Inside Health

Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
Hosts & Guests
Informative
10/08/2023
This is such a useful programme: informative and so well presented.
Paternalistic and less informative than formerly
01/05/2024
Quality of this programme has diminished considerably. Latest episode regarding growth of cancer rates amongst younger people an uninformative, qemotive, speculative tour of possible causes which lacked evidence. In contrast no mention of the fascinating topic of over diagnosis/ over treatment.
Disappointing. No stars an option!
18/04/2024
I used to look forward to each new episode of what used to be a really interesting programme about health conditions, interviewing sufferers and their doctors and with excellent analysis by Margaret McCartney. BBC should make a different programme with a different name to cover the recent topics rather than high jack Inside Health.
Inside health
18/11/2023
Genuinely used to love this podcast. As a Gp it helped me to stay abreast of many developments and gave an in depth “behind the headlines “ view. Told everyone about it. But more recently I am finding it much less informative and more shallow/ populist and so sadly have stopped recommending it to colleagues as I no longer look forward to the podcasts
Terrific!
26/04/2022
Love this program. James has done a good job taking over from Mark whom I’d thought irreplaceable. Margaret brilliant, a breath of fresh air and invariably the whole program is helpful and informative.
Inside health
31/10/2020
This programme is informative and provides non biased clinically accurate and well researched material which, as a retired clinician I find extremely interesting. It is presented in a manner that is easily understandable and informative to lay listeners
Cowardly
28/07/2021
I used to enjoy this podcast thinking it was based in science. How disappointed I was to hear the ridiculous pandering to the trans agenda in this topic. The first contributor couldn’t even bring herself to mention the word “woman” in her segment about periods, a uniquely female experience. Am I wrong in my understanding of biology that only women get periods? Not all women obviously, but only women. There is no need for every discussion about female reproductive health to be derailed in this way. This is especially insulting when in the same podcast the discussion about erectile dysfunction was (rightly) all about men, given that this is a uniquely male experience. Have a good look at yourselves BBC, because you are alienating a lot of women.
Bring back mark porter please
17/02/2021
James Gallagher isn’t a patch on the old team. Long winded and he doesn’t ask the questions properly. Latest episode was about long covid clinics but failed to give useful info on them. Also discussed vaccines efficacy percentages but again simply didn’t explain it. Sorry - but he isn’t improving and needs moving.
Excellent podcast
25/07/2020
The episode on 21 July 2020 was informative and very interesting. I agree with Margaret McCarthy, let the local public health people do their jobs as only they know how.
Great listening
19/05/2020
Balanced, interesting, challenging, clear and well explained medical content of interest to everyone and anyone who’s got questions about their own health or health stories in the news.
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- CreatorBBC Radio 4
- Years Active2007 - 2025
- Episodes350
- RatingClean
- Copyright© (C) BBC 2025
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