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Health Check

Health Check

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

Health Check

Episodes (320 available)

Health Check, First human case of Shamonda virus

What is the Shamonda virus, and what risk does it pose to humans?

28 Oct 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Solving the mystery of allergies

Why do people with one allergy often go on to develop more?

21 Oct 2026

26 mins

Health Check, What happens in the ovaries postmenopause?

New research shows the ovaries remain biologically active after the menopause

14 Oct 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Should we be worried about the plague?

What exactly is the plague, where is it found and how dangerous is it?

7 Oct 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Do men and women receive different medical treatment?

Men and women are frequently treated differently by healthcare systems

30 Sept 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Could AI improve healthcare in low-income communities?

Discussing the role of AI in healthcare and how it could impact low-income communities

23 Sept 2026

27 mins

Health Check, Expanding reproductive choice in women's sports

The Spanish FA announces new fertility treatment options for female footballers and refs

16 Sept 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Addressing the risks of period pain in childhood

Understanding which childhood risk factors lead to teenage period pain, and which don't

9 Sept 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Vaccinating against skin cancer

Could mRNA vaccine technology be used to reduce melanoma recurrence?

2 Sept 2026

28 mins

Health Check, Understanding OCD

We take a deep dive into treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder

26 Aug 2026

27 mins

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