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Health Check Episodes

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    More Problems for Zika Babies

    Babies born to women infected with Zika virus 鈥� more problems emerge in first year

  2. How to Spot a Deadly Bleed on the Brain

    How to spot the deadliest type of stroke which causes bleeding in the brain

  3. Genetic Link: Disrupted Sleep and Bipolar Disorder

    Genetic link between disrupted body clocks and mood disorders

  4. The Woman Who Can鈥檛 Remember Her Own Past

    When memory fails 鈥� and you can鈥檛 bear grudges

  5. The Latest on the New Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa

    Preparations for Ebola vaccinations in DRC.

  6. Does the Treatment for Cardiac Arrest Need to Change?

    Evidence that the use of adrenaline nearly doubles survivors鈥� risk of severe brain damage

  7. Happy 40th Birthday To The First Test-Tube Baby

    A special Health Check programme marking 40 years of in vitro fertilisation

  8. Billion Dollar Talc Ruling in the US

    Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay more than $4b in damages to 22 women

  9. What Influence has the NHS had Globally?

    How the British NHS has influenced health systems in other countries around the world

  10. The Royal Society鈥檚 Health Innovations

    3D-printed bones and slug 鈥済lue鈥� at the Royal Society

  11. Higher Cancer Risk for US Flight Crew

    Evidence that US flight attendants have an increased chance of developing several cancers

  12. Can Warnings Help Texting Pedestrians Safely Cross Roads?

    Mobile phone alerts that help prevent texting pedestrians from being hit by cars

  13. Keyhole Surgery for Hip Impingement

    New treatment for hip condition that affects one to two members of each football squad

  14. Potential Blood Test for Ten Cancers

    Detecting cancer early offers a better chance of a cure

  15. Outbreak of Nipah Virus in India

    Concerns grow over the outbreak of the deadly virus, Nipah, in India

  16. Could a Single Injection Help Rid Us of Polio?

    Nanoparticles help simplify polio vaccine

  17. Action on Ebola Outbreak in the DRC

    The latest on a vaccine to fight the Ebola outbreak which has killed at least 20 people.

  18. A Sauna a Day to Keep the Doctor Away?

    Hot saunas associated with lower risk of stroke in Finns

  19. Vitamin D Helps Build-up Malnourished Babies

    Malnourished children in Pakistan thrive with extra vitamin D

  20. Surgeons Need a Warm-up Routine

    Surgeons speed up as they repeat same operation

  21. MMR Scandal 鈥� Impact on Vaccination Rates

    How a medical fraud harmed global vaccination campaigns

  22. Brain Surgery While Wide Awake

    Vet has brain tumour removed which was discovered by accident after falling off his bike

  23. Genetics Expert Pioneered Testing For Cancer

    The British doctor who pioneered genetic testing to help prevent cancer

  24. Flu Can Increase Risk Of Heart Attack

    Strokes and heart attacks more common after flu

  25. Perfect Storm: Smoking Rises in African Youth

    Increase in smoking by African youth and high HIV and TB rates creates 'perfect storm'

  26. British Trial Hope for Leukaemia Patients

    British medical trial offers hope to leukaemia patients

  27. Is Diabetes Five Different Diseases?

    Are there five types of diabetes, not two? What would that mean for patients?

  28. Seven Hour Operation Removes Giant 鈥楤rain鈥� Tumour

    We talk to the Indian neurosurgeon who removed the 鈥榳orld鈥檚 largest brain tumour鈥�

  29. Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria

    Containing Lassa fever in Nigeria

  30. The 大象传媒 Loneliness Experiment Launches

    The causes of loneliness and the experiment aiming to find some solutions

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