Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
World Service,·917 episodes
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
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
