Health Matters Episodes Episode guide
-
![]()
Vaccinating Children - Saving Millions Of Lives
A report on childhood immunisation and why it is so important for health
-
![]()
Cancer - A Preventable Disease
Three quarters of all deaths from cancer could be prevented, so why aren't they?
-
![]()
Unique Child Health Survey In Brazil
A report on a unique survey being carried out in Brazil into the health of children
-
![]()
Treating Cancer
What cancer treatments are available and how well do they work?
-
![]()
Living With Cancer - Part 3
A report on living with cancer and how support can make all the difference
-
![]()
Living With Cancer - Part 2
Treating cancer and how early detection means better recovery rates
-
![]()
Living With Cancer - Part 1
The cancer story, from those who treat it and those who are living with it
-
![]()
Fighting Rabies With A Vaccine
A report from Sri Lanka on the problem of rabies and attempts to prevent infection
-
![]()
Helping People To Health In Mozambique
Health care in Mozambique, where life expectancy can be as low as 40 years old
-
![]()
The Stethoscope - A Doctor's Trademark
A look at the history and uses of the stethoscope
-
![]()
Being A Doctor In Kyrgyzstan
A report on the experiences of a doctor in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan
-
![]()
Stress and Sight-Saving Solutions
Cataract surgery; cures for cold hands; Indian stress solutions and a rare skin condition.
-
![]()
Becoming An Adult - Taking Responsibility
Final programme about the responsibility we must all accept for our own lifestyle choices
-
![]()
Life As An Adult - Becoming A Parent
Fertility and infertility - how planning a family marks a turning point in our adult life
-
![]()
Life As An Adult - Becoming A Grown Up
A look at our development into adults and the challenges we face as we do so
-
![]()
Taking A Breath
We take it for granted, but there are many illnesses that can make breathing difficult
-
![]()
The Human Heart
The workings and health problems of the human heart
-
![]()
Keeping Feet Sweet
A report on the practice of chiropody and common foot problems
-
![]()
Children's Health
Children's health, the ethical dilemma of vaccines and helping children who can't talk
-
![]()
Treating Cancer
The programme reports on the prevention and treatment of cancer
-
![]()
Blindness - Causes, Treatments and Future Cures
A look at blindness, its causes and its treatments
-
![]()
Evolutionary Medicine
An interview with Prof Randolph Nesse, a pioneer of evolutionary medicine
-
![]()
Biomedical Research - Growing New Cells
An interview with Argentinian-born Julia Polak, who works at Imperial College in London
-
![]()
Making Medicine Affordable
Interview with Prof Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, pioneer of an affordable medicine system
-
![]()
A Day In The Life - A Hearing Assessment Centre
The programme spends a day at the Kumasi Hearing Assessment Centre in Ghana
-
![]()
A Day In The Life - Rajasthan Children's Fair
A look at how rural working children in Rajasthan are given a day's respite
-
![]()
A Day In The Life - A Mental Health Centre For Refugees
A day in the life of a mental health centre for refugee children
-
![]()
Living Postively With AIDS - Antiretrovirals
A report on the use of antiretroviral drugs to treat AIDS
-
![]()
Life As A Teenager - Becoming An Adult
A programme exploring the later stages of adolescence
-
![]()
Living Positively With AIDS - Part 1
A journey to three very different countries examining the impact of HIV/AIDS
