Medical Matters
The latest medical information and advice from Radio 4's health programmes. In Case Notes Dr Mark Porter takes an in-depth look at a different topic each week, speaking to doctors, patients and researchers about the latest treatments. In All in the Mind, psychologist, Claudia Hammond ...
The latest medical information and advice from Radio 4's health programmes. In Case Notes Dr Mark Porter takes an in-depth look at a different topic each week, speaking to doctors, patients and researchers about the latest treatments. In All in the Mind, psychologist, Claudia Hammond examines how we think and why we behave as we do.
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Junk food, asthma and eczema; salt; fingerprinting; TGA; amitriptyline
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify ...
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
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Dementia, Sleep, Thyroxine
Testing everyone over 75 who is admitted to hospital for ...
Testing everyone over 75 who is admitted to hospital for signs of dementia.
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Self-Harm, Insulin Pumps, Night Terrors, Penile Cancer
Dr Mark Porter on insulin pumps, night terrors, self-harming and ...
Dr Mark Porter on insulin pumps, night terrors, self-harming and penile cancer.
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Edge of space, Laparotomy, Tremor, Pyjamas
The science behind this week's leap from the edge of ...
The science behind this week's leap from the edge of space - how the human body copes.
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Stem cells, Functional disorders, Epilepsy, Stoptober, Whiplash
Dr Mark Porter asks if stem cell research is making ...
Dr Mark Porter asks if stem cell research is making a difference to patients.
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What Doctors Don't Tell You, hepatitis E, vertigo
Dr Mark Porter finds out what's behind a new magazine ...
Dr Mark Porter finds out what's behind a new magazine called What Doctors Don't Tell You.
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'SARS-like' virus, reflux heartburn, corrective baby helmets
Dr Mark Porter asks whether headlines identifying a 'SARS-like' virus ...
Dr Mark Porter asks whether headlines identifying a 'SARS-like' virus may cause panic.
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Ovarian cancer screening, BP tables, Cough, Vegetarianism, Gallstones
US research suggests screening all women for ovarian cancer does ...
US research suggests screening all women for ovarian cancer does more harm than good.
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Viruses and asthma, osteoarthritis, cartilage repair
Dr Mark Porter finds out about the latest understanding and ...
Dr Mark Porter finds out about the latest understanding and treatment of osteoarthritis.
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New HIV test, Vitamin D and TB, Vitamin B12, mouth ulcers
Dr Mark Porter and Dr Margaret McCartney explore the incidence ...
Dr Mark Porter and Dr Margaret McCartney explore the incidence of HIV in the UK today.