Inside Health Episodes Episode guide
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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.
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E-cigarettes, Asherman's syndrome, Rugby
The UK's first licensed e-cigarette, owned by a tobacco company, is classed as a medicine.
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Chicken pox in pregnancy, Club foot, Test for Conn's syndrome, Teeth brushing
Dr Mark Porter talks about chicken pox in pregnancy.
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Blood pressure, Palm oil
How low should you go when treating blood pressure? And why is palm oil in so many foods?
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Folic acid in flour, Southampton FC and hip and groin pain, Online private doctors
Folic acid in flour, Southampton FC and hip and groin pain, online private doctors.
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Hospital admissions and the 'weekend effect', Peyronie's disease
Do more people die in hospital at the weekend? Dr Mark Porter examines the evidence.
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Health and Exercise Inside Health Special
The healing power of exercise: how being fit helps everything from stiff joints to cancer.
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Pregabalin and gabapentin misuse, Natural birth after caesarean, Adrenaline auto-injectors
Pregabalin and gabapentin misuse; natural birth after caesarean; adrenaline auto-injectors
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Pollution, Falls in the elderly, False positives and negatives, Meningitis B and teenagers
Pollution kills 29,000 people a year in the UK but where does the statistic come from?
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Cancer drugs fund, Winter flu vaccine, Bandy legs and knock knees, Peer review
Dr Mark Porter on the anxiety being caused by proposed reforms to the Cancer Drugs Fund.
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League tables, Nits, Feeling the cold, Language - Surrogate marker
Are league tables listing surgical outcomes the best way to assess a surgeon?
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Aspirin and heart attacks, BPPV vertigo, Patronising language, Carpal tunnel sydrome, Osteoporosis treatment
Aspirin and heart attacks, vertigo, carpal tunnel sydrome and osteoporosis treatment.
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Meningitis B, Hormones and depression, Statins, Unexpected heart attacks
The latest advice on statins, menopause and depression, and the meningitis B vaccine.
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Off-patent Drugs Bill, Pre-diabetes, Sepsis, All-cause mortality
The Off-patent Drugs Bill to prevent people missing out on life-saving treatments.
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Asthma inhalers, Knee arthroscopy, Pelvic girdle pain, Medically unexplained symptoms
Does using an asthma inhaler give athletes a performance advantage in their sport?
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Tax on sugary drinks, Low libido in women, Europe's largest robotic pharmacy
What is the evidence that taxing sugary drinks will help tackle obesity?
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Gestational diabetes, Low-carb diets, Needle pain
Dr Mark Porter discusses new UK guidelines on diabetes in pregnancy.
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Emergency abdominal surgery, Thermometers, Vitamins and dementia, Risk
Demistifying perplexing health issues, including which thermometers parents should use.
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Future of 7-day GP Access Pilots, Mers, Laughing Gas Health Risks
What happens to seven-day opening at GP surgeries when the money runs out?
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Cervical Screening in Older Women; Hepatitis E in Nepal; Enlarged Prostate; Significance
Cervical screening in older women and concerns about a hepatitis E outbreak in Nepal.
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Flibanserin; Strokes in young people; Outdoor swimming; Research terminology - Causation v Association
Dr Mark Porter examines the new drug to treat low sex drive in women.
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Feedback on Teenage Pregnancy, Smoothies, AMD, Hospital Beds, Frailty, Feedback on Gallstones, Moles
Listener feedback; numbers of hospital beds decline as admissions go up; frailty diagnosis
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Avastin, Peanut Allergy, Bowel Bacteria and Faecal Transplants
Mark Porter visits a laboratory to find out how gut bacteria could be influencing weight.
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Cigarette Packets, Sex Education, Gallstones, Cosmetic Surgery
Sex education, cosmetic surgery trends, removing gallstones and cigarette packaging.
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Saturated Fats, Moles, Egg Freezing
Research into saturated fats, checking moles and success for egg freezing and pregnancy.
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Drug Driving; End of Life Care; Smart Drugs
New drug-driving laws include some medications, end of life care and smart drugs.
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Heart and Exercise, Smoking and Alcohol, Weight Management, Hepatitis C
Can running too much be bad for you? Plus a psychological approach to weight loss.
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Low NHS morale; Flying when pregnant; Sugary drinks & menarche; FGM
Low NHS staff morale, flying when pregnant, sugary drinks and menarche, FGM.
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NHS Satisfaction Survey; NHS & cancer; Headphones volume; P4 Medicine
Diagnosing Cancer, personalised medicine based on genes and do headphones damage hearing?
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Drugs link to dementia, Gluten-free, Heart disease in women, Social jetlag, Boilers on prescription
Increased risk of dementia from common drugs; and is going gluten free good for you?