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Health Check Episodes

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    How life drawing helps us to understand anatomy

    Looking beneath a model’s skin to draw their skeleton and muscles

  2. Why is Covid spreading so quickly on cruise ships?

    First case of Covid in Africa reported as virus spreads rapidly on cruise ship near Japan

  3. The latest on the spread of Coronavirus

    A new test being developed could help track the spread of coronavirus

  4. Fighting the new coronavirus alongside other infections

    Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world

  5. Latest on the Chinese coronavirus

    Will quarantines help to stop the spread of the Chinese new coronavirus?

  6. Touch Special

    Claudia Hammond launches a major new study investigating the role of touch

  7. Rising depression amid Hong Kong unrest

    Is unrest in Hong Kong linked to a rise in depression?

  8. Alarm Over Mysterious Respiratory Illness in China

    The scientist who solved the mystery of a killer brain disease and a shrew

  9. A doctor’s tale of stress at work

    An ex-doctor and a psychologist offer tips on how to avoid stress at work

  10. The importance of play in childhood

    Why play matters: balancing time spent on video games with time outside, being active

  11. Malnutrition – you can be fat or thin

    Emergency food supplies help starving children – but may fuel obesity

  12. Mobile phones and head injuries

    Risking head injuries by using a mobile phone on the go

  13. When should you have a cholesterol test?

    Could cholesterol tests in our 30s cut heart attack and stroke risk?

  14. The global scale of corruption in healthcare

    How widespread is corruption in healthcare?

  15. Risk of depression higher in LGBT teens

    Half of LGBT teens in British study experience depression

  16. What’s behind the vaping deaths in the US?

    Illicit cannabis behind vaping deaths in United States

  17. How the smog in Delhi is harming people’s health

    Hospital admissions up in Delhi because of seasonal smog

  18. How the weather influences pain

    Cloudy with a chance of pain: how humidity makes arthritic joints hurt more

  19. Is drug addiction a criminal or public health issue?

    What’s the best way to get addicts off drugs?

  20. Cheap drug cuts head injuries deaths

    Hope for head injuries from clotting drug

  21. Abuse of women in childbirth

    Women in childbirth verbally and physically abused

  22. How athletes prepared for Doha heat

    Many athletes struggled with heat and humidity in Doha. How did they prepare?

  23. Is vaginal delivery risky after c-section?

    A new study is trying to help women make a more informed decision

  24. Are you suffering parental burnout?

    Being a parent can be tiring and stressful. But what happens when parents burnout?

  25. Malaria eradication within a generation?

    Can the world be rid of malaria by 2050?

  26. Lack of sleep boosts heart attack risk

    Too little or too much sleep can increase your risk of heart disease

  27. Daily 4-in-1 pill protects the heart

    Is a ‘polypill’ the answer to reducing heart attacks and strokes worldwide?

  28. A tale of recovery from a former footballer

    Ex-footballer Clarke Carlisle on his struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts

  29. When social media harms teen mental health

    Social media harms teen mental health if it eats into sleep time and lets in cyberbullies

  30. Postponing the menopause?

    Are ovarian tissue implants the answer to the menopause?

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