PBC causes fatigue and itching but is often missed.
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Charles Bonnet syndrome, Co-proxamol, Meningitis B vaccine, Smart tablets
Patient power and the parental clamour for more children to get the meningitis B vaccine.