New therapies for sickle cell disease

Hopes for a gene editing cure for sickle cell disease.

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Covid boosters, Vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy, Group B strep

James Gallagher tackles a favourite listener question: will we need boosters forever?

• 28 mins

Pig organs for transplant patients

We talk to the doctor behind the first successful pig heart to human operation.

• 28 mins

Can I take HRT forever & hydration myths

Can you take HRT forever? And what's the best way to keep hydrated? James busts the myths.

• 28 mins

Rapid genome sequencing in the clinic

Doctors break world speed record for sequencing patient's DNA in super-fast diagnosis.

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Cervical screening, blood donation & measles

How often do we need a smear test? James Gallagher investigates.

• 28 mins

Multiple sclerosis and the Epstein Barr virus

Multiple sclerosis mystery solved: Glandular fever virus is the cause.

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Long Covid revisited

It's a long Covid reunion on Inside Health.

• 28 mins

The Power of the Dog

Does owning a dog lengthen your life?

• 28 mins

How's your hay fever?

James Gallagher finds out everything you need to know.

• 28 mins

Medical language, chemo brain & heatwaves

James Gallagher explores the words that can belittle or blame when we visit the doctor.

• 28 mins

Monkeypox, mind body connections, are children exercising less since Covid?

James asks if the monkeypox virus is evolving. New research on mind body connections.

• 28 mins

Are too many babies being diagnosed with cows' milk allergy?

Cows' milk allergy in babies and gout in adults.

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Covid waves, Gene therapy for haemophilia B, New uses for old drugs

Smitha Mundasad asks what Covid will be like in the future, and new uses for old drugs.

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A good death with friends and family

Friends and family are being trained to administer medicines to ease loved ones' dying.

• 28 mins

A spoonful of sweetener

What do sweeteners do to our bodies? James Gallagher investigates.

• 28 mins

Secrets of sewage science

The secrets of sewage science.

• 28 mins

Have I dodged Covid? And skin colour and health

Has James really dodged Covid? He gets to grips with his immunity, with blood test in tow.

• 28 mins

Still Shielding; Childhood Vaccinations; Antibiotic Use

The plight of the Covid-19 shielders.

• 28 mins

GP Records, Serotonin & how we get cancer

Do you want to see your GP records at the touch of a button?

• 28 mins

How can a cold home affect your health?

James is in South Wales to visit a cryo-lab and explore the impact of cold on the body.

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Lazy Guide to Exercise

How lazy can I be and still stay healthy?

• 28 mins

Why is everyone ill? Can ketamine and therapy treat alcoholism?

Why monitor changes in Covid viruses in China? A potential new therapy for alcoholism.

• 28 mins

Maggot therapy for difficult wounds

The maggots bred in Bridgend to help heal wounds of diabetes patients.

• 28 mins

Is a fungal pandemic possible?

From deadly fungal meningitis to a hospital super bug, is a fungal pandemic possible?

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Women and heart attacks

Women are dying of heart attacks because they're not getting the right treatment.

• 28 mins

What soaring food prices are doing to our health

The cost of everything is soaring, but what toll is that taking on our health?

• 28 mins

Psychedelics for depression

Can magic mushrooms help your mental health?

• 28 mins

Sperm Counts

Are sperm counts falling?

• 28 mins

Back pain

James Gallagher puts your back pain questions to an expert panel.

• 28 mins

NHS weight-loss drug

Is an NHS weight-loss drug a new era in tackling obesity?

• 28 mins

Parkinson's and Ballet

How exercise from ballet to cycling may help people living with Parkinson's disease.

• 28 mins

Did Covid turn us into teeth grinders?

James Gallagher finds out if we've become a nation of pandemic teeth grinders.

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How hot is too hot for human health?

What happens inside the body when it gets hot.

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How fast should you eat your food?

Slowing down your eating speed might impact your health

• 28 mins

What happened to mpox?

With the global health emergency declared over, is mpox ‘done’?

• 28 mins

Could weight-loss drugs treat addiction?

Could weight-loss drugs also have potential to tackle serious addiction?

• 28 mins

What difference could new Alzheimer’s disease drugs make?

Translating clinical trial breakthroughs into real life impacts for Alzheimer’s sufferers.

• 28 mins

On the trail of a new street drug

James Gallagher finds out what happens when a new drug hits the UK’s streets.

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Why is syphilis making a comeback?

Syphilis is at its highest rate since 1948. So why aren't we talking more about it?

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When does sitting become bad for health?

James Gallagher visits the lab to explore how much sitting is too much.

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Migraines and Headaches

As we enter a new era of migraine treatments, we answer your head pain questions.

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Inside a sexual assault referral centre

James Gallagher meets the people who help victims of sexual assault.

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What's stopping us from exercising in older age?

An 80-year-old athlete and a team of sports scientists help explain what can hold us back.

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How do cold and flu remedies help when we're ill?

As cold and flu season nears, James finds out what the remedies in his cabinet do to help.

• 28 mins

Living in a Bacterial World

Exploring our microbial metropolis - and is being clean important for good health?

• 28 mins

Bladder, bowels and sex: Learning to live after my mountain accident

Niall McCann on navigating the ups and downs of life with a spinal cord injury.

• 28 mins

Speedy medicine, and is fermented food good for us?

We meet the medics treating people in unusual places, and we talk all things fermented.

• 28 mins

A guide to the perimenopause

How to prepare for the perimenopause and why it’s not all bad.

• 28 mins

Why recovering from long Covid is a lot like training for the Olympics

We visit the first long Covid clinic to find out what we've learnt about the condition.

• 28 mins

Coffee, nap, rave, repeat...

We discuss how much caffeine is too much, whether you need a nap and day-time raving.

• 28 mins

Can noise harm our health?

We head into the lab to find out how unwanted sound can affect the body and brain.

• 27 mins

Is intermittent fasting good for you?

From weight loss to prolonging life, James Gallagher investigates trending fast diets

• 27 mins

We go on a tick hunt

James goes looking for ticks and asks how worried should we be about them.

• 27 mins

Can insomnia be fixed?

We're joined by a panel of experts to answer your questions on insomnia.

• 27 mins