Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
World Service,·906 episodes
Monitoring risks from heat exhaustion to dengue fever at a major sporting event
03 Jun 2026,·26 mins
20,000 remain trapped on board their ships three months after the blockade began
27 May 2026,·26 mins
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is declared a health emergency
20 May 2026,·26 mins
Polycystic ovary syndrome has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome
13 May 2026,·26 mins
What exactly is hantavirus?
06 May 2026,·26 mins
The US is fast tracking development of psychedelic drugs as a treatment for addiction
29 Apr 2026,·26 mins
A new injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care
22 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Patients requiring blood transfusions are increasingly requesting ‘unvaccinated’ blood
15 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Is the Artemis II mission improving our health here on Earth?
08 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Can regulation improve standards after many brands were found to offer weak protection
01 Apr 2026,·26 mins
War provides the perfect storm to accelerate the spread of multidrug-resistant infections
25 Mar 2026,·26 mins
North and South Koreans face different cancer risks due to childhood environment
18 Mar 2026,·26 mins
Laser treatment weakens the brain’s protective barrier, allowing cancer drugs in
11 Mar 2026,·26 mins
A review reveals collagen supplements will rejuvenate the skin but won’t stop wrinkles
04 Mar 2026,·26 mins
A universal nasal spray could protect against all coughs, colds, flu and certain bacteria
25 Feb 2026,·26 mins
How a man too ill to receive his lung transplant survived with an artificial one.
18 Feb 2026,·26 mins
A new study suggests statins have far fewer side effects than we thought
11 Feb 2026,·26 mins
Claudia visits someone who describes how hoarding has taken over her life
04 Feb 2026,·26 mins
As 48 young men die due to complications from circumcision, what needs to change?
28 Jan 2026,·26 mins
People who have had a vaccine against shingles seem to be aging more slowly
21 Jan 2026,·26 mins
New review compares exercise, medication and psychological therapy in treating depression
14 Jan 2026,·26 mins
What impact might taxes on contraceptives have in China?
07 Jan 2026,·26 mins
The big ideas and innovations that may help us one day eliminate malaria
31 Dec 2025,·26 mins
The new drugs, gadgets and vaccines making a difference
24 Dec 2025,·26 mins
The world’s first gene therapy to treat Huntington’s disease
17 Dec 2025,·26 mins
We unpick further research on the benefits of the shingles vaccine
10 Dec 2025,·26 mins
A new study finds 20% of Nigerian under-5s have been exposed to skin-lightening products
03 Dec 2025,·26 mins
New study finds the prevalence of high blood pressure in childhood has doubled since 2000
26 Nov 2025,·26 mins
The trend in wellbeing over our lifespans is changing, driven by unhappier young people
19 Nov 2025,·26 mins
Why are measles cases continuing to spread in North America and beyond?
12 Nov 2025,·26 mins
