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Coronavirus Transmission; Breakfast; Women and Heart Attacks; Personal digital assistants

Farrah Jarral on coronavirus and the difference between a cough and a sneeze. Why is breakfast research often contradictory? Women and heart attacks; Personal digital assistants.

Farrah Jarral on coronavirus transmission and the difference between a cough and a sneeze. Why is health research and media coverage about breakfast often contradictory? Farrah meets senior lecturer Javier Gonzalez and Professor James Betts from the Department for Health at the University of Bath. And Margaret McCartney discusses the complex issue of inequalities between men and women when diagnosing heart attacks. Plus Farrah talks to Dr Ruth Chambers, clinical lead for a project in Stoke on Trent that assesses the benefits of personal digital assistants in the home.

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28 minutes

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  • Tue 11 Feb 2020 21:00
  • Wed 12 Feb 2020 15:30

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