Health Check

BBC

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

Episodes

Should we be worried about the plague?

Do men and women receive different medical treatment?

Could AI improve healthcare in low-income communities?

Expanding reproductive choice in women's sports

Addressing the risks of period pain in childhood

Vaccinating against skin cancer

Understanding OCD

The health threat of rising temperatures

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Why are some people microdosing weight loss drugs?

Steering in the right direction to road safety

USA military launches testosterone screening programme

HIV fears due to Niger’s anti-gay laws

Health challenges after Venezuela earthquakes

Ebola drug trials in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Lack of evidence most IVF ‘add-ons’ improve fertility

The global toll of food poisoning

How reading fiction impacts our mental health

Health at the football World Cup

Seafarer welfare in the Strait of Hormuz