Every week, the latest medical treatments, clinical trials, food, drug and supplement recommendations fill the media... and it seems we have a boundless appetite for advice on how to live a longer, more healthy life.
But how can consumers separate the reliable from that based on bad science or spin from drug companies?
Medical journalist and practicing GP Mark Porter does his best to deliver the best, most up-to-date advice on the BBC Radio 4 podcast Inside Health.
Dr Mark Porter, host of the podcast 'Inside Health' Photo: BBC Radio 4
In the show, you frequently hear directly from patients and people affected by particular health conditions, as well as Margaret McCartney, a straight-talking GP who is the scourge of any glib or ill-prepared researcher.
McCartney doesn't hold back, and casts a shrewd and often sceptical eye over new findings and how well they might translate to a doctor's surgery.
Recent episodes have discussed pedometers, umbilical cord clamping, running and knee health, and macular degeneration.
We play an excerpt from an episode investigating the common practice of taking a daily low dose of aspirin to lower the risk of heart attack or stroke.
