Medical programme exploring a different topic each week, with reports and input from experts
Radio 4,·111 episodes
Mark Porter reports on when and how aspirin can prevent diseases.
19 Jan 2010,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter visits Selly Oak Hospital, treating the soldiers injured in Afghanistan.
12 Jan 2010,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter on the treatment of tuberculosis in Leeds.
05 Jan 2010,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter on the teenagers who are helping researchers to track childhood obesity.
29 Dec 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter sorts out the good from the bad in terms of health advice online.
22 Sep 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter on children's health at school.
15 Sep 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter on how best to help people rebuild their lives after a head injury.
08 Sep 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter traces the rise of the use of ultrasound in medicine.
01 Sep 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter visits a fertility clinic to learn about the latest developments in IVF.
25 Aug 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter on how blood clots kill thousands of hospital patients in England each year
18 Aug 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter investigates the latest treatments for problems with the lens of the eye.
11 Aug 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter visits the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology in Nottingham.
04 Aug 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter explores the diagnosis and treatment of Barrett's oesophagus.
28 Jul 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter explores how to improve communication between medics and patients.
21 Jul 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter investigates the past and future of surgery.
19 May 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter explores the latest treatments for breast problems.
12 May 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter discusses the causes and treatments for cerebral palsy.
05 May 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter examines the outbreak of swine flu.
28 Apr 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter visits Glasgow where doctors have pioneered a new treatment for strokes.
21 Apr 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter reports on food intolerance.
14 Apr 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter explores men's health in the workplace.
07 Apr 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter joins ambulance crews as they go out to calls.
17 Feb 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter reports on the ovary: from fertility to screening trials for ovarian cancer
10 Feb 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter examines emergency procedures for heart attacks.
03 Feb 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter examines the diagnosis and treatment of appendicitis.
27 Jan 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter finds out about how to avoid and treat diseases caused by insects.
20 Jan 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter explores the science behind the dramatic cut in the number of cot deaths.
13 Jan 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter studies the latest guidelines on antibiotic prescriptions for ear ache.
06 Jan 2009,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter investigates the relationship between smell and taste.
30 Dec 2008,·30 mins
Dr Mark Porter investigates the medical and psychological aspects of abortion.
23 Sep 2008,·30 mins
