Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
World Service,·907 episodes
How to get children immunised to pre-Pandemic numbers after Covid backslide
26 Jul 2023,·26 mins
Global trial confirms Alzheimer’s drug donanemab slows cognitive decline in early stages
19 Jul 2023,·26 mins
Better care for people with Sickle Cell Disease after figures reveal its global impact
12 Jul 2023,·26 mins
Drumming to Martian technology; Health research at the Royal Society summer exhibition
05 Jul 2023,·26 mins
HIV research by African academics has increased but doesn’t yet reflect the virus’ impact
28 Jun 2023,·27 mins
Healthcare in Myanmar declines as workers say they’ve been targeted by Military Government
21 Jun 2023,·27 mins
Advanced vaccine trials for a mosquito-borne disease that’s becoming more prevalent
14 Jun 2023,·26 mins
Covid-19 cases could rise to 65 million in China, but lockdowns look unlikely
07 Jun 2023,·26 mins
Doctors fear Ugandan anti-gay legislation will slow progress on preventing spread of HIV
31 May 2023,·26 mins
600 million people around the world have lower back pain so what can we do to help?
24 May 2023,·26 mins
A USA study shows home test kits lead to more women getting screened for cervical cancer
17 May 2023,·26 mins
Simple changes to antenatal care which doctors say could save small babies’ lives
10 May 2023,·26 mins
Doctors working in Sudan share the latest from the ongoing conflict
03 May 2023,·26 mins
Why more black doctors could increase life expectancy of local black people
26 Apr 2023,·26 mins
Nigeria follows Ghana in approving malaria vaccine for young children
19 Apr 2023,·26 mins
Trial shows injecting drug into muscle to stop bleeding in childbirth is effective.
12 Apr 2023,·28 mins
Why more women need to be leaders in healthcare.
05 Apr 2023,·27 mins
Researchers test whether sniffing other people’s body odour might have a therapeutic use.
29 Mar 2023,·28 mins
Study says giving babies peanut butter could cut allergy by 77%.
22 Mar 2023,·27 mins
How a drug designed for diabetes patients could offer hope for obesity
15 Mar 2023,·27 mins
We assess the mental health toll a month after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.
08 Mar 2023,·28 mins
We explore how some vaccines can have positive effects beyond their target
01 Mar 2023,·28 mins
One year on from the start of the war, what support are Ukrainian children getting?
22 Feb 2023,·26 mins
What is being done to tackle the issue of venomous snakebites?
15 Feb 2023,·28 mins
Researchers in Bangladesh explore links between changes in the weather and mental health
08 Feb 2023,·26 mins
We’ll hear a doctor and survivor’s stories of cardiac arrest – and have a guide to CPR.
01 Feb 2023,·26 mins
A medic describes the situation six months on from the worst floods in Pakistan’s history
25 Jan 2023,·28 mins
This week, we hear from two women who talk about what life is like with endometriosis.
18 Jan 2023,·27 mins
One family’s quest for their little girl to be treated for an incredibly rare disease
11 Jan 2023,·27 mins
Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of regret
04 Jan 2023,·26 mins
