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Health Check Episodes

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    Drumming for a healthy life

    Drumming to Martian technology; Health research at the Royal Society summer exhibition

  2. The future of HIV research in Africa

    HIV research by African academics has increased but doesn’t yet reflect the virus’ impact

  3. Healthcare under threat in Myanmar

    Healthcare in Myanmar declines as workers say they’ve been targeted by Military Government

  4. A step closer to a Chikungunya vaccine

    Advanced vaccine trials for a mosquito-borne disease that’s becoming more prevalent

  5. China's Covid-19 lockdown: What happened next?

    Covid-19 cases could rise to 65 million in China, but lockdowns look unlikely

  6. Uganda's anti-gay law and healthcare

    Doctors fear Ugandan anti-gay legislation will slow progress on preventing spread of HIV

  7. What can we do about back pain?

    600 million people around the world have lower back pain so what can we do to help?

  8. 91Èȱ¬ testing kits for disease screening

    A USA study shows home test kits lead to more women getting screened for cervical cancer

  9. Giving small babies a better start

    Simple changes to antenatal care which doctors say could save small babies’ lives

  10. Keeping hospitals open in Khartoum

    Doctors working in Sudan share the latest from the ongoing conflict

  11. Why we need more black doctors

    Why more black doctors could increase life expectancy of local black people

  12. Malaria vaccines approved first in West Africa

    Nigeria follows Ghana in approving malaria vaccine for young children

  13. New way of giving lifesaving drug in childbirth

    Trial shows injecting drug into muscle to stop bleeding in childbirth is effective.

  14. Women aren’t being promoted in healthcare

    Why more women need to be leaders in healthcare.

  15. Could armpit sweat help tackle anxiety?

    Researchers test whether sniffing other people’s body odour might have a therapeutic use.

  16. How giving babies peanut butter could cut allergy

    Study says giving babies peanut butter could cut allergy by 77%.

  17. Obesity drug: New hope for weight loss?

    How a drug designed for diabetes patients could offer hope for obesity

  18. How to cope with earthquake trauma

    We assess the mental health toll a month after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.

  19. Vaccines: A tale of the unexpected

    We explore how some vaccines can have positive effects beyond their target

  20. Supporting Ukrainian children

    One year on from the start of the war, what support are Ukrainian children getting?

  21. Biting back: The fight against snakebite

    What is being done to tackle the issue of venomous snakebites?

  22. Can heat affect mental health?

    Researchers in Bangladesh explore links between changes in the weather and mental health

  23. Back from the brink

    We’ll hear a doctor and survivor’s stories of cardiac arrest – and have a guide to CPR.

  24. After the floods

    A medic describes the situation six months on from the worst floods in Pakistan’s history

  25. The ‘Endo-Monster inside me’

    This week, we hear from two women who talk about what life is like with endometriosis.

  26. Family’s gene therapy journey

    One family’s quest for their little girl to be treated for an incredibly rare disease

  27. Regret

    Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of regret

  28. Can you knit away your worries?

    Crochet classes in the pandemic helped to ease stress but it’s hard to prove in studies

  29. Biggest health stories of the year

    Our pick of the biggest stories of 2022 – all covered right here on Health Check

  30. Liver drug could be repurposed for Covid

    A widely used liver disease drug could be repurposed to stop Covid-19 in its tracks.

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