Health Check Episodes Episode guide
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Handy third thumb
Could a third thumb be handy?
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Polio misinformation
Polio misinformation and why looking after your body clock can be good for your health
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Poor Covid immunity after Omicron
New research shows Omicron is 'stealthy immune evader' with poor immunity boost
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Next generation Covid vaccines
Next generation Covid vaccines and how noticing our body clocks could improve our health
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What brain scans tell us
A new paper described as a bombshell in the world of brain scans
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Monkeypox misinformation and stigma
Concerns about monkeypox misinformation and stigma
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Monkeypox in central Africa
Monkeypox in central Africa; Covid Variants in South Africa and creams for eczema
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Healthcare provision in North Korea
Data on healthcare provision in North Korea
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New trial results of a fourth Covid booster
Brand new trial results investigating a fourth Covid booster.
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Combined protection of Covid vaccination and prior infection
Evidence investigating a hybrid protection from Covid vaccines and prior infection
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New Covid Research
Update on the latest global Covid research
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Are we kinder to people like us?
Claudia Hammond asks whether we are kinder to people who we think are like us?
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More cases of Covid in Africa than official figures suggest
Results from Zambia suggesting more cases of Covid in Africa than official figures suggest
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Treating stress and anxiety in Ukraine
Psychological counselling in Ukraine
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What should Hong Kong do about Covid-19?
What went wrong and what should happen next?
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The kindness test: The results
Results of the world's largest study of kindness
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How children think about maths and time
Doughnuts today or tomorrow? How four-year-olds understand time
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Helping children cope with anxiety about war in Ukraine
The news can be distressing. How can we help children who are feeling anxious?
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Why measles is sweeping through Afghanistan
Cases rise against backdrop of malnutrition and low vaccination rates
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Pig organs for transplant patients
Could pig organs solve the global shortage of hearts and kidneys?
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Black women and breast cancer
Why breast cancer kills more black than white women
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Bringing death back into life
Experts are calling for a radical change in our approach to death and dying
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Gene therapy hope for sickle cell patients
Pioneering gene-editing treatment turns back the clock for sickle cell trial patients
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Are people with asthma who exercise healthier?
Exercise may improve quality of life of people with asthma
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Omicron set to infect half of Europe
Covid two years on; Omicron predicted to infect half of Europe over the next two months
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ working versus the office
Psychology of working from home versus the office – what does the evidence tell us?
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Do our pets care about us?
New study explores if cats or dogs care more about their owners when they’re hurt
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New research on the Omicron variant
Omicron variant update and does listening to music near bedtime help you sleep?
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Omicron update
Omicron update from James Gallagher, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Health and Science Correspondent
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Omicron variant news
News update on the new Omicron variant now in many countries across the world