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Health Check Episodes

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    Seven Hour Operation Removes Giant 鈥楤rain鈥� Tumour

    We talk to the Indian neurosurgeon who removed the 鈥榳orld鈥檚 largest brain tumour鈥�

  2. Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria

    Containing Lassa fever in Nigeria

  3. The 蜜芽传媒 Loneliness Experiment Launches

    The causes of loneliness and the experiment aiming to find some solutions

  4. Undetected High Blood Pressure in New Mothers

    Hidden blood pressure danger common in mums after pregnancy complication.

  5. Drug-resistant Typhoid Outbreak in Pakistan

    Vaccination campaign to combat drug-resistant typhoid in Pakistan

  6. Cancer Blood Test

    Important step in cancer blood test 鈥渉oly grail鈥�

  7. Kids鈥� Screen Time: What Are the Risks?

    Does screen time damage children鈥檚 health?

  8. New Year, New You?

    Do self-help books make people happier?

  9. Patients More Likely to Die After Surgery in Africa

    Lack of checks on patients after operations to blame

  10. The Brain Prize: How 鈥淩eward鈥� Works

    Prizewinning scientists: how the brain reacts to rewards

  11. Dementia Patients鈥� Anxiety Eased by Movies of Their Lives

    Films about lives of dementia patients help with anxiety

  12. 'Breakthrough' in Treating Fatal Brain Condition

    Scientists at UCL have corrected the faulty gene linked to Huntington's Disease

  13. 50 Years Since First Heart Transplant

    Donor organs shortage 50 years after 1st heart transplant

  14. Scarlet Fever Outbreaks

    Mystery of resurgence in the UK and East Asia of Scarlet Fever

  15. Every Step You Take Counts

    Will 10,000 steps a day keep the doctor away?

  16. Could Cholesterol-lowering Drugs Fight Pneumonia?

    鈥淗ow statins could cut pneumonia deaths鈥�

  17. When The Brain Wakes Up 鈥� But The Body Doesn鈥檛

    Sleep paralysis: when the brain wakes up 鈥� but the body doesn鈥檛

  18. The 'Hidden' Virus That Attacks the Liver

    The 'hidden' virus that attacks the liver

  19. Eye Diseases in Ebola Survivors

    Ebola survivors left with cataracts and other eye diseases

  20. Discovery of Brain鈥檚 'Waste Disposal' System

    Evidence of the brain' lymphatic system could change knowledge of neurological conditions

  21. Childhood Obesity Rockets

    124 million children around the world are obese and 213 million children are overweight

  22. Prize-winning Body Clock News

    Tips for a good night鈥檚 sleep as body clock scientists win science prize

  23. Public Reluctant to use Life-saving Defibrillators

    Passers-by often reluctant to use defibrillators when someone has a cardiac arrest

  24. How Much Does Gender Affect Teens鈥� Health?

    Girls and boys: how growing up impacts health

  25. 'Misleading' Information from Drinks鈥� Industry Over Cancer and Alcohol

    Alcohol and cancer: new study points to drinks鈥� industry 鈥渕isinformation鈥�

  26. Could Reducing Stress Help Improve Cancer Treatments?

    Could you improve cancer treatments by tackling stress?

  27. What to Do if There is an Acid Attack

    Vital first aid for victims of acid attacks

  28. Good Bacteria Save Newborn Indian Babies鈥� Lives

    A dose of 鈥済ood bacteria鈥� helps to save newborn Indian babies鈥� lives

  29. Sleep Disorders Link to Premature Birth

    Sleep disorders link to premature birth

  30. Health Corruption

    Heath corruption impacts patients

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