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    Black Fungus epidemic in India

    Could over the counter Steroids be driving the Black Fungus epidemic in India?

  2. Is kindness contagious?

    New research finds kindness really does spread according to scientists in California

  3. When to have your second vaccine dose?

    When to have your second Covid vaccine dose; Ovarian Cancer screening trial; Misophonia

  4. Is BMI an outdated risk measure?

    Is BMI an outdated measure for risk of type 2 diabetes in diverse ethnic groups?

  5. Tanzania's new Covid prevention measures

    Tanzania's new Covid prevention measures; celebrating the Windrush generation in theatre

  6. India鈥檚 Covid-19 surge

    India's Covid surge update. New Malaria Vaccine breakthrough. How moving helps our minds

  7. Medical mysteries with neurologist Suzanne O鈥橲ullivan

    Neurologist Suzanne O鈥橲ullivan on medical mysteries from around the world

  8. Chile鈥檚 vaccine roll out

    Covid variants; India鈥檚 double mutant. Chile鈥檚 vaccine roll out. Dementia and sidewalks

  9. Mental Health and the long term implications of Covid

    Mental Health and Covid; Fukushima a decade on; Fast accurate saliva test for concussion

  10. Covid vaccines for children

    Covid vaccines for children and how to overcome hesitancy in parents

  11. Can the common cold prevent Covid?

    Can a cold prevent Covid, mental health in Covid medical staff, and our amazing heart.

  12. Vaccine and blood clots

    Covid vaccines and blood clots, Tanzania鈥檚 hidden epidemic? Haitian healthcare in Chile

  13. Do vaccines cure Long Covid?

    Long Covid and vaccines, blood transfusion myths, and Migraines

  14. Pregnancy and Covid-19 vaccination

    Health Check examines the issues around Covid-19 vaccines and pregnancy

  15. Long Covid: solving the mysteries

    The UK has launched four major research programmes into Long Covid

  16. Covid surge in Mozambique

    Doctor in Mozambique鈥檚 largest hospital on the massive surge in Covid cases and deaths

  17. Covid vaccines: bad news, good news

    AstraZeneca vaccine disappoints in South Africa but may reduce virus spread elsewhere

  18. Covid-19 vaccines prevent 100% of deaths

    With a new slew of good Covid vaccine trial results, a remarkable trend emerges

  19. Brazilian city鈥檚 Covid crisis: 鈥業t鈥檚 like Hell鈥�

    Health system meltdown as coronavirus infections surge in Manaus for a second time

  20. First days of India鈥檚 Covid vaccination programme

    India鈥檚 Covid mass vaccination begins. But there are questions

  21. WHO warns against vaccine rollout unfairness

    Are poorer countries missing out in the global vaccine rollout? A warning from the WHO

  22. The first year of the pandemic

    The show looks back at the pandemic exactly one year since we first reported its start

  23. How children think about maths and time

    Doughnuts today or tomorrow? How 4 year olds understand time

  24. Ambiguous loss: a different kind of grief

    Have you lost a loved one who is still a part of your life in some way?

  25. In Iran, one in five infected by coronavirus

    Study reveals prevalence of coronavirus infection across Iran, with 72 percent in one city

  26. Gene therapy for sickle cell disease

    Gene therapy has transformed the lives of six young people with sickle cell disease

  27. Milestone in HIV prevention for women

    African clinical study finds an injection every 8 weeks protects women from HIV infection

  28. Another week, another Covid-19 vaccine success

    Good news about Covid vaccines keeps coming but can everyone benefit from the successes?

  29. Measles outbreak threat due to Covid

    Disruption to measles immunisation raises the risk of large outbreaks in Africa

  30. Covid vaccine 鈥�90% effective鈥�

    How big a deal is the 鈥�90% effective鈥� coronavirus vaccine?

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