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What brain scans tell us
A new paper described as a bombshell in the world of brain scans
08 Jun 2022,26 mins
Monkeypox misinformation and stigma
Concerns about monkeypox misinformation and stigma
01 Jun 2022,26 mins
Monkeypox in central Africa
Monkeypox in central Africa; Covid Variants in South Africa and creams for eczema
25 May 2022,26 mins
Healthcare provision in North Korea
Data on healthcare provision in North Korea
18 May 2022,26 mins
New trial results of a fourth Covid booster
Brand new trial results investigating a fourth Covid booster.
11 May 2022,26 mins
Combined protection of Covid vaccination and prior infection
Evidence investigating a hybrid protection from Covid vaccines and prior infection
04 May 2022,26 mins
New Covid Research
Update on the latest global Covid research
27 Apr 2022,26 mins
Are we kinder to people like us?
Claudia Hammond asks whether we are kinder to people who we think are like us?
20 Apr 2022,26 mins
More cases of Covid in Africa than official figures suggest
Results from Zambia suggesting more cases of Covid in Africa than official figures suggest
06 Apr 2022,26 mins
Treating stress and anxiety in Ukraine
Psychological counselling in Ukraine
30 Mar 2022,27 mins
What should Hong Kong do about Covid-19?
What went wrong and what should happen next?
23 Mar 2022,33 mins
The kindness test: The results
Results of the world's largest study of kindness
17 Mar 2022,28 mins
How children think about maths and time
Doughnuts today or tomorrow? How four-year-olds understand time
10 Mar 2022,26 mins
Helping children cope with anxiety about war in Ukraine
The news can be distressing. How can we help children who are feeling anxious?
03 Mar 2022,27 mins
Why measles is sweeping through Afghanistan
Cases rise against backdrop of malnutrition and low vaccination rates
23 Feb 2022,38 mins
Pig organs for transplant patients
Could pig organs solve the global shortage of hearts and kidneys?
16 Feb 2022,27 mins
Black women and breast cancer
Why breast cancer kills more black than white women
09 Feb 2022,27 mins
Bringing death back into life
Experts are calling for a radical change in our approach to death and dying
02 Feb 2022,26 mins
Gene therapy hope for sickle cell patients
Pioneering gene-editing treatment turns back the clock for sickle cell trial patients
26 Jan 2022,26 mins
Are people with asthma who exercise healthier?
Exercise may improve quality of life of people with asthma
19 Jan 2022,26 mins
Omicron set to infect half of Europe
Covid two years on; Omicron predicted to infect half of Europe over the next two months
12 Jan 2022,26 mins
Home working versus the office
Psychology of working from home versus the office – what does the evidence tell us?
05 Jan 2022,26 mins
Do our pets care about us?
New study explores if cats or dogs care more about their owners when they’re hurt
29 Dec 2021,27 mins
New research on the Omicron variant
Omicron variant update and does listening to music near bedtime help you sleep?
22 Dec 2021,27 mins
Omicron update
Omicron update from James Gallagher, the BBC Health and Science Correspondent
15 Dec 2021,26 mins
Omicron variant news
News update on the new Omicron variant now in many countries across the world
08 Dec 2021,26 mins
Omicron Covid variant – what do we know?
Omicron Covid variant – what do we know? And a new way of testing for TB in children
01 Dec 2021,26 mins
Covid cases across Europe
Covid cases across Europe; Typhoid incidence in Malawi, Nepal and Bangladesh
24 Nov 2021,27 mins
T-cell Covid protection before the pandemic
New research on how some people had a level of Covid immunity before the pandemic started
17 Nov 2021,26 mins
New antiviral pills to treat Covid
How do new antiviral pills to treat Covid compare?
10 Nov 2021,26 mins