Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
World Service,·908 episodes
Why do we hear our own name above everything else in a crowded noisy room?
02 Jan 2013,·18 mins
The latest methods, high-tech and low, used to diagnose Alzheimer’s
26 Dec 2012,·18 mins
Syrian mental health professionals’ testimony on psychological scars of Syrian refugees
19 Dec 2012,·18 mins
The health effects of low level exposure to organophosphates, found in insecticides
12 Dec 2012,·18 mins
Is it a myth that morning sickness during pregnancy means you’re having a baby girl?
05 Dec 2012,·18 mins
The marked increase of prescription drugs which interact with grapefruit.
28 Nov 2012,·18 mins
Should shopkeepers be allowed to sell malaria drugs to improve access?
21 Nov 2012,·18 mins
Insulin has been around for 90 years, why is this treatment for diabetes still so limited?
14 Nov 2012,·18 mins
Implants from the dead to prolong life. Mental health in US politics and feel good crowds.
07 Nov 2012,·18 mins
YAWS disease in Congo, why phone Apps can't beat malaria and why a good boss feels guilt
31 Oct 2012,·18 mins
Eco-therapy, empathising with nature as a treatment for mental illness.
24 Oct 2012,·18 mins
What effect did Felix Baumgartner's remarkable fall to Earth have on his body?
17 Oct 2012,·18 mins
The state of mental health provision in developing countries.
10 Oct 2012,·18 mins
Things left behind in surgery, biodegradable electronics and kidney dialysis in Gaza
03 Oct 2012,·18 mins
Imprisoned in hospital, why HIV affects men more than women and a viral cure for acne
26 Sep 2012,·18 mins
Viruses are no respecter of economic barriers, dealing death in rich and poor countries
19 Sep 2012,·18 mins
Addressing maternal mortality, new ways to fund healthcare and myths about sperm.
12 Sep 2012,·18 mins
Why did fatal car accidents rise in the US by 1,600 in the year after 11 September 2001?
06 Sep 2012,·18 mins
Alcohol and cancer risk, and the dangers of painkiller misuse
29 Aug 2012,·18 mins
Baby mind games. Weights cut diabetes risk. And turning young doctors into 70 year olds
15 Aug 2012,·18 mins
Is your life down to dumb luck? Or do you make your own luck?
08 Aug 2012,·18 mins
Better health care for more people for less money. Global summit in London shows how.
01 Aug 2012,·18 mins
Aids 2012 conference and the clinic for athletes at the 2012 London Olympics.
25 Jul 2012,·18 mins
New findings on the polypill for heart disease and stroke prevention.
18 Jul 2012,·18 mins
Joseph Wolpe - the psychiatrist who transformed the treatment of phobias.
11 Jul 2012,·18 mins
Sudden cardiac death in athletes, genes vs smoking in lung disease, science of laughter.
04 Jul 2012,·18 mins
Medicinal uses of psychedelic plants and fungi, and the safe use of Chinese Medicine.
27 Jun 2012,·18 mins
Yemen food crisis. Fantasy computer game as good as therapy? Benefits of a cup of coffee.
20 Jun 2012,·18 mins
The shortage of critical medicines in Greece as a result of the debt crisis
13 Jun 2012,·18 mins
The results of a major trial which hoped that cannabis might slow down progression of MS
06 Jun 2012,·18 mins
