Inside Health

Hepatitis B vaccine, Sheds, Obesity Paradox, Taking part in clinical trials


Listen Later

The Hepatitis B vaccine has been added to the childhood national programme joining the 5 vaccines already given to all young babies at 8, 12 and 16 weeks. Andrew Pollard, Professor of Paediatric Infection & Immunity at the University of Oxford, and Chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, explains why.

Margaret McCartney and Mark Porter visit men in north London looking for the physical and mental benefits of community sheds.

The obesity paradox - can being overweight sometimes be beneficial? Gavin Murphy, British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Leicester and Naveed Sattar, Professor of Metabolic Medicine at the University of Glasgow, debate the latest research suggesting that obese people are more likely to survive heart surgery than their slimmer peers.

Are clinical trials good for you? We examine the evidence behind conventional wisdom that people taking part in research tend to fare better - whatever their illness.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Inside HealthBy BBC Radio 4

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

73 ratings


More shows like Inside Health

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,721 Listeners

More or Less by BBC Radio 4

More or Less

878 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,038 Listeners

Woman's Hour by BBC Radio 4

Woman's Hour

398 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,545 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,815 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,827 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,060 Listeners

F1: Chequered Flag by BBC Radio 5 Live

F1: Chequered Flag

771 Listeners

Health Check by BBC World Service

Health Check

93 Listeners

The Food Programme by BBC Radio 4

The Food Programme

267 Listeners

BBC Inside Science by BBC Radio 4

BBC Inside Science

432 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

247 Listeners

All in the Mind by BBC Radio 4

All in the Mind

84 Listeners

CrowdScience by BBC World Service

CrowdScience

474 Listeners

The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show by Liz Earle

The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show

270 Listeners

The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast by Dr Rupy Aujla

The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast

642 Listeners

Food For Thought by Rhiannon Lambert

Food For Thought

205 Listeners

Sliced Bread by BBC Radio 4

Sliced Bread

149 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,166 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

758 Listeners

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley by BBC Radio 4

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

202 Listeners

Cyber Hack by BBC World Service

Cyber Hack

1,638 Listeners

ZOE Science & Nutrition by ZOE

ZOE Science & Nutrition

2,082 Listeners

What's Up Docs? by BBC Radio 4

What's Up Docs?

112 Listeners