How advances in medical science help our understanding of what it means to be healthy
World Service,路580 episodes
Tuberculosis is on the increase, despite it seemingly being eradicated by antibiotics
A report on malaria, which kills millions of people every year
A look at what can be done to protect against HIV and AIDS
A report on the rise in the number of caesarean births and what it means
Has our attempt to reduce chemical contamination gone too far?
A report on gene therapy and its potential uses
A look at the difference in maternal care around the world
An interview with a doctor working in Afghanistan during the 9/11 New York City attacks
An interview with Dr. Magdi Yacoub as he retires from medicine
A report on infectious disease control and the work of the agencies that monitor bugs
How disabled children in South Africa are being helped
How a bus is helping children with hearing loss in South Africa
A day in the life of the Wan Smolbag reproductive health clinic in Vanuatu
A report on the work of Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service in Sydney
Is sporting success in our genetics? The presenter attempts to find out
A report on the hospice movement in Russia and the man responsible for it
How diet, health and genetics affects the growth of the unborn baby
Cancer survivors are using their experience to help support others with the disease.
A report on genetics and sexual reproduction, and how we are all related
The human genome project and its implications
Are female genes becoming more dominant?
A look at how children develop between five and 11 years old
How children come to terms with the social side of school
The place a school education plays in a child's development
A look at a child's physical world and how their immune system develops
The global war on AIDS and the challenges of spreading the word about sexual health
A look at the organisation and publicity that goes into national immunisation programmes
A report on the tactics used, and challenges involved, in anti-smoking campaigns
A doctor who has bi-polar disorder herself talks about the condition
An interview with one of the world's leading heart surgeons
