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Medical Innovations
This week we look at some innovative thinking in medicine.

Whooping cough on the rise
Why are Whooping cough cases surging through much of Europe and Asia?

Conflict's impact on a neglected disease
Conflict in Sudan impacts a research center for neglected disease mycetoma

What’s happening with girls’ mental health?
Claudia Hammond explores the mental health issues affecting teenage girls

Is turbulence injuring more and more flyers?
We look at what’s behind a rise in incidents causing injuries to air passengers

Nigeria rolls out world’s first 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine
New Men5CV vaccine protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria

How we hope
A discussion from the Northern Ireland Science Festival exploring the psychology of hope.

Puerto Rico declares dengue fever emergency
Cases of the disease continue to surge in Latin America and the Caribbean

Pig kidney transplanted into patient
Gene edited organ transplanted into living person for the first time

Should we stop talking about long Covid?
New research suggests long Covid is indistinguishable from other post-viral conditions