Health Check Podcast
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
Episodes to download
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Polio Vaccination in Afghanistan
Wednesday
Has the Taliban halted polio vaccinations in Afghanistan?
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Haiti: Healthcare in the Midst of Conflict
Wed 11 Sep 2024
As Haiti expands its state of emergency, what is the country’s healthcare situation?
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The race to distribute Mpox vaccines
Wed 4 Sep 2024
We look at the struggle to get Mpox vaccines to the places where they are most needed.
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Living with a new brain
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Claudia Hammond is in Malawi, hearing what life is like after brain surgery.
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The latest on the mpox public health emergency
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Further developments in the spread of mpox around the world
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Catching up with Covid
Wed 14 Aug 2024
An in-depth look at how the world is coping with coronavirus in 2024
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MPox outbreak worsens
Wed 7 Aug 2024
Across the African continent cases of MPox have surged 160% this year
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World’s 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’s 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’s happening with girls’ 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’s behind a rise in incidents causing injuries to air passengers
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Nigeria rolls out world’s 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’t 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