Dr Mark Porter

With 26 years experience in practice and a partner in a busy South Gloucestershire surgery, Dr Mark is also resident doctor on BBC One's The One Show, presents Radio 4's Inside Health, writes for The Times, and has popped up on celebrity versions of The Weakest Link and Mastermind.
Dr Mark was awarded an MBE in 2005 for services to medicine.

Articles By: Dr Mark Porter

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Can ginger shots help my osteoarthritis?

GP Dr Mark Porter on whether ginger juice may calm inflammation.

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Can thumb splints help arthritis? Dr Mark Porter has the answer

What's the best way to deal with thumb arthritis

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Dr Mark Porter on how to treat Achilles tendonitis

The best way to treat a sore Achilles tendon, by our medical expert.

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Why am I bruising so easily now I'm older?

Dr Mark Porter advises on senile purpura, a type of bruising that is common as we age.