Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
World Service,·908 episodes
Is a ‘polypill’ the answer to reducing heart attacks and strokes worldwide?
28 Aug 2019,·26 mins
Ex-footballer Clarke Carlisle on his struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts
21 Aug 2019,·26 mins
Social media harms teen mental health if it eats into sleep time and lets in cyberbullies
14 Aug 2019,·26 mins
Are ovarian tissue implants the answer to the menopause?
07 Aug 2019,·26 mins
Many people with autism learn strategies to help them blend in: but there can be costs
31 Jul 2019,·26 mins
French plan to end homeopathy funding bitter pill for supporters to swallow
24 Jul 2019,·26 mins
Does willpower work? And why being a chronic procrastinator is bad for your health
17 Jul 2019,·26 mins
The largest study of its kind provides precise estimates of potential risks of stillbirth
10 Jul 2019,·26 mins
The infra-red device that can detect brain damage within minutes of a baby being born
03 Jul 2019,·26 mins
Research uncovering the earliest signs of the disease, years before symptoms begin
26 Jun 2019,·26 mins
They are hailed as a great success with 95% coverage rates, but what is the true picture?
19 Jun 2019,·26 mins
Using arachnophobes’ heartbeats to help them overcome their fear of spiders
12 Jun 2019,·26 mins
New research which reveals the physiological limits on maximum human energy expenditure
05 Jun 2019,·26 mins
The lab experiment comparing nutritionally matched diets of processed food with fresh food
29 May 2019,·26 mins
Why twice as many patients are routinely referred at the start of the day than at the end
15 May 2019,·26 mins
From plague to SARS – how disease has shaped Hong Kong
17 Apr 2019,·26 mins
How the findings from the largest genetic study of its kind might help us nod off
10 Apr 2019,·26 mins
Why medical staff are increasingly finding themselves targets of violence
03 Apr 2019,·26 mins
The pioneering Australian doctor who is using tummy noises to try and diagnose IBS
27 Mar 2019,·26 mins
Research trial uses MDMA, the active ingredient of the drug ecstasy, to treat alcoholism
20 Mar 2019,·26 mins
Why being overweight increases your risk of stroke, but also your chance of survival
13 Mar 2019,·26 mins
New research from Poland which finds women take longer to ask for, and get help, than men
06 Mar 2019,·26 mins
A new study which reveals some drugs might last longer than we think.
27 Feb 2019,·26 mins
Could it help doctors work out the optimum painkillers for each patient?
20 Feb 2019,·26 mins
A large study which found no-one with early cortical blindness developed schizophrenia
13 Feb 2019,·26 mins
The results of a study on the night-time phone habits of 25,000 Radio Denmark listeners
06 Feb 2019,·26 mins
How being naturally thin might not be a myth after all
30 Jan 2019,·26 mins
Looking back at 10 years of the intervention that saves lives in the operating theatre
23 Jan 2019,·26 mins
New study finds the effect on teenage mental health is barely worse than eating potatoes
16 Jan 2019,·26 mins
How does loneliness impact health and can society change to help decrease loneliness?
09 Jan 2019,·26 mins
