Health Check
A podcast by BBC World Service - Wednesdays
260 Episodes
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Cape Verde eliminates malaria
Published: 1/24/2024 -
Endurance
Published: 1/17/2024 -
Are outcomes better with female surgeons?
Published: 1/10/2024 -
2024 in global health
Published: 1/3/2024 -
A year in health in review
Published: 12/27/2023 -
When will we have an HIV vaccine?
Published: 12/20/2023 -
Closer to a cure for morning sickness
Published: 12/13/2023 -
How do we know when a mystery illness is serious?
Published: 12/6/2023 -
New Zealand backtracks on smoking ban
Published: 11/29/2023 -
Gene editing treatment approved for sickle cell
Published: 11/22/2023 -
Vaccinating children against chickenpox
Published: 11/15/2023 -
A drug to prevent breast cancer
Published: 11/8/2023 -
Warnings over antibiotic resistance in children
Published: 11/1/2023 -
A musician’s story of coping with schizophrenia
Published: 10/25/2023 -
Cholera cases surge in Zimbabwe
Published: 10/18/2023 -
US proposes world first policy to reduce STIs
Published: 10/11/2023 -
Malaria vaccine backed by WHO
Published: 10/4/2023 -
The deadly practice of gum lancing
Published: 9/27/2023 -
Could global Aids program be cut?
Published: 9/20/2023 -
Do men have a friendship problem?
Published: 9/13/2023
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.