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Black Fungus epidemic in India
Could over the counter Steroids be driving the Black Fungus epidemic in India?
02 Jun 2021,26 mins
Is kindness contagious?
New research finds kindness really does spread according to scientists in California
26 May 2021,26 mins
When to have your second vaccine dose?
When to have your second Covid vaccine dose; Ovarian Cancer screening trial; Misophonia
19 May 2021,26 mins
Is BMI an outdated risk measure?
Is BMI an outdated measure for risk of type 2 diabetes in diverse ethnic groups?
12 May 2021,26 mins
Tanzania's new Covid prevention measures
Tanzania's new Covid prevention measures; celebrating the Windrush generation in theatre
05 May 2021,26 mins
India’s Covid-19 surge
India's Covid surge update. New Malaria Vaccine breakthrough. How moving helps our minds
28 Apr 2021,26 mins
Medical mysteries with neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan
Neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan on medical mysteries from around the world
21 Apr 2021,33 mins
Chile’s vaccine roll out
Covid variants; India’s double mutant. Chile’s vaccine roll out. Dementia and sidewalks
14 Apr 2021,26 mins
Mental Health and the long term implications of Covid
Mental Health and Covid; Fukushima a decade on; Fast accurate saliva test for concussion
07 Apr 2021,26 mins
Can we eradicate leprosy?
Senegal has embarked on a campaign to stop the disease in its tracks
01 Apr 2021,26 mins
Covid vaccines for children
Covid vaccines for children and how to overcome hesitancy in parents
31 Mar 2021,26 mins
Working with disability
Measures to empower people living with disability in Senegal
26 Mar 2021,26 mins
Can the common cold prevent Covid?
Can a cold prevent Covid, mental health in Covid medical staff, and our amazing heart.
24 Mar 2021,26 mins
Combatting mental illness
Mental health issues for breastfeeding mothers and why swimming can help
19 Mar 2021,26 mins
Vaccine and blood clots
Covid vaccines and blood clots, Tanzania’s hidden epidemic? Haitian healthcare in Chile
17 Mar 2021,26 mins
Covid-19 vaccination in Africa
How the roll out of vaccines is progressing
12 Mar 2021,26 mins
Do vaccines cure Long Covid?
Long Covid and vaccines, blood transfusion myths, and Migraines
10 Mar 2021,26 mins
Modern medicine versus the spirits
Can traditional treatments, including calling on ancestors, help with serious ailments?
05 Mar 2021,26 mins
Pregnancy and Covid-19 vaccination
Health Check examines the issues around Covid-19 vaccines and pregnancy
03 Mar 2021,30 mins
Africa’s blood shortage
Why don’t people want to give blood?
26 Feb 2021,26 mins
Long Covid: solving the mysteries
The UK has launched four major research programmes into Long Covid
24 Feb 2021,35 mins
Sexual health, Covid-19 vaccines
A neglected area of reproductive health and concerns over Covid-19 vaccination in Africa
19 Feb 2021,26 mins
Covid surge in Mozambique
Doctor in Mozambique’s largest hospital on the massive surge in Covid cases and deaths
17 Feb 2021,32 mins
Superbugs and superfoods
How to combat antibiotic resistance and the truth about the health claims of coconut oil
15 Feb 2021,26 mins
Covid vaccines: bad news, good news
AstraZeneca vaccine disappoints in South Africa but may reduce virus spread elsewhere
10 Feb 2021,38 mins
Vaccinating Africa against Covid-19
Vaccinating Africa’s 1.2 billion people against Covid-19 & simple sanitation solutions
08 Feb 2021,26 mins
Covid-19 vaccines prevent 100% of deaths
With a new slew of good Covid vaccine trial results, a remarkable trend emerges
03 Feb 2021,33 mins
Brazilian city’s Covid crisis: ‘It’s like Hell’
Health system meltdown as coronavirus infections surge in Manaus for a second time
27 Jan 2021,38 mins
First days of India’s Covid vaccination programme
India’s Covid mass vaccination begins. But there are questions
20 Jan 2021,36 mins
WHO warns against vaccine rollout unfairness
Are poorer countries missing out in the global vaccine rollout? A warning from the WHO
13 Jan 2021,34 mins