Health Check Episodes Episode guide
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ working versus the office
Psychology of working from home versus the office – what does the evidence tell us?
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Do our pets care about us?
New study explores if cats or dogs care more about their owners when they’re hurt
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New research on the Omicron variant
Omicron variant update and does listening to music near bedtime help you sleep?
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Omicron update
Omicron update from James Gallagher, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Health and Science Correspondent
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Omicron variant news
News update on the new Omicron variant now in many countries across the world
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Omicron Covid variant – what do we know?
Omicron Covid variant – what do we know? And a new way of testing for TB in children
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Covid cases across Europe
Covid cases across Europe; Typhoid incidence in Malawi, Nepal and Bangladesh
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T-cell Covid protection before the pandemic
New research on how some people had a level of Covid immunity before the pandemic started
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New antiviral pills to treat Covid
How do new antiviral pills to treat Covid compare?
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Hunt for rare resistance to SARS CoV-2
The global hunt for people with a rare genetic resistance to SARS CoV-2 infection
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Mix and match Covid vaccines
New evidence on the benefits of mixing and matching doses of different Covid vaccines
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New Covid vaccine
A new vaccine from Valneva produces strong immune response, the French company reports
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The legacy of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks died in 1951 from cervical cancer, but her cells changed medical history
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New antiviral Covid pill
A new Covid pill may cut hospitalisation by about half
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Reducing mental health stigma
Talking about mental health reduces stigma
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Covid in Vietnam
Covid lockdowns in Hanoi and Ho Chi Min City
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Art, gardening and wellbeing during Covid
How art and gardening has saved some people’s mental health during the pandemic
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The Kindness Test
What does kindness mean to you?
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Antibody cocktails against Covid
When should Covid antibody treatment be used?
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The psychology of courage and bravery
Why are some people able to keep calm in an emergency whilst others panic or freeze?
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Impact of wildfires
Short and long term consequences of fires on health
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Twisties and sporting mental health
Twisties and sporting mental health. Shortsightedness in children during the pandemic
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Covid vaccination in prisons
Covid vaccination in prisons; do incentives like free tuition get people to get the jab
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Could the flu vaccine protect against severe Covid-19?
Assessing the evidence: Can the flu vaccine ameliorate the effects of covid-19?
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Mental health recovery stories
How to help people going through mental health crises
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Lambda variant of Sars-Cov-2
Is the lambda variant of Sars-Cov-2 evading vaccines?
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Mixing Covid vaccines
Mixing Covid vaccines and spreading doses out. Have food labels in Chile reduced obesity?
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Tanzania joins Covax
Tanzania joins Covax; the first national TB Survey in South Africa and lockdown memories
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New treatment for Covid
New treatment for Covid; Vaccinating a whole town in Brazil; Protection against Dengue
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FDA approves new Alzheimer’s drug
Controversial approval of new Alzheimer’s drug; news on chances of catching Covid twice.