Health Check Episodes Episode guide
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A new treatment for arachnophobia
Using arachnophobes鈥� heartbeats to help them overcome their fear of spiders
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Defining the limits of human endurance
New research which reveals the physiological limits on maximum human energy expenditure
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Does eating processed foods make us put on weight?
The lab experiment comparing nutritionally matched diets of processed food with fresh food
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Should you restart aspirin after a brain bleed stroke?
The trial results which suggest blood thinners reduce the risk of further brain bleeding
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Cancer screening referrals and time of doctor visit
Why twice as many patients are routinely referred at the start of the day than at the end
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Treating peanut allergy: Does immunotherapy work?
A systematic review finds it can lead to more severe allergic reactions for some
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Live longer with a doctor in the family
Does having a doctor in the family help you to live longer?
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The latest on Ebola in the DRC
How can the outbreak be contained with the current state of mistrust and violence?
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How epidemics have helped to shape the city of Hong Kong
From plague to SARS 鈥� how disease has shaped Hong Kong
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Can we blame our genes for poor sleep?
How the findings from the largest genetic study of its kind might help us nod off
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Attacks on medical facilities in conflict zones
Why medical staff are increasingly finding themselves targets of violence
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What can we learn from gut sounds?
The pioneering Australian doctor who is using tummy noises to try and diagnose IBS
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Could a recreational drug help to treat alcoholism?
Research trial uses MDMA, the active ingredient of the drug ecstasy, to treat alcoholism
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The obesity paradox
Why being overweight increases your risk of stroke, but also your chance of survival
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Why are women slow to get treatment for heart attacks?
New research from Poland which finds women take longer to ask for, and get help, than men
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Is expired medication safe to use?
A new study which reveals some drugs might last longer than we think.
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A New Blood Test For Measuring Pain
Could it help doctors work out the optimum painkillers for each patient?
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Does Being Congenitally Blind Protect Against Schizophrenia?
A large study which found no-one with early cortical blindness developed schizophrenia
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Do You Use Your Phone in the Night?
The results of a study on the night-time phone habits of 25,000 Radio Denmark listeners
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Is Slimness in the Genes?
How being naturally thin might not be a myth after all
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Happy Birthday to the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist!
Looking back at 10 years of the intervention that saves lives in the operating theatre
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Is a Lot of Tech Use Damaging Adolescent Well-Being?
New study finds the effect on teenage mental health is barely worse than eating potatoes
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Health Check Loneliness Part 2
How does loneliness impact health and can society change to help decrease loneliness?
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Health Check Loneliness Part 1
How does social media and friendship influence the development of loneliness?
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Neuromyths
Claudia Hammond explores some common myths in neuroscience
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Why Does It Take Longer to Get to Hospital in Poorer Areas of America?
The study looking at longer ambulance response times in lower income US neighbourhoods
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Does a Fifth of the Dose of the Yellow Fever Vaccine Work?
A clever way of getting round the shortage in yellow fever vaccine supplies
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World鈥檚 First Baby Born After Deceased Womb Transplant
A healthy baby girl has been born after using a womb from a dead woman
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A Tribal Study Shedding Light on Blood Pressure
The remote South American tribe whose blood pressure doesn't appear to rise as they age
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The Health Impact of Smoke from Californian Wildfires
What short and long-term health problems have residents been suffering from?
