How advances in medical science help our understanding of what it means to be healthy
World Service,路580 episodes
A report on the experiences of a doctor in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan
A look at the history and uses of the stethoscope
Health care in Mozambique, where life expectancy can be as low as 40 years old
A report from Sri Lanka on the problem of rabies and attempts to prevent infection
The cancer story, from those who treat it and those who are living with it
Treating cancer and how early detection means better recovery rates
A report on living with cancer and how support can make all the difference
What cancer treatments are available and how well do they work?
A report on a unique survey being carried out in Brazil into the health of children
Three quarters of all deaths from cancer could be prevented, so why aren't they?
A report on childhood immunisation and why it is so important for health
Gary Barker discusses his work in young people's projects across Brazil
How one woman is helping children with autism, often seen as unreachable and unteachable
A report on viruses, the danger they pose and how we fight them
An investigation into organ donation and the struggle doctors face to find suitable donors
A report on the diseases got from drinking, bathing and cooking with contaminated water
A report on the disease onchocerciasis or River Blindness and other water-borne diseases
A report on bones and how to keep them strong and healthy
A report on how to protect and treat skin to keep it healthy
A look at mental illness and how it is treated around the world
A series of reports on the treatment of mental illness around the world
A series of reports on how mental illness is treated around the world
A series on how mental illness is treated throughout the world
A report from International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dakar
An interview with Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland as she retires from the WHO
A report on how comedy is helping educate South African children about AIDS
A report on palliative medical care, which involves looking after terminally ill patients
The work of the Global HIV Prevention Group and The Gates Foundation in fighting AIDS
A look at the impact of forced migration on health, both physical and emotional
A report on the physical health problems that are associated with migration
