How advances in medical science help our understanding of what it means to be healthy
World Service,·580 episodes
Reporting from Copenhagen on a meeting of 5,000 embryologists
27 Jun 2005,·22 mins
The accessibility of care and education for mentally ill children in Africa
30 Jun 2005,·22 mins
A report on predicting and preventing accidents
A report on the work of a skin bank for burns victims
18 Jul 2005,·22 mins
An interview with Glenys Carl, who has dedicated her life to helping the seriously ill
An interview with Prof Onesmo ole-MoiYoi, Maasai cattle herder turned scientist
01 Aug 2005,·22 mins
A report on early screening for cervical cancer in Kenya
08 Aug 2005,·22 mins
A special report from a hospital in Kenya at the cutting edge of malaria treatment
15 Aug 2005,·22 mins
Safety issues with food, from bacteria to chemical substances and cancer-causing parasites
18 Aug 2005,·22 mins
The impact of environmental noise on our health
28 Aug 2005,·22 mins
A report on blood and organ donation and the challenges of getting people to do so
12 Sep 2005,·29 mins
A report looking at who has the power to give people the healthcare they deserve
19 Sep 2005,·23 mins
A report on how the people in Uganda access the health care they need
19 Sep 2005,·22 mins
A report from the slums of Nairobi on animal and human health
03 Oct 2005,·22 mins
A look at how healthcare workers in Scotland are tackling a rise in heart disease
06 Oct 2005,·21 mins
The health problems caused by indoor air pollution from smoke
17 Oct 2005,·22 mins
Special report on the threat of bird flu and the strain H5N1
24 Oct 2005,·22 mins
A report on the spread of leptospirosis during flooding in India
31 Oct 2005,·22 mins
A report on the relationship between health and violence
14 Nov 2005,·29 mins
A series of reports on HIV and AIDS, this week a look at preventing infection in women
17 Nov 2005,·22 mins
Second programme of a review of the global state of HIV and AIDS
28 Nov 2005,·23 mins
A special report on what is being done to fight meningitis around the world
05 Dec 2005,·24 mins
A report on telemedicine, medical care away from the usual hospital or doctor's surgery
18 Dec 2005,·22 mins
A look at the threat to human health posed by bird flu and what we can learn from it
19 Dec 2005,·22 mins
A report on how people are overcoming the trauma of the Asian Tsunami
28 Dec 2005,·22 mins
A look at the invention of the hypodermic syringe which started a medical revolution
03 Jan 2006,·22 mins
A report on faith healing, practices and treatments
09 Jan 2006,·22 mins
Sticking to New Year's resolutions which involve, giving up booze, nicotine or drugs
10 Jan 2006,·13 mins
Rotavirus vaccine, bird flu, children & HIV, and treating children in times of crisis
16 Jan 2006,·27 mins
Dementia fears, disease stigma, penguin walking sticks, training to be an Afghan doctor
23 Jan 2006,·22 mins
