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Health Check Episodes

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    What鈥檚 happening with girls鈥� mental health?

    Claudia Hammond explores the mental health issues affecting teenage girls

  2. Is turbulence injuring more and more flyers?

    We look at what鈥檚 behind a rise in incidents causing injuries to air passengers

  3. Nigeria rolls out world鈥檚 first 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine

    New Men5CV vaccine protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria

  4. How we hope

    A discussion from the Northern Ireland Science Festival exploring the psychology of hope.

  5. Puerto Rico declares dengue fever emergency

    Cases of the disease continue to surge in Latin America and the Caribbean

  6. Pig kidney transplanted into patient

    Gene edited organ transplanted into living person for the first time

  7. Should we stop talking about long Covid?

    New research suggests long Covid is indistinguishable from other post-viral conditions

  8. A promising new cancer treatment

    Promising results from a global study provide hope for new cancer treatment

  9. One billion obese people

    One in eight people worldwide are now obese, but that doesn鈥檛 mean they are better fed.

  10. Junior doctors strike in South Korea

    More than two thirds of junior doctors continue strike in South Korea

  11. Global Trade v Health Equality

    Intellectual property rights on Covid-19 treatments continue to impact poorer countries

  12. Dengue outbreak in Latin America

    Dengue clinics set up in Rio de Janeiro鈥檚 carnival week amid Latin American outbreak

  13. Getting vaccinations to remote South Sudan

    In the midst of flooding, doctors attempt to combat a Hepatitis E outbreak by boat.

  14. Surviving Noma disease

    What its like living after having Noma disease as researchers hold an inaugural meeting

  15. Cape Verde eliminates malaria

    Cape Verde officially eliminates malaria and Cameroon begins routine vaccinations

  16. Endurance

    From rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to running across the Sahara Desert.

  17. Are outcomes better with female surgeons?

    Patients treated by female surgeons have fewer adverse postoperative outcomes.

  18. 2024 in global health

    What health advances, challenges and discoveries will the next 12 months hold?

  19. A year in health in review

    The highs and lows of global health news in 2023 reviewed

  20. When will we have an HIV vaccine?

    Following failed trials, researchers are worried we won鈥檛 get an HIV vaccine before 2030.

  21. Closer to a cure for morning sickness

    Researchers work out why some pregnant women are more at risk of morning sickness

  22. How do we know when a mystery illness is serious?

    Claudia Hammond hears how unusual health events are identified and investigated.

  23. New Zealand backtracks on smoking ban

    New Zealand鈥檚 government to scrap world leading ban on tobacco products.

  24. Gene editing treatment approved for sickle cell

    UK is the first country to approve Casgevy, but is the drug too expensive for most?

  25. Vaccinating children against chickenpox

    Why do some countries vaccinate children against chickenpox and others choose not to?

  26. A drug to prevent breast cancer

    Anastrozole can halve your chances of developing breast cancer if you are at high risk.

  27. Warnings over antibiotic resistance in children

    A new study shows some antibiotics are now less than 50% effective at treating infections

  28. A musician鈥檚 story of coping with schizophrenia

    How a mother is supporting her son to perform again after he developed psychosis.

  29. Cholera cases surge in Zimbabwe

    Large gatherings are banned in parts of the country after 100 people die of the disease.

  30. US proposes world first policy to reduce STIs

    US public health officials consult on prescribing antibiotics after unprotected sex

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