Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
World Service,·907 episodes
Intellectual property rights on Covid-19 treatments continue to impact poorer countries
21 Feb 2024,·26 mins
Dengue clinics set up in Rio de Janeiro’s carnival week amid Latin American outbreak
14 Feb 2024,·26 mins
In the midst of flooding, doctors attempt to combat a Hepatitis E outbreak by boat.
07 Feb 2024,·26 mins
What its like living after having Noma disease as researchers hold an inaugural meeting
31 Jan 2024,·27 mins
Cape Verde officially eliminates malaria and Cameroon begins routine vaccinations
24 Jan 2024,·26 mins
From rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to running across the Sahara Desert.
17 Jan 2024,·26 mins
Patients treated by female surgeons have fewer adverse postoperative outcomes.
10 Jan 2024,·26 mins
What health advances, challenges and discoveries will the next 12 months hold?
03 Jan 2024,·26 mins
The highs and lows of global health news in 2023 reviewed
27 Dec 2023,·26 mins
Following failed trials, researchers are worried we won’t get an HIV vaccine before 2030.
20 Dec 2023,·26 mins
Researchers work out why some pregnant women are more at risk of morning sickness
13 Dec 2023,·26 mins
Claudia Hammond hears how unusual health events are identified and investigated.
06 Dec 2023,·26 mins
New Zealand’s government to scrap world leading ban on tobacco products.
29 Nov 2023,·26 mins
UK is the first country to approve Casgevy, but is the drug too expensive for most?
22 Nov 2023,·26 mins
Why do some countries vaccinate children against chickenpox and others choose not to?
15 Nov 2023,·26 mins
Anastrozole can halve your chances of developing breast cancer if you are at high risk.
08 Nov 2023,·26 mins
A new study shows some antibiotics are now less than 50% effective at treating infections
01 Nov 2023,·27 mins
How a mother is supporting her son to perform again after he developed psychosis.
25 Oct 2023,·26 mins
Large gatherings are banned in parts of the country after 100 people die of the disease.
18 Oct 2023,·26 mins
US public health officials consult on prescribing antibiotics after unprotected sex
11 Oct 2023,·26 mins
The World Health Organisation recommends University of Oxford vaccine for global use.
04 Oct 2023,·26 mins
How the tradition of extracting babies’ teeth used in some communities can be fatal
27 Sep 2023,·26 mins
Some US Republicans call for PEPFAR funding to be stopped over alleged links to abortion.
20 Sep 2023,·27 mins
A discussion on the issues men face with friendship from the Cheltenham Science Festival.
13 Sep 2023,·26 mins
Naloxone made accessible in American pharmacies without prescription for the first time.
06 Sep 2023,·26 mins
How families in Brazil have been coping with the fallout from the Zika epidemic.
30 Aug 2023,·26 mins
Paolo Macchiarini appeals conviction for transplant surgeries in patients who later died.
23 Aug 2023,·26 mins
Cough medicine batch contained unacceptable levels of toxic chemicals says WHO.
16 Aug 2023,·26 mins
Leprosy could now be endemic in Florida. We look at the disease’s past, present & future.
09 Aug 2023,·26 mins
Family of a black woman whose cells were taken settle case with biotech company
02 Aug 2023,·26 mins
