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Resistance to leading malaria drug
Emerging malaria drug resistance in Uganda raises global health concerns
20 Nov 2024,26 mins
What a Trump presidency means for global health
How will Trump’s return reshape global health funding and U.S. commitments?
13 Nov 2024,26 mins
Tuberculosis returns as top infectious disease
New global report finds tuberculosis is once again the leading infectious disease.
06 Nov 2024,26 mins
Weight loss gold rush
Telehealth platforms are increasingly prescribing GLP-1s, raising concerns about safety.
30 Oct 2024,26 mins
Organ transplant in HIV+ patients
A new study looks at the safety of organ transplants between people with HIV
23 Oct 2024,26 mins
Rapid malaria diagnoses
What difference are rapid diagnostic tests making in the fight against malaria?
16 Oct 2024,26 mins
Micro RNA wins Nobel
What is micro RNA, and why has it been awarded the Nobel prize for medicine?
09 Oct 2024,26 mins
Mpox widens its reach
As mpox continues to spread, we check in on how the vaccine rollout is going.
02 Oct 2024,26 mins
Vector-borne diseases
What does an uptick in vector-borne diseases mean for global health?
25 Sep 2024,26 mins
Polio Vaccination in Afghanistan
Has the Taliban halted polio vaccinations in Afghanistan?
18 Sep 2024,26 mins
Haiti: Healthcare in the Midst of Conflict
As Haiti expands its state of emergency, what is the country’s healthcare situation?
11 Sep 2024,26 mins
The race to distribute Mpox vaccines
We look at the struggle to get Mpox vaccines to the places where they are most needed.
04 Sep 2024,26 mins
Living with a new brain
Claudia Hammond is in Malawi, hearing what life is like after brain surgery.
28 Aug 2024,26 mins
The latest on the mpox public health emergency
Further developments in the spread of mpox around the world
21 Aug 2024,26 mins
Catching up with Covid
An in-depth look at how the world is coping with coronavirus in 2024
14 Aug 2024,26 mins
MPox outbreak worsens
Across the African continent cases of MPox have surged 160% this year
07 Aug 2024,26 mins
World’s first Oropouche deaths in Brazil
The virus, carried by flies and mosquitoes, has killed two women in Bahia state.
31 Jul 2024,26 mins
Systemic racism in health care
Systemic racism affects our wellbeing long before we ever see a doctor.
24 Jul 2024,26 mins
Toxic positivity
A discussion on toxic positivity from the Cheltenham Science Festival
17 Jul 2024,26 mins
Steps forward and back in the battle again HIV
The past few weeks have seen achievements in the fight against HIV, but also setbacks.
10 Jul 2024,26 mins
Can light emitting bandages treat cancer?
All the latest health research from the Royal Society’s Summer Exhibition in London.
03 Jul 2024,26 mins
New MPox strain in DRC
A new, concerning strain of MPox is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo
26 Jun 2024,26 mins
Why is exercise good for your mental health?
Exercise is good for your mental health, but do we know why? And does it always work?
19 Jun 2024,26 mins
Is using the internet good for us?
A new study finds being online could have a positive impact on our wellbeing.
12 Jun 2024,26 mins
New human cases of bird flu
A third case of H5N1 confirmed in farmworker experiencing respiratory symptoms in the US
05 Jun 2024,26 mins
How long will we live in future?
New findings suggest life expectancy will increase five years by 2050.
29 May 2024,26 mins
Medical Innovations
This week we look at some innovative thinking in medicine.
22 May 2024,26 mins
Whooping cough on the rise
Why are Whooping cough cases surging through much of Europe and Asia?
15 May 2024,26 mins
Conflict's impact on a neglected disease
Conflict in Sudan impacts a research center for neglected disease mycetoma
08 May 2024,26 mins
What’s happening with girls’ mental health?
Claudia Hammond explores the mental health issues affecting teenage girls
01 May 2024,26 mins