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Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

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Regret
Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of regret
04 Jan 2023,26 mins
Can you knit away your worries?
Crochet classes in the pandemic helped to ease stress but it’s hard to prove in studies
28 Dec 2022,26 mins
Biggest health stories of the year
Our pick of the biggest stories of 2022 – all covered right here on Health Check
21 Dec 2022,28 mins
Liver drug could be repurposed for Covid
A widely used liver disease drug could be repurposed to stop Covid-19 in its tracks.
14 Dec 2022,26 mins
How words can save lives
How words can save lives
07 Dec 2022,26 mins
'Historic' turning point for Alzheimer's
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
30 Nov 2022,26 mins
How to make surgery safer
New evidence shows how simple steps can stop infections after surgery
23 Nov 2022,26 mins
Genetic disorders and US abortion bans
How US abortion bans are impacting women whose unborn babies show inherited disorders
16 Nov 2022,26 mins
Psychological nudges for HIV treatment
South Africa’s first HIV “Nudge” Unit
09 Nov 2022,26 mins
Livers that live longer than we do
The hundred year old transplanted livers still going strong
02 Nov 2022,26 mins
Long Covid – the latest
What doctors still don’t know about Long Covid
26 Oct 2022,26 mins
Women and children’s health hit by disasters and Covid
How women and children's health is impacted more by the pandemic and conflict
19 Oct 2022,26 mins
Can a new star system help us to eat healthily?
How to work out what to eat to stay healthy
12 Oct 2022,26 mins
'Historic' claims for new Alzheimer’s drug
Treatment hope for Alzheimer’s patients
05 Oct 2022,27 mins
Floods spreading disease in Pakistan
Floods in Pakistan are causing a rise in waterborne diseases
28 Sep 2022,26 mins
Egypt’s hepatitis C success story
How Egypt went from having the highest rate of hepatitis C to almost eliminating it
21 Sep 2022,26 mins
Malaria vaccine effective
Malaria vaccine protects children in Burkina Faso
14 Sep 2022,26 mins
China approves first inhaled Covid vaccine
China approves first inhaled Covid vaccine
07 Sep 2022,26 mins
Statins rarely cause muscle pain
Reassurance over risk of statins side effects
31 Aug 2022,26 mins
Deaths cut with recommended Ebola treatments
Lifesaving Ebola treatments
24 Aug 2022,26 mins
Transplant hope as kidney blood groups swapped
Changing the blood groups of kidneys could improve access to donated organs
17 Aug 2022,26 mins
“Virtual” hospital visits cut relatives’ distress
New study: video calls helped reduce distress when relatives couldn’t visit loved ones
10 Aug 2022,26 mins
Can you be a kind boss?
In the cut throat world of work, can bosses be kind? Claudia Hammond unpicks the evidence
03 Aug 2022,26 mins
Pure kindness
What can research tell us about whether there is such a thing as an act of pure kindness
27 Jul 2022,26 mins
Marburg virus cases confirmed
Marburg virus cases confirmed in Ghana following two deaths
20 Jul 2022,26 mins
New Covid booster recommendations
New Covid booster recommendations as cases rise
13 Jul 2022,26 mins
Handy third thumb
Could a third thumb be handy?
07 Jul 2022,26 mins
Polio misinformation
Polio misinformation and why looking after your body clock can be good for your health
29 Jun 2022,26 mins
Poor Covid immunity after Omicron
New research shows Omicron is 'stealthy immune evader' with poor immunity boost
22 Jun 2022,26 mins
Next generation Covid vaccines
Next generation Covid vaccines and how noticing our body clocks could improve our health
15 Jun 2022,27 mins