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Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

World Service,908 episodes

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Potential Blood Test for Ten Cancers
Detecting cancer early offers a better chance of a cure
06 Jun 2018,26 mins
Outbreak of Nipah Virus in India
Concerns grow over the outbreak of the deadly virus, Nipah, in India
30 May 2018,26 mins
Could a Single Injection Help Rid Us of Polio?
Nanoparticles help simplify polio vaccine
23 May 2018,26 mins
Action on Ebola Outbreak in the DRC
The latest on a vaccine to fight the Ebola outbreak which has killed at least 20 people.
16 May 2018,26 mins
A Sauna a Day to Keep the Doctor Away?
Hot saunas associated with lower risk of stroke in Finns
09 May 2018,26 mins
Vitamin D Helps Build-up Malnourished Babies
Malnourished children in Pakistan thrive with extra vitamin D
02 May 2018,26 mins
Surgeons Need a Warm-up Routine
Surgeons speed up as they repeat same operation
25 Apr 2018,26 mins
MMR Scandal – Impact on Vaccination Rates
How a medical fraud harmed global vaccination campaigns
18 Apr 2018,26 mins
Brain Surgery While Wide Awake
Vet has brain tumour removed which was discovered by accident after falling off his bike
11 Apr 2018,26 mins
Genetics Expert Pioneered Testing For Cancer
The British doctor who pioneered genetic testing to help prevent cancer
04 Apr 2018,26 mins
Flu Can Increase Risk Of Heart Attack
Strokes and heart attacks more common after flu
28 Mar 2018,26 mins
Perfect Storm: Smoking Rises in African Youth
Increase in smoking by African youth and high HIV and TB rates creates 'perfect storm'
21 Mar 2018,26 mins
British Trial Hope for Leukaemia Patients
British medical trial offers hope to leukaemia patients
14 Mar 2018,26 mins
Is Diabetes Five Different Diseases?
Are there five types of diabetes, not two? What would that mean for patients?
07 Mar 2018,26 mins
Seven Hour Operation Removes Giant ‘Brain’ Tumour
We talk to the Indian neurosurgeon who removed the ‘world’s largest brain tumour’
28 Feb 2018,26 mins
Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria
Containing Lassa fever in Nigeria
21 Feb 2018,26 mins
The BBC Loneliness Experiment Launches
The causes of loneliness and the experiment aiming to find some solutions
14 Feb 2018,26 mins
Undetected High Blood Pressure in New Mothers
Hidden blood pressure danger common in mums after pregnancy complication.
07 Feb 2018,26 mins
Drug-resistant Typhoid Outbreak in Pakistan
Vaccination campaign to combat drug-resistant typhoid in Pakistan
31 Jan 2018,26 mins
Cancer Blood Test
Important step in cancer blood test “holy grail”
24 Jan 2018,26 mins
Kids’ Screen Time: What Are the Risks?
Does screen time damage children’s health?
17 Jan 2018,26 mins
New Year, New You?
Do self-help books make people happier?
10 Jan 2018,26 mins
Patients More Likely to Die After Surgery in Africa
Lack of checks on patients after operations to blame
03 Jan 2018,26 mins
The Brain Prize: How “Reward” Works
Prizewinning scientists: how the brain reacts to rewards
27 Dec 2017,26 mins
Dementia Patients’ Anxiety Eased by Movies of Their Lives
Films about lives of dementia patients help with anxiety
20 Dec 2017,26 mins
'Breakthrough' in Treating Fatal Brain Condition
Scientists at UCL have corrected the faulty gene linked to Huntington's Disease
13 Dec 2017,26 mins
50 Years Since First Heart Transplant
Donor organs shortage 50 years after 1st heart transplant
06 Dec 2017,26 mins
Scarlet Fever Outbreaks
Mystery of resurgence in the UK and East Asia of Scarlet Fever
29 Nov 2017,26 mins
Every Step You Take Counts
Will 10,000 steps a day keep the doctor away?
22 Nov 2017,26 mins
Could Cholesterol-lowering Drugs Fight Pneumonia?
“How statins could cut pneumonia deaths”
15 Nov 2017,26 mins