Health Check

BBC

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

Episodes

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

Psychedelic drugs as treatment

Making surgery safer for infants

Risky requests for unvaccinated blood on the rise

How awe can boost your health

What next for sunscreen in Australia?

Antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones

Does your home country impact your cancer risk?

Using lasers to fight brain cancer

Do collagen supplements really do anything?

Could a single vaccine block nearly all viruses?

Surviving without lungs for 48 hours

Are statins safer than we thought?

Why do some people hoard?

South African coming-of-age initiations

Could the shingles vaccine really slow down the ageing process?

What effect does exercise really have on depression?

China’s latest bid to boost its birth rate

How can we eliminate malaria?

2025: A big year for tackling malaria