The latest on the mpox public health emergency
Mpox announced as public health emergency of international concern; Doctors strike in India after rape and murder of medic in Kolkata; How prescription drugs get their names
The World Health Organisation has officially declared the spread of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern.
Health Check has been following the spread of the disease across the Democratic Republic of Congo and now internationally in recent weeks, and Claudia Hammond is joined by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ health journalist Philippa Roxby to discuss the latest developments.
Claudia and Philippa also look at the doctors strikes taking place across India following the rape and murder of a female doctor in Kolkata. Hundreds of thousands of doctors have refused to work, with hospitals and clinics turning away non-emergency patients.
We also find out how prescription drugs get given their names, with Professor Caleb Alexander from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health telling us about the risks of getting it wrong.
Claudia also hears how personal objects can help us form links in our brains and remember our loved ones.
And the study that suggests we age dramatically in two bursts – at the ages of 44 and 60.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Dan Welsh
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