How advances in medical science help our understanding of what it means to be healthy
World Service,·580 episodes
Tuberculosis is on the increase, despite it seemingly being eradicated by antibiotics
06 Aug 2001,·23 mins
A report on malaria, which kills millions of people every year
06 Aug 2001,·24 mins
A look at what can be done to protect against HIV and AIDS
25 Aug 2001,·24 mins
A report on the rise in the number of caesarean births and what it means
13 Sep 2001,·24 mins
Has our attempt to reduce chemical contamination gone too far?
20 Sep 2001,·23 mins
A report on gene therapy and its potential uses
26 Sep 2001,·24 mins
A look at the difference in maternal care around the world
01 Oct 2001,·23 mins
An interview with a doctor working in Afghanistan during the 9/11 New York City attacks
30 Oct 2001,·24 mins
An interview with Dr. Magdi Yacoub as he retires from medicine
02 Nov 2001,·23 mins
A report on infectious disease control and the work of the agencies that monitor bugs
22 Nov 2001,·24 mins
How disabled children in South Africa are being helped
23 Nov 2001,·23 mins
How a bus is helping children with hearing loss in South Africa
30 Nov 2001,·23 mins
A day in the life of the Wan Smolbag reproductive health clinic in Vanuatu
08 Dec 2001,·23 mins
A report on the work of Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service in Sydney
13 Dec 2001,·24 mins
Is sporting success in our genetics? The presenter attempts to find out
17 Dec 2001,·24 mins
A report on the hospice movement in Russia and the man responsible for it
20 Dec 2001,·24 mins
How diet, health and genetics affects the growth of the unborn baby
21 Dec 2001,·23 mins
Cancer survivors are using their experience to help support others with the disease.
31 Dec 2001,·24 mins
A report on genetics and sexual reproduction, and how we are all related
02 Jan 2002,·23 mins
The human genome project and its implications
16 Jan 2002,·24 mins
Are female genes becoming more dominant?
25 Jan 2002,·23 mins
A look at how children develop between five and 11 years old
30 Jan 2002,·24 mins
How children come to terms with the social side of school
11 Feb 2002,·24 mins
The place a school education plays in a child's development
18 Feb 2002,·24 mins
A look at a child's physical world and how their immune system develops
20 Feb 2002,·24 mins
The global war on AIDS and the challenges of spreading the word about sexual health
21 Feb 2002,·23 mins
A look at the organisation and publicity that goes into national immunisation programmes
07 Mar 2002,·24 mins
A report on the tactics used, and challenges involved, in anti-smoking campaigns
21 Mar 2002,·24 mins
A doctor who has bi-polar disorder herself talks about the condition
08 Apr 2002,·24 mins
An interview with one of the world's leading heart surgeons
19 Apr 2002,·24 mins
