Health Check Episodes Available now

Happy Birthday to the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist!
Looking back at 10 years of the intervention that saves lives in the operating theatre

Is a Lot of Tech Use Damaging Adolescent Well-Being?
New study finds the effect on teenage mental health is barely worse than eating potatoes

Health Check Loneliness Part 2
How does loneliness impact health and can society change to help decrease loneliness?

Health Check Loneliness Part 1
How does social media and friendship influence the development of loneliness?

Neuromyths
Claudia Hammond explores some common myths in neuroscience

Why Does It Take Longer to Get to Hospital in Poorer Areas of America?
The study looking at longer ambulance response times in lower income US neighbourhoods

Does a Fifth of the Dose of the Yellow Fever Vaccine Work?
A clever way of getting round the shortage in yellow fever vaccine supplies

World’s First Baby Born After Deceased Womb Transplant
A healthy baby girl has been born after using a womb from a dead woman

A Tribal Study Shedding Light on Blood Pressure
The remote South American tribe whose blood pressure doesn't appear to rise as they age

The Health Impact of Smoke from Californian Wildfires
What short and long-term health problems have residents been suffering from?