Health Check

BBC World Service

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

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20 episodes
Updated Wednesday

Episodes20

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Wednesday · 26 min
Steering in the right direction to road safety
New research explores how global road injury rates have changed over the last 30 years
July 22 · 26 min
USA military launches testosterone screening programme
Understanding testosterone and hormone replacement therapy
July 15 · 26 min
HIV fears due to Niger’s anti-gay laws
Organisations providing HIV services to gay men have had to close in Niger
July 8 · 26 min
Health challenges after Venezuela earthquakes
June 24th, twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, and the healthcare system has been overwhelmed
July 1 · 26 min
Ebola drug trials in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The latest on what is being done to try to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
June 24 · 26 min
Lack of evidence most IVF ‘add-ons’ improve fertility
Providers may offer add-ons, additional treatments they say could help patients conceive
June 17 · 26 min
The global toll of food poisoning
A new WHO report finds that food contamination accounts for 1.5+ million deaths annually
June 10 · 26 min
How reading fiction impacts our mental health
What novels do for our minds, our imaginations and our well-being
June 3 · 26 min
Health at the football World Cup
Monitoring risks from heat exhaustion to dengue fever at a major sporting event
May 27 · 26 min
Seafarer welfare in the Strait of Hormuz
20,000 remain trapped on board their ships three months after the blockade began
May 20 · 26 min
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is declared a health emergency
May 13 · 26 min
Why renaming a health condition matters
Polycystic ovary syndrome has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome
May 6 · 26 min
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
What exactly is hantavirus?
April 29 · 26 min
Psychedelic drugs as treatment
The US is fast tracking development of psychedelic drugs as a treatment for addiction
April 22 · 26 min
Making surgery safer for infants
A new injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care
April 15 · 26 min
Risky requests for unvaccinated blood on the rise
Patients requiring blood transfusions are increasingly requesting ‘unvaccinated’ blood
April 8 · 26 min
How awe can boost your health
Is the Artemis II mission improving our health here on Earth?
April 1 · 26 min
What next for sunscreen in Australia?
Can regulation improve standards after many brands were found to offer weak protection
March 25 · 26 min
Antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones
War provides the perfect storm to accelerate the spread of multidrug-resistant infections
March 18 · 26 min
Does your home country impact your cancer risk?
North and South Koreans face different cancer risks due to childhood environment