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Inside Health Episodes

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    High costs of cheap medicines, Can a simple blood test help identify cancer, undescended testes, Aspirin

    The price of everyday medicines is rising as some manufacturers are monopolies.

  2. 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

  3. Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, Randomisation

    Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, and randomisation.

  4. 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.

  5. Smoking in pregnancy; Lifestyle targets; Thyroid cancer; Flossing

    Smoking in pregnancy; lifestyle targets; thyroid cancer; what's the evidence for flossing?

  6. 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.

  7. NHS Special: What needs to give?

    Dr Mark Porter hosts a special debate on the current state of the NHS.

  8. Over-the-counter prescriptions, Virtual reality in rehabilitation, Sore throats and antibiotics

    Over-the-counter prescriptions, virtual reality for rehab, sore throats and antibiotics.

  9. 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.

  10. Preventable deaths, Poo bank, Waterbirths

    Preventable deaths in hospitals, Mark visits a stool bank, and evidence for water births.

  11. NHS under pressure, Breast cancer prevention, Lactose intolerance

    Do funding requests hinder NHS operations? Plus breast cancer prevention.

  12. Paracetamol, Prostate and HIFU, Uncertainty - Oxygen and Heart Attacks

    Evidence suggests paracetamol is not as effective as previously thought for chronic pain.

  13. Prostate Cancer

    Mark Porter reports on two landmark trials assessing when and how to treat prostate cancer

  14. Dying at Home, Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH, Delirium

    Dying at Home; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia FH; Delirium.

  15. 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.

  16. Ministrokes, Midwife study, Cyclic vomiting syndrome, Noise in intensive care

    This edition looks at ministrokes, a midwife study, and cyclic vomiting syndrome.

  17. Breast cancer, Alcoholism, CRPS, Generics

    Breast cancer and bisphosphonates, alcoholism and Baclofen, CRPS, generics.

  18. Welsh patient power, Liquid biopsies, Food allergies, Dosing errors

    A new way of tracking cancer is exciting oncologists worldwide.

  19. Obesity and smoking, Blood pressure, ADHD

    Obesity and smoking, should blood pressure targets get lower? And medicating ADHD.

  20. Zika in UK, Hip arthroscopy, Limits of cancer treatment

    Dr Mark Porter finds out how hip arthroscopy is increasingly being used.

  21. Statins in the media, Unusual neurological itch, The hunger hormone, Viagra

    Has media coverage of statins caused people to come off the drugs?

  22. Braintraining and dementia; Cluster headaches; Cancer rehab; #hellomynameis

    Dr Mark Porter investigates whether brain training can cut cases of dementia by a third.

  23. Papilloedema; Cardiac death in sport; Diagnosing early miscarriage; Warfarin

    Papilloedema, cardiac death in sport, diagnosing early miscarriage, Warfarin.

  24. Care.data, Asthma, Acne rosacea, Pacemakers

    Dr Mark Porter looks at care.data, asthma, acne rosacea and pacemakers.

  25. 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.

  26. Health checks, Fertility, Adjustment

    The evidence for 'mid-life MOTs', female fertility and age and the meaning of 'adjustment'

  27. Preventive HIV therapy, Sugar tax, Bowel cancer, Surgery

    Dr Mark Porter explores preventive HIV therapy, the sugar tax, bowel cancer and surgery.

  28. Asthma, Visual snow, Confounding factors

    Why is asthma overdiagnosed and undertreated? Plus visual snow and confounding factors.

  29. Dementia advice, Antidepressants, Transplant organs, Vaginal seeding

    Antidepressants - how do you know when you are better and can stop taking them?

  30. 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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