Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
World Service,·917 episodes
A disease outbreak that's causing residents of Kalachi to sleep - often for over 24 hours
14 Jan 2015,·28 mins
The patients blamed for committing crimes when in fact they have a form of dementia
07 Jan 2015,·26 mins
What influences the mind of a tiny newborn baby and do infants really get the joke?
31 Dec 2014,·28 mins
Infertility treatment at a fraction of the usual cost in South Africa
24 Dec 2014,·28 mins
Doctors use pure light on the cheek cells of patients to test for cancer
17 Dec 2014,·28 mins
Sarah Boseley reports from West Africa on the Ebola situation
10 Dec 2014,·28 mins
Government minister Mustapha Bai Attila releases eight songs about Ebola prevention
03 Dec 2014,·28 mins
Does the lactose content in milk mean it is not as good for us as we might think?
26 Nov 2014,·28 mins
How using eye-tracking software is helping to detect Glaucoma
19 Nov 2014,·28 mins
Why eating eggs, meat and nuts can help keep blood pressure low
12 Nov 2014,·28 mins
Graphic images of diseases caused by smoking could be used on African cigarette packaging
05 Nov 2014,·28 mins
How effective has the government of India's Total Sanitation Campaign been?
29 Oct 2014,·28 mins
Can a vaccine for Ebola be developed successfully and what are the alternative therapies?
22 Oct 2014,·28 mins
The risks associated with eating bushmeat in Africa
15 Oct 2014,·28 mins
Delivering health messages by radio in Burkina Faso is helping to reduce child mortality
08 Oct 2014,·28 mins
An Ebola vaccine has been developed by the Jenner Institute in Oxford
17 Sep 2014,·28 mins
Why are airline pilots at increased risk of skin cancer?
10 Sep 2014,·28 mins
Are E-cigarettes helping people stop smoking or encouraging them to start?
03 Sep 2014,·28 mins
A woman’s experience of a diagnosis of colon cancer nearly half way into her pregnancy
27 Aug 2014,·28 mins
How the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is affecting health services throughout the region
20 Aug 2014,·28 mins
Could more have been done in response to West Africa’s Ebola outbreak?
13 Aug 2014,·28 mins
Why breast milk may offer protection against HIV transmission.
06 Aug 2014,·28 mins
The impossibly difficult decisions after discovering a family history of genetic disorder
30 Jul 2014,·28 mins
The historical and cultural development of anxiety as a condition and its treatment
23 Jul 2014,·28 mins
Some patients are starting to record their medical consultations but many doctors oppose
18 Jun 2014,·28 mins
How remembering sporting events are an important way to trigger memories
11 Jun 2014,·28 mins
A study of 55 million people shows more risk of death for patients admitted at weekends
04 Jun 2014,·28 mins
How will teams be affected by the heat and humidity in Brazil?
28 May 2014,·28 mins
The advantages of longhand note-taking over using laptops in lectures
21 May 2014,·28 mins
How exposure to loud noises can cause hearing loss
14 May 2014,·28 mins
