Inside Health Episodes Available now
Drug Driving; End of Life Care; Smart Drugs
New drug-driving laws include some medications, end of life care and smart drugs.
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.
Low NHS morale; Flying when pregnant; Sugary drinks & menarche; FGM
Low NHS staff morale, flying when pregnant, sugary drinks and menarche, FGM.
NHS Satisfaction Survey; NHS & cancer; Headphones volume; P4 Medicine
Diagnosing Cancer, personalised medicine based on genes and do headphones damage hearing?
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?
Mutant Flu, Weight-Loss Surgery, Young Men and Body Image, CVID, Dental Check-ups, Doctors' Example, Dry January Findings
Dr Mark Porter on mutant flu, weight-loss surgery, six packs and 'dry January'.
Dry January and Nalmefene, PLAC Blood Test for Inflammation, Dental Check-ups
Treating alcohol dependence with a pill, predicting heart attack risk and dental visits.
A&E in winter, Fruit juice, Opioid drugs and chronic pain, No evidence, Obesity
Should fruit juice be dropped from 5-a-day? A&E in winter; Mark visits a busy pain clinic.
GP incentives; Walk-in CT scans; Hot Flushes feedback; New anti-coagulants
Do financial incentives for GPs work? Are walk-in CT scans a good idea?
Private hospitals, Hyperbaric medicine, Sick day rules to reduce kidney damage, Warfarin
Dr Mark Porter asks how much we know about patient safety in private hospitals.