Health Check Episodes Available now

Harnessing the Placebo Effect
How the labelling of a placebo can make it as effective as drugs in migraine pain relief

Pneumonic Plague in Madagascar
What has caused these recent deadly outbreaks?

Twenty-five Years of Neuroscience
Developments in neuroscience and how our understanding of the brain has changed

The Musical Brain
From the emotional stimuli of music to how the brain identifies musical patterns

Children’s Declining Fitness
Why today’s children are on average 15% slower at running than their parents

Healthy Habits and Dementia
How a healthy lifestyle can reduce your risk of developing dementia by 60%

Healthcare in Danger
The increasing perils for medical personnel working in conflict zones

Bedtime Aspirin
How taking aspirin at night may reduce the risk of a heart attack in the morning

Children of Jannah
The UK charity providing specialist bereavement support for Muslims

The myths concerning people’s health after natural disasters
Is it really true that spread of disease is inevitable or that dead bodies pose a risk?