BBC Audio | Health Check
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
The substantial ideas and innovations that may guide us one day eliminate malaria
The innovative drugs, gadgets and vaccines making a difference
The world’s first gene therapy to treat Huntington’s disease
We unpick further research on the benefits of the shingles vaccine
A latest study finds 20% of Nigerian under-5s have been exposed to skin-lightening products
New study finds the prevalence of high blood pressure in childhood has doubled since 2000
The trend in wellbeing over our lifespans is changing, driven by unhappier young people
Why are measles cases continuing to spread in North America and beyond?
We hear the fallout of a failed attempt at cloud seeding to cut pollution in Delhi
How can we protect global health in a world that will ‘inevitably’ warm past 1.5 degrees?
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