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Covid-19 in DRC
Covid-19 and Ebola in DRC
27 May 2020,26 mins
Escalating Covid-19 infections across Brazil
How are Brazilians reacting to mixed messages on restrictions, as virus deaths increase?
20 May 2020,26 mins
Stem cell therapies unproven for Covid-19
Buyer Beware! Stem cell therapies unproven against Covid-19
13 May 2020,26 mins
Should we wear face masks?
Does the wearing of face masks by the public prevent the spread of coronavirus?
06 May 2020,26 mins
Smoking and Covid-19
Could nicotine reduce Covid-19 severity?
29 Apr 2020,26 mins
Covid-19 in Italy
Why was Covid-19 so deadly in Italy?
22 Apr 2020,26 mins
The impact on doctors and nurses of making difficult medical decisions
The “moral injury” felt by staff making difficult decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic
15 Apr 2020,26 mins
The retired doctor who’d want to die at home if he got Covid-19
The latest on the spread of Covid-19 in the USA
08 Apr 2020,26 mins
Tracking diseases like Covid-19 that leap from animals into humans
Learning from scientists in Vietnam tracking diseases that jump from animals to humans
01 Apr 2020,26 mins
Coronavirus update
As South Africa goes into lockdown what measures are they taking? Plus big data in Taiwan
25 Mar 2020,26 mins
What have we learnt from Sars?
The history of Sars, what was done to conquer it and what can we learn to fight Covid-19?
18 Mar 2020,26 mins
Alcohol: How drinking less will help you live longer
COVID-19 update, how to cut your alcohol intake and how Alexa could keep you healthy
11 Mar 2020,26 mins
The maths of coronavirus
Coronavirus in the US, the maths of epidemics, and coughs that last for years and years
04 Mar 2020,26 mins
How life drawing helps us to understand anatomy
Looking beneath a model’s skin to draw their skeleton and muscles
26 Feb 2020,26 mins
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
19 Feb 2020,26 mins
The latest on the spread of Coronavirus
A new test being developed could help track the spread of coronavirus
12 Feb 2020,26 mins
Fighting the new coronavirus alongside other infections
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world
05 Feb 2020,26 mins
Latest on the Chinese coronavirus
Will quarantines help to stop the spread of the Chinese new coronavirus?
29 Jan 2020,26 mins
Touch Special
Claudia Hammond launches a major new study investigating the role of touch
22 Jan 2020,26 mins
Rising depression amid Hong Kong unrest
Is unrest in Hong Kong linked to a rise in depression?
15 Jan 2020,26 mins
Alarm Over Mysterious Respiratory Illness in China
The scientist who solved the mystery of a killer brain disease and a shrew
08 Jan 2020,26 mins
A doctor’s tale of stress at work
An ex-doctor and a psychologist offer tips on how to avoid stress at work
01 Jan 2020,26 mins
The importance of play in childhood
Why play matters: balancing time spent on video games with time outside, being active
25 Dec 2019,26 mins
Malnutrition – you can be fat or thin
Emergency food supplies help starving children – but may fuel obesity
18 Dec 2019,26 mins
Mobile phones and head injuries
Risking head injuries by using a mobile phone on the go
11 Dec 2019,26 mins
When should you have a cholesterol test?
Could cholesterol tests in our 30s cut heart attack and stroke risk?
04 Dec 2019,26 mins
The global scale of corruption in healthcare
How widespread is corruption in healthcare?
27 Nov 2019,26 mins
Risk of depression higher in LGBT teens
Half of LGBT teens in British study experience depression
20 Nov 2019,26 mins
What’s behind the vaping deaths in the US?
Illicit cannabis behind vaping deaths in United States
13 Nov 2019,26 mins
How the smog in Delhi is harming people’s health
Hospital admissions up in Delhi because of seasonal smog
06 Nov 2019,26 mins