Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019dl1b
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 11 hours 44 minutes
Liver disease, Hepatitis C
Dr Mark Porter discovers the reasons for the recent rise in serious liver diseases.
GP Access, Telehealth, ICU, Sewage
Dr Mark Porter asks if telehealth is providing better medical care and saving money.
Whooping cough, Cardiac screening, Antibacterials, Selfcare, Xbox
Dr Mark Porter asks if amateur sportspeople should be screened for heart conditions.
Coughs, vocal cord dysfunction and athletes, taste and smell, waiting room toys
Dr Mark Porter asks what the performance of elite athletes tells us about our health.
GI bleeds, pregnancy and working, frozen shoulder, patient surveys
Is frozen shoulder a condition that's overdiagnosed? Dr Mark Porter investigates.
Teenage depression, Choir, Heart failure, Protein shakes
Dr Mark Porter on the claims of sports drinks and the benefits of joining a choir.
Whooping cough, maternal deaths, blushing, intestinal transit
Dr Mark Porter on why whooping cough is making a comeback.
Morphine and the heart, antibiotics and the appendix, sick notes, blood tests, painkillers
Pain relief during heart attacks, treating appendicitis with drugs, GPs and fit notes.
Prescription charges, HPV vaccine, tattoos, cycle helmets
Unfair and outdated - why the BMA says prescriptions should be free in England.
Aspirin, holiday sickness, ADHD
Mark Porter investigates aspirin preventing disease, ADHD in adults and holiday illnesses.