Health Check Podcast
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
Episodes to download
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Mix and match Covid vaccines
Wed 27 Oct 2021
New evidence on the benefits of mixing and matching doses of different Covid vaccines
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New Covid vaccine
Wed 20 Oct 2021
A new vaccine from Valneva produces strong immune response, the French company reports
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The legacy of Henrietta Lacks
Wed 13 Oct 2021
Henrietta Lacks died in 1951 from cervical cancer, but her cells changed medical history
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Art, gardening and wellbeing during Covid
Wed 8 Sep 2021
How art and gardening has saved some people’s mental health during the pandemic
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The psychology of courage and bravery
Wed 18 Aug 2021
Why are some people able to keep calm in an emergency whilst others panic or freeze?
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Twisties and sporting mental health
Wed 4 Aug 2021
Twisties and sporting mental health. Shortsightedness in children during the pandemic
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Covid vaccination in prisons
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Covid vaccination in prisons; do incentives like free tuition get people to get the jab
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Could the flu vaccine protect against severe Covid-19?
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Assessing the evidence: Can the flu vaccine ameliorate the effects of covid-19?
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Mental health recovery stories
Wed 14 Jul 2021
How to help people going through mental health crises
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Mixing Covid vaccines
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Mixing Covid vaccines and spreading doses out. Have food labels in Chile reduced obesity?
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Tanzania joins Covax
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Tanzania joins Covax; the first national TB Survey in South Africa and lockdown memories
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New treatment for Covid
Wed 16 Jun 2021
New treatment for Covid; Vaccinating a whole town in Brazil; Protection against Dengue
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FDA approves new Alzheimer’s drug
Wed 9 Jun 2021
Controversial approval of new Alzheimer’s drug; news on chances of catching Covid twice.
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Black Fungus epidemic in India
Wed 2 Jun 2021
Could over the counter Steroids be driving the Black Fungus epidemic in India?
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Is kindness contagious?
Wed 26 May 2021
New research finds kindness really does spread according to scientists in California
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When to have your second vaccine dose?
Wed 19 May 2021
When to have your second Covid vaccine dose; Ovarian Cancer screening trial; Misophonia
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Is BMI an outdated risk measure?
Wed 12 May 2021
Is BMI an outdated measure for risk of type 2 diabetes in diverse ethnic groups?
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Tanzania's new Covid prevention measures
Wed 5 May 2021
Tanzania's new Covid prevention measures; celebrating the Windrush generation in theatre
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India’s Covid-19 surge
Wed 28 Apr 2021
India's Covid surge update. New Malaria Vaccine breakthrough. How moving helps our minds
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Medical mysteries with neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan on medical mysteries from around the world
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Chile’s vaccine roll out
Wed 14 Apr 2021
Covid variants; India’s double mutant. Chile’s vaccine roll out. Dementia and sidewalks
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Mental Health and the long term implications of Covid
Wed 7 Apr 2021
Mental Health and Covid; Fukushima a decade on; Fast accurate saliva test for concussion
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Can we eradicate leprosy?
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Senegal has embarked on a campaign to stop the disease in its tracks
