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Health Check Episodes

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    London Knife Crime

    Should London鈥檚 violent crime be a 鈥榩ublic health issue鈥�?

  2. Melanoma Death Rates Higher in Men Than Women

    Melanoma death rates are rising in men but static or falling in women

  3. What鈥檚 Behind a Spike of AFM Cases in the US?

    The mysterious, rare, polio-like disease causing paralysis in young children in the US

  4. Stemming the Ebola Outbreak in the DRC

    Ongoing violence and cultural issues preventing containment of the disease

  5. What鈥檚 the Irish CervicalCheck Crisis All About?

    The scandal where women later diagnosed with cancer were given false smear test results

  6. Acanthamoeba Keratitis

    New data on the rare but serious eye infection caused by an amoeba

  7. The World鈥檚 Biggest Loneliness Experiment

    Who鈥檚 lonely in the world?

  8. India Health: Will Modicare be a Success?

    India鈥檚 poorest to access free healthcare

  9. Daily Aspirin: Not for Healthy Elderly

    Aspirin doesn鈥檛 protect healthy older people from heart attacks

  10. Europe Gets a Health Check

    Europeans living longer - but obesity on the rise

  11. More Problems for Zika Babies

    Babies born to women infected with Zika virus 鈥� more problems emerge in first year

  12. How to Spot a Deadly Bleed on the Brain

    How to spot the deadliest type of stroke which causes bleeding in the brain

  13. Genetic Link: Disrupted Sleep and Bipolar Disorder

    Genetic link between disrupted body clocks and mood disorders

  14. The Woman Who Can鈥檛 Remember Her Own Past

    When memory fails 鈥� and you can鈥檛 bear grudges

  15. The Latest on the New Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa

    Preparations for Ebola vaccinations in DRC.

  16. Does the Treatment for Cardiac Arrest Need to Change?

    Evidence that the use of adrenaline nearly doubles survivors鈥� risk of severe brain damage

  17. Happy 40th Birthday To The First Test-Tube Baby

    A special Health Check programme marking 40 years of in vitro fertilisation

  18. Billion Dollar Talc Ruling in the US

    Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay more than $4b in damages to 22 women

  19. What Influence has the NHS had Globally?

    How the British NHS has influenced health systems in other countries around the world

  20. The Royal Society鈥檚 Health Innovations

    3D-printed bones and slug 鈥済lue鈥� at the Royal Society

  21. Higher Cancer Risk for US Flight Crew

    Evidence that US flight attendants have an increased chance of developing several cancers

  22. Can Warnings Help Texting Pedestrians Safely Cross Roads?

    Mobile phone alerts that help prevent texting pedestrians from being hit by cars

  23. Keyhole Surgery for Hip Impingement

    New treatment for hip condition that affects one to two members of each football squad

  24. Potential Blood Test for Ten Cancers

    Detecting cancer early offers a better chance of a cure

  25. Outbreak of Nipah Virus in India

    Concerns grow over the outbreak of the deadly virus, Nipah, in India

  26. Could a Single Injection Help Rid Us of Polio?

    Nanoparticles help simplify polio vaccine

  27. Action on Ebola Outbreak in the DRC

    The latest on a vaccine to fight the Ebola outbreak which has killed at least 20 people.

  28. A Sauna a Day to Keep the Doctor Away?

    Hot saunas associated with lower risk of stroke in Finns

  29. Vitamin D Helps Build-up Malnourished Babies

    Malnourished children in Pakistan thrive with extra vitamin D

  30. Surgeons Need a Warm-up Routine

    Surgeons speed up as they repeat same operation

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