Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
World Service,·916 episodes
British Versus US healthcare debate. Why optimism is good for your health. Space medicine.
25 Aug 2009,·28 mins
Brain scans and Acupuncture. Heart Disease. Time perception in children with ADHD.
18 Aug 2009,·28 mins
Plague outbreak in China and why the patient's perspective is as valuable as the doctor's.
10 Aug 2009,·28 mins
The writer, Timothy O'Grady examines the pros and cons to medical tourism.
03 Aug 2009,·28 mins
The writer, Timothy O'Grady examines the benefits and pitfalls of medical tourism.
27 Jul 2009,·28 mins
Childhood obesity. Low-fat curry. Health and politics.
20 Jul 2009,·28 mins
Maternal Mortality. How lives are changed through sport. Gambling Addiction in Russia.
13 Jul 2009,·28 mins
Claudia Hammond reports from Britain's Royal Society summer exhibition.
09 Jul 2009,·28 mins
Why are men more at risk from getting and dying from cancer? Claudia Hammond finds out.
Polio. The secrets of ageing. Scourge of Hayfever. And the medical benefits of marijuana.
Funding for new drugs research and Kenya's first test tube babies
10 Sep 2006,·26 mins
How disasters and trauma affect mental health
03 Sep 2006,·26 mins
Who would spend two years in a space capsule in the name of medicine?
27 Aug 2006,·26 mins
Researcher explore ways to reduce HIV transmission
20 Aug 2006,·26 mins
A look at how memory starts when still in the womb
13 Aug 2006,·26 mins
An estimated 6 million lives have been saved by exclusive breastfeeding
06 Aug 2006,·26 mins
The rhythm and regulation of when we wake and sleep
30 Jul 2006,·26 mins
Do you remember the most terrifying nightmare?
23 Jul 2006,·25 mins
What can dreams tell us about ourselves?
16 Jul 2006,·26 mins
What happens to us over the course of a night's sleep?
09 Jul 2006,·25 mins
Highlighting osteoporosis and the dangers of hip fractures caused by it
02 Jul 2006,·26 mins
Should hospitals take more account of a person's religion
24 Jun 2006,·26 mins
Healthy living in urban areas
20 Jun 2006,·26 mins
Exploring the health concerns in urban areas
18 Jun 2006,·26 mins
The dangers of female genital mutilation for babies
11 Jun 2006,·26 mins,·
In 2006 an earthquake hit Java, Indonesia
04 Jun 2006,·26 mins
Every 6.5 seconds someone dies as a result of Tobacco related disease
28 May 2006,·26 mins
A look at the countries where HIV is spreading fastest
21 May 2006,·25 mins
What are the health problems of International travellers?
05 Apr 2001,·13 mins
How can children's dietary health be improved?
19 Mar 2001,·13 mins
