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Health Check Episodes

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    Malaria vaccine backed by WHO

    The World Health Organisation recommends University of Oxford vaccine for global use.

  2. The deadly practice of gum lancing

    How the tradition of extracting babies鈥� teeth used in some communities can be fatal

  3. Could global Aids program be cut?

    Some US Republicans call for PEPFAR funding to be stopped over alleged links to abortion.

  4. Do men have a friendship problem?

    A discussion on the issues men face with friendship from the Cheltenham Science Festival.

  5. Opioid overdose antidote made available in US

    Naloxone made accessible in American pharmacies without prescription for the first time.

  6. What happened to babies with Zika virus

    How families in Brazil have been coping with the fallout from the Zika epidemic.

  7. Disgraced surgeon appeals prison sentence

    Paolo Macchiarini appeals conviction for transplant surgeries in patients who later died.

  8. Contaminated cough syrup found in Iraq

    Cough medicine batch contained unacceptable levels of toxic chemicals says WHO.

  9. A closer look at leprosy

    Leprosy could now be endemic in Florida. We look at the disease鈥檚 past, present & future.

  10. Henrietta Lacks鈥� family settle lawsuit

    Family of a black woman whose cells were taken settle case with biotech company

  11. Playing catch up on childhood immunisations

    How to get children immunised to pre-Pandemic numbers after Covid backslide

  12. A new era for Alzheimer鈥檚 drugs?

    Global trial confirms Alzheimer鈥檚 drug donanemab slows cognitive decline in early stages

  13. Sickle cell disease: Fighting for the future

    Better care for people with Sickle Cell Disease after figures reveal its global impact

  14. Drumming for a healthy life

    Drumming to Martian technology; Health research at the Royal Society summer exhibition

  15. The future of HIV research in Africa

    HIV research by African academics has increased but doesn鈥檛 yet reflect the virus鈥� impact

  16. Healthcare under threat in Myanmar

    Healthcare in Myanmar declines as workers say they鈥檝e been targeted by Military Government

  17. A step closer to a Chikungunya vaccine

    Advanced vaccine trials for a mosquito-borne disease that鈥檚 becoming more prevalent

  18. China's Covid-19 lockdown: What happened next?

    Covid-19 cases could rise to 65 million in China, but lockdowns look unlikely

  19. Uganda's anti-gay law and healthcare

    Doctors fear Ugandan anti-gay legislation will slow progress on preventing spread of HIV

  20. What can we do about back pain?

    600 million people around the world have lower back pain so what can we do to help?

  21. 蜜芽传媒 testing kits for disease screening

    A USA study shows home test kits lead to more women getting screened for cervical cancer

  22. Giving small babies a better start

    Simple changes to antenatal care which doctors say could save small babies鈥� lives

  23. Keeping hospitals open in Khartoum

    Doctors working in Sudan share the latest from the ongoing conflict

  24. Why we need more black doctors

    Why more black doctors could increase life expectancy of local black people

  25. Malaria vaccines approved first in West Africa

    Nigeria follows Ghana in approving malaria vaccine for young children

  26. New way of giving lifesaving drug in childbirth

    Trial shows injecting drug into muscle to stop bleeding in childbirth is effective.

  27. Women aren鈥檛 being promoted in healthcare

    Why more women need to be leaders in healthcare.

  28. Could armpit sweat help tackle anxiety?

    Researchers test whether sniffing other people鈥檚 body odour might have a therapeutic use.

  29. How giving babies peanut butter could cut allergy

    Study says giving babies peanut butter could cut allergy by 77%.

  30. Obesity drug: New hope for weight loss?

    How a drug designed for diabetes patients could offer hope for obesity

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