Health Check Podcast
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
Episodes to download
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Bringing death back into life
Wed 2 Feb 2022
Experts are calling for a radical change in our approach to death and dying
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Gene therapy hope for sickle cell patients
Wed 26 Jan 2022
Pioneering gene-editing treatment turns back the clock for sickle cell trial patients
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Are people with asthma who exercise healthier?
Wed 19 Jan 2022
Exercise may improve quality of life of people with asthma
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Omicron set to infect half of Europe
Wed 12 Jan 2022
Covid two years on; Omicron predicted to infect half of Europe over the next two months
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Home working versus the office
Wed 5 Jan 2022
Psychology of working from home versus the office 鈥� what does the evidence tell us?
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Do our pets care about us?
Wed 29 Dec 2021
New study explores if cats or dogs care more about their owners when they鈥檙e hurt
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New research on the Omicron variant
Wed 22 Dec 2021
Omicron variant update and does listening to music near bedtime help you sleep?
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Omicron update
Wed 15 Dec 2021
Omicron update from James Gallagher, the 大象传媒 Health and Science Correspondent
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Omicron variant news
Wed 8 Dec 2021
News update on the new Omicron variant now in many countries across the world
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Omicron Covid variant 鈥� what do we know?
Wed 1 Dec 2021
Omicron Covid variant 鈥� what do we know? And a new way of testing for TB in children
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Covid cases across Europe
Wed 24 Nov 2021
Covid cases across Europe; Typhoid incidence in Malawi, Nepal and Bangladesh
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T-cell Covid protection before the pandemic
Wed 17 Nov 2021
New research on how some people had a level of Covid immunity before the pandemic started
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New antiviral pills to treat Covid
Wed 10 Nov 2021
How do new antiviral pills to treat Covid compare?
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Hunt for rare resistance to SARS CoV-2
Wed 3 Nov 2021
The global hunt for people with a rare genetic resistance to SARS CoV-2 infection
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Mix and match Covid vaccines
Wed 27 Oct 2021
New evidence on the benefits of mixing and matching doses of different Covid vaccines
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New Covid vaccine
Wed 20 Oct 2021
A new vaccine from Valneva produces strong immune response, the French company reports
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The legacy of Henrietta Lacks
Wed 13 Oct 2021
Henrietta Lacks died in 1951 from cervical cancer, but her cells changed medical history
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Art, gardening and wellbeing during Covid
Wed 8 Sep 2021
How art and gardening has saved some people鈥檚 mental health during the pandemic
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The psychology of courage and bravery
Wed 18 Aug 2021
Why are some people able to keep calm in an emergency whilst others panic or freeze?
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Twisties and sporting mental health
Wed 4 Aug 2021
Twisties and sporting mental health. Shortsightedness in children during the pandemic
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Covid vaccination in prisons
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Covid vaccination in prisons; do incentives like free tuition get people to get the jab
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Could the flu vaccine protect against severe Covid-19?
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Assessing the evidence: Can the flu vaccine ameliorate the effects of covid-19?
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Mental health recovery stories
Wed 14 Jul 2021
How to help people going through mental health crises
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