Health Check Podcast
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
Episodes to download
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World鈥檚 first Oropouche deaths in Brazil
Wed 31 Jul 2024
The virus, carried by flies and mosquitoes, has killed two women in Bahia state.
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Systemic racism in health care
Wed 24 Jul 2024
Systemic racism affects our wellbeing long before we ever see a doctor.
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Toxic positivity
Wed 17 Jul 2024
A discussion on toxic positivity from the Cheltenham Science Festival
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Steps forward and back in the battle again HIV
Wed 10 Jul 2024
The past few weeks have seen achievements in the fight against HIV, but also setbacks.
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Can light emitting bandages treat cancer?
Wed 3 Jul 2024
All the latest health research from the Royal Society鈥檚 Summer Exhibition in London.
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New MPox strain in DRC
Wed 26 Jun 2024
A new, concerning strain of MPox is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Why is exercise good for your mental health?
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Exercise is good for your mental health, but do we know why? And does it always work?
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Is using the internet good for us?
Wed 12 Jun 2024
A new study finds being online could have a positive impact on our wellbeing.
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New human cases of bird flu
Wed 5 Jun 2024
A third case of H5N1 confirmed in farmworker experiencing respiratory symptoms in the US
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How long will we live in future?
Wed 29 May 2024
New findings suggest life expectancy will increase five years by 2050.
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Whooping cough on the rise
Wed 15 May 2024
Why are Whooping cough cases surging through much of Europe and Asia?
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Conflict's impact on a neglected disease
Wed 8 May 2024
Conflict in Sudan impacts a research center for neglected disease mycetoma
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What鈥檚 happening with girls鈥� mental health?
Wed 1 May 2024
Claudia Hammond explores the mental health issues affecting teenage girls
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Is turbulence injuring more and more flyers?
Wed 24 Apr 2024
We look at what鈥檚 behind a rise in incidents causing injuries to air passengers
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Nigeria rolls out world鈥檚 first 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine
Wed 17 Apr 2024
New Men5CV vaccine protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria
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How we hope
Wed 10 Apr 2024
A discussion from the Northern Ireland Science Festival exploring the psychology of hope.
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Puerto Rico declares dengue fever emergency
Wed 3 Apr 2024
Cases of the disease continue to surge in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Pig kidney transplanted into patient
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Gene edited organ transplanted into living person for the first time
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Should we stop talking about long Covid?
Wed 20 Mar 2024
New research suggests long Covid is indistinguishable from other post-viral conditions
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A promising new cancer treatment
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Promising results from a global study provide hope for new cancer treatment
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One billion obese people
Wed 6 Mar 2024
One in eight people worldwide are now obese, but that doesn鈥檛 mean they are better fed.
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Junior doctors strike in South Korea
Wed 28 Feb 2024
More than two thirds of junior doctors continue strike in South Korea
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Global Trade v Health Equality
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Intellectual property rights on Covid-19 treatments continue to impact poorer countries
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Dengue outbreak in Latin America
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Dengue clinics set up in Rio de Janeiro鈥檚 carnival week amid Latin American outbreak
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Getting vaccinations to remote South Sudan
Wed 7 Feb 2024
In the midst of flooding, doctors attempt to combat a Hepatitis E outbreak by boat.
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Surviving Noma disease
Wed 31 Jan 2024
What its like living after having Noma disease as researchers hold an inaugural meeting
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Cape Verde eliminates malaria
Wed 24 Jan 2024
Cape Verde officially eliminates malaria and Cameroon begins routine vaccinations
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Endurance
Wed 17 Jan 2024
From rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to running across the Sahara Desert.
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Are outcomes better with female surgeons?
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Patients treated by female surgeons have fewer adverse postoperative outcomes.
