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Telehealth - providing health monitoring or advice at a distance using technology - has been heralded as a cost-effective way to better medical care. Is it delivering benefits? Show more
About a third of deaths from liver disease is down to excessive alcohol consumption, but what is responsible for the other two thirds, the majority? Dr Mark Porter investigates.
28 minutes
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About a third of deaths from liver disease is down to excessive alcohol consumption, but what is responsible for the other two thirds, the majority? Dr Mark Porter investigates. Show more
28 minutes
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For the best chance of good recovery from strokes patients need to be treated within a few hours. In Cumbria new technology is helping stroke patients all over the north west. Show more
28 minutes
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Dr Mark Porter finds out that some medical conditions are over-diagnosed and therefore over-treated, because of the results of certain tests.
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Dr Mark Porter goes to Hull to watch botox being used on a patient who suffers from severe chronic migraine. Plus, why GPs should allow patients to see their own notes. Show more
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Dr Mark Porter asks whether doctors can try too hard in the early detection of disease, and investigates the overdiagnosis of mild hypertension. Show more
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Osteoarthritis is usually put down to aging and the result of wear and tear. But as Mark Porter finds out, it should be seen as a disease in its own right and treated accordingly. Show more
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Dr Mark Porter asks whether headlines identifying a 'SARS-like' virus may cause unnecessary alarm, and should you be worried about the shape of your baby's head? Show more
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Dr Mark Porter talks to a world expert on hepatitis E, and hears about a new health magazine which promises to reveal What Doctors Don't Tell You. Show more
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As the Nobel Prize for Medicine recognises stem cell research, Dr Mark Porter asks if it is already making a difference to patients. And do 'stop-smoking' campaigns really work? Show more
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Dr Mark Porter investigates why three quarters of people with diabetes who are likely to benefit from an insulin pump are not on one. And how to deal with children's night terrors. Show more
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Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us. Show more
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Dr Mark Porter reports on alcohol misuse and the number of deaths from alcohol in England and Wales, plus caffeine in shampoo, targeted cancer therapies and fear of halitosis. Show more
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Dr Mark Porter learns how the medical technology that identified why Richard III died could help the rest of us, and answers a listener's question about so called 'chemo brain'. Show more
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Can drinking urine help you survive? The risk of heart attacks from the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac, hospital food as medicine, and pigeon fancier's lung. With Mark Porter. Show more
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Dr Mark Porter puts the pharmaceutical industry in the spotlight after clinical trials are criticised, and looks at if childhood adversity leads to structural changes in the brain. Show more
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Dr Mark Porter questions health minister Lord Howe about possible NHS reforms. Plus the right sort of thermometer and why women with epilepsy need to be careful with contraception. Show more
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Dr Mark Porter looks at the overuse of antibiotics, preventing premature labour, whether all women need smear tests, and aspirin to prevent strokes after hip replacements. Show more
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What are the health benefits of the minimum pricing of alcohol policy? Phage therapy against bacterial infections, and does swaddling babies lead to a resurgence of abnormal hips? Show more
