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Health Check Episodes

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    Why is exercise good for your mental health?

    Exercise is good for your mental health, but do we know why? And does it always work?

  2. Is using the internet good for us?

    A new study finds being online could have a positive impact on our wellbeing.

  3. New human cases of bird flu

    A third case of H5N1 confirmed in farmworker experiencing respiratory symptoms in the US

  4. How long will we live in future?

    New findings suggest life expectancy will increase five years by 2050.

  5. Medical Innovations

    This week we look at some innovative thinking in medicine.

  6. Whooping cough on the rise

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

  7. Conflict's impact on a neglected disease

    Conflict in Sudan impacts a research center for neglected disease mycetoma

  8. What鈥檚 happening with girls鈥� mental health?

    Claudia Hammond explores the mental health issues affecting teenage girls

  9. Is turbulence injuring more and more flyers?

    We look at what鈥檚 behind a rise in incidents causing injuries to air passengers

  10. Nigeria rolls out world鈥檚 first 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine

    New Men5CV vaccine protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria

  11. How we hope

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

  12. Puerto Rico declares dengue fever emergency

    Cases of the disease continue to surge in Latin America and the Caribbean

  13. Pig kidney transplanted into patient

    Gene edited organ transplanted into living person for the first time

  14. Should we stop talking about long Covid?

    New research suggests long Covid is indistinguishable from other post-viral conditions

  15. A promising new cancer treatment

    Promising results from a global study provide hope for new cancer treatment

  16. One billion obese people

    One in eight people worldwide are now obese, but that doesn鈥檛 mean they are better fed.

  17. Junior doctors strike in South Korea

    More than two thirds of junior doctors continue strike in South Korea

  18. Global Trade v Health Equality

    Intellectual property rights on Covid-19 treatments continue to impact poorer countries

  19. Dengue outbreak in Latin America

    Dengue clinics set up in Rio de Janeiro鈥檚 carnival week amid Latin American outbreak

  20. Getting vaccinations to remote South Sudan

    In the midst of flooding, doctors attempt to combat a Hepatitis E outbreak by boat.

  21. Surviving Noma disease

    What its like living after having Noma disease as researchers hold an inaugural meeting

  22. Cape Verde eliminates malaria

    Cape Verde officially eliminates malaria and Cameroon begins routine vaccinations

  23. Endurance

    From rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to running across the Sahara Desert.

  24. Are outcomes better with female surgeons?

    Patients treated by female surgeons have fewer adverse postoperative outcomes.

  25. 2024 in global health

    What health advances, challenges and discoveries will the next 12 months hold?

  26. A year in health in review

    The highs and lows of global health news in 2023 reviewed

  27. When will we have an HIV vaccine?

    Following failed trials, researchers are worried we won鈥檛 get an HIV vaccine before 2030.

  28. Closer to a cure for morning sickness

    Researchers work out why some pregnant women are more at risk of morning sickness

  29. How do we know when a mystery illness is serious?

    Claudia Hammond hears how unusual health events are identified and investigated.

  30. New Zealand backtracks on smoking ban

    New Zealand鈥檚 government to scrap world leading ban on tobacco products.

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