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How to cope with earthquake trauma
We assess the mental health toll a month after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.
08 Mar 2023,28 mins
Vaccines: A tale of the unexpected
We explore how some vaccines can have positive effects beyond their target
01 Mar 2023,28 mins
Supporting Ukrainian children
One year on from the start of the war, what support are Ukrainian children getting?
22 Feb 2023,26 mins
Biting back: The fight against snakebite
What is being done to tackle the issue of venomous snakebites?
15 Feb 2023,28 mins
Can heat affect mental health?
Researchers in Bangladesh explore links between changes in the weather and mental health
08 Feb 2023,26 mins
Back from the brink
We’ll hear a doctor and survivor’s stories of cardiac arrest – and have a guide to CPR.
01 Feb 2023,26 mins
After the floods
A medic describes the situation six months on from the worst floods in Pakistan’s history
25 Jan 2023,28 mins
The ‘Endo-Monster inside me’
This week, we hear from two women who talk about what life is like with endometriosis.
18 Jan 2023,27 mins
Family’s gene therapy journey
One family’s quest for their little girl to be treated for an incredibly rare disease
11 Jan 2023,27 mins
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