Telehealth platforms are increasingly prescribing GLP-1s, raising concerns about safety.
A new study looks at the safety of organ transplants between people with HIV
What difference are rapid diagnostic tests making in the fight against malaria?
What is micro RNA, and why has it been awarded the Nobel prize for medicine?
As mpox continues to spread, we check in on how the vaccine rollout is going.
What does an uptick in vector-borne diseases mean for global health?
Has the Taliban halted polio vaccinations in Afghanistan?
As Haiti expands its state of emergency, what is the country’s healthcare situation?
We look at the struggle to get Mpox vaccines to the places where they are most needed.
Claudia Hammond is in Malawi, hearing what life is like after brain surgery.
Further developments in the spread of mpox around the world
An in-depth look at how the world is coping with coronavirus in 2024
Across the African continent cases of MPox have surged 160% this year
The virus, carried by flies and mosquitoes, has killed two women in Bahia state.
Systemic racism affects our wellbeing long before we ever see a doctor.
A discussion on toxic positivity from the Cheltenham Science Festival
The past few weeks have seen achievements in the fight against HIV, but also setbacks.
All the latest health research from the Royal Society’s Summer Exhibition in London.
A new, concerning strain of MPox is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Exercise is good for your mental health, but do we know why? And does it always work?
A new study finds being online could have a positive impact on our wellbeing.
A third case of H5N1 confirmed in farmworker experiencing respiratory symptoms in the US
New findings suggest life expectancy will increase five years by 2050.
This week we look at some innovative thinking in medicine.
Why are Whooping cough cases surging through much of Europe and Asia?
Conflict in Sudan impacts a research center for neglected disease mycetoma
Claudia Hammond explores the mental health issues affecting teenage girls
We look at what’s behind a rise in incidents causing injuries to air passengers
New Men5CV vaccine protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria
A discussion from the Northern Ireland Science Festival exploring the psychology of hope.
Cases of the disease continue to surge in Latin America and the Caribbean
Gene edited organ transplanted into living person for the first time
New research suggests long Covid is indistinguishable from other post-viral conditions
Promising results from a global study provide hope for new cancer treatment
One in eight people worldwide are now obese, but that doesn’t mean they are better fed.
More than two thirds of junior doctors continue strike in South Korea
Intellectual property rights on Covid-19 treatments continue to impact poorer countries
Dengue clinics set up in Rio de Janeiro’s carnival week amid Latin American outbreak
In the midst of flooding, doctors attempt to combat a Hepatitis E outbreak by boat.
What its like living after having Noma disease as researchers hold an inaugural meeting
Cape Verde officially eliminates malaria and Cameroon begins routine vaccinations
From rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to running across the Sahara Desert.
Patients treated by female surgeons have fewer adverse postoperative outcomes.
What health advances, challenges and discoveries will the next 12 months hold?
The highs and lows of global health news in 2023 reviewed
Following failed trials, researchers are worried we won’t get an HIV vaccine before 2030.
Researchers work out why some pregnant women are more at risk of morning sickness
Claudia Hammond hears how unusual health events are identified and investigated.
New Zealand’s government to scrap world leading ban on tobacco products.
UK is the first country to approve Casgevy, but is the drug too expensive for most?
Why do some countries vaccinate children against chickenpox and others choose not to?
Anastrozole can halve your chances of developing breast cancer if you are at high risk.
A new study shows some antibiotics are now less than 50% effective at treating infections
How a mother is supporting her son to perform again after he developed psychosis.
Large gatherings are banned in parts of the country after 100 people die of the disease.
US public health officials consult on prescribing antibiotics after unprotected sex
The World Health Organisation recommends University of Oxford vaccine for global use.
How the tradition of extracting babies’ teeth used in some communities can be fatal
Some US Republicans call for PEPFAR funding to be stopped over alleged links to abortion.
A discussion on the issues men face with friendship from the Cheltenham Science Festival.
Naloxone made accessible in American pharmacies without prescription for the first time.
How families in Brazil have been coping with the fallout from the Zika epidemic.
Paolo Macchiarini appeals conviction for transplant surgeries in patients who later died.
Cough medicine batch contained unacceptable levels of toxic chemicals says WHO.
Leprosy could now be endemic in Florida. We look at the disease’s past, present & future.
Family of a black woman whose cells were taken settle case with biotech company
How to get children immunised to pre-Pandemic numbers after Covid backslide
Global trial confirms Alzheimer’s drug donanemab slows cognitive decline in early stages
Better care for people with Sickle Cell Disease after figures reveal its global impact
Drumming to Martian technology; Health research at the Royal Society summer exhibition
HIV research by African academics has increased but doesn’t yet reflect the virus’ impact
Healthcare in Myanmar declines as workers say they’ve been targeted by Military Government
Advanced vaccine trials for a mosquito-borne disease that’s becoming more prevalent
Covid-19 cases could rise to 65 million in China, but lockdowns look unlikely
Doctors fear Ugandan anti-gay legislation will slow progress on preventing spread of HIV
600 million people around the world have lower back pain so what can we do to help?
A USA study shows home test kits lead to more women getting screened for cervical cancer
Simple changes to antenatal care which doctors say could save small babies’ lives
Doctors working in Sudan share the latest from the ongoing conflict
Why more black doctors could increase life expectancy of local black people
Nigeria follows Ghana in approving malaria vaccine for young children
Trial shows injecting drug into muscle to stop bleeding in childbirth is effective.
Why more women need to be leaders in healthcare.
Researchers test whether sniffing other people’s body odour might have a therapeutic use.
Study says giving babies peanut butter could cut allergy by 77%.
How a drug designed for diabetes patients could offer hope for obesity
We assess the mental health toll a month after earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.
We explore how some vaccines can have positive effects beyond their target
One year on from the start of the war, what support are Ukrainian children getting?
What is being done to tackle the issue of venomous snakebites?
Researchers in Bangladesh explore links between changes in the weather and mental health
We’ll hear a doctor and survivor’s stories of cardiac arrest – and have a guide to CPR.
A medic describes the situation six months on from the worst floods in Pakistan’s history
This week, we hear from two women who talk about what life is like with endometriosis.
One family’s quest for their little girl to be treated for an incredibly rare disease
Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of regret
Crochet classes in the pandemic helped to ease stress but it’s hard to prove in studies
Our pick of the biggest stories of 2022 – all covered right here on Health Check
A widely used liver disease drug could be repurposed to stop Covid-19 in its tracks.
How words can save lives
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
New evidence shows how simple steps can stop infections after surgery
How US abortion bans are impacting women whose unborn babies show inherited disorders
South Africa’s first HIV “Nudge” Unit
The hundred year old transplanted livers still going strong
What doctors still don’t know about Long Covid
How women and children's health is impacted more by the pandemic and conflict
How to work out what to eat to stay healthy
Treatment hope for Alzheimer’s patients
Floods in Pakistan are causing a rise in waterborne diseases
How Egypt went from having the highest rate of hepatitis C to almost eliminating it
Malaria vaccine protects children in Burkina Faso
China approves first inhaled Covid vaccine
Reassurance over risk of statins side effects
Lifesaving Ebola treatments
Changing the blood groups of kidneys could improve access to donated organs
New study: video calls helped reduce distress when relatives couldn’t visit loved ones
In the cut throat world of work, can bosses be kind? Claudia Hammond unpicks the evidence
What can research tell us about whether there is such a thing as an act of pure kindness
Marburg virus cases confirmed in Ghana following two deaths
New Covid booster recommendations as cases rise
Could a third thumb be handy?
Polio misinformation and why looking after your body clock can be good for your health
New research shows Omicron is 'stealthy immune evader' with poor immunity boost
Next generation Covid vaccines and how noticing our body clocks could improve our health
A new paper described as a bombshell in the world of brain scans
Concerns about monkeypox misinformation and stigma
Monkeypox in central Africa; Covid Variants in South Africa and creams for eczema
Data on healthcare provision in North Korea
Brand new trial results investigating a fourth Covid booster.
Evidence investigating a hybrid protection from Covid vaccines and prior infection
Update on the latest global Covid research
Claudia Hammond asks whether we are kinder to people who we think are like us?
Results from Zambia suggesting more cases of Covid in Africa than official figures suggest
Psychological counselling in Ukraine
What went wrong and what should happen next?
Results of the world's largest study of kindness
Doughnuts today or tomorrow? How four-year-olds understand time
The news can be distressing. How can we help children who are feeling anxious?
Cases rise against backdrop of malnutrition and low vaccination rates
Could pig organs solve the global shortage of hearts and kidneys?
Why breast cancer kills more black than white women
Experts are calling for a radical change in our approach to death and dying
Pioneering gene-editing treatment turns back the clock for sickle cell trial patients
Exercise may improve quality of life of people with asthma
Covid two years on; Omicron predicted to infect half of Europe over the next two months
Psychology of working from home versus the office – what does the evidence tell us?
New study explores if cats or dogs care more about their owners when they’re hurt
Omicron variant update and does listening to music near bedtime help you sleep?
Omicron update from James Gallagher, the BBC Health and Science Correspondent
News update on the new Omicron variant now in many countries across the world
Omicron Covid variant – what do we know? And a new way of testing for TB in children
Covid cases across Europe; Typhoid incidence in Malawi, Nepal and Bangladesh
New research on how some people had a level of Covid immunity before the pandemic started
How do new antiviral pills to treat Covid compare?
The global hunt for people with a rare genetic resistance to SARS CoV-2 infection
New evidence on the benefits of mixing and matching doses of different Covid vaccines
A new vaccine from Valneva produces strong immune response, the French company reports
Henrietta Lacks died in 1951 from cervical cancer, but her cells changed medical history
A new Covid pill may cut hospitalisation by about half
Talking about mental health reduces stigma
Covid lockdowns in Hanoi and Ho Chi Min City
How art and gardening has saved some people’s mental health during the pandemic
What does kindness mean to you?
When should Covid antibody treatment be used?
Why are some people able to keep calm in an emergency whilst others panic or freeze?
Short and long term consequences of fires on health
Twisties and sporting mental health. Shortsightedness in children during the pandemic
Covid vaccination in prisons; do incentives like free tuition get people to get the jab
Assessing the evidence: Can the flu vaccine ameliorate the effects of covid-19?
How to help people going through mental health crises
Is the lambda variant of Sars-Cov-2 evading vaccines?
Mixing Covid vaccines and spreading doses out. Have food labels in Chile reduced obesity?
Tanzania joins Covax; the first national TB Survey in South Africa and lockdown memories
New treatment for Covid; Vaccinating a whole town in Brazil; Protection against Dengue
Controversial approval of new Alzheimer’s drug; news on chances of catching Covid twice.
Could over the counter Steroids be driving the Black Fungus epidemic in India?
New research finds kindness really does spread according to scientists in California
When to have your second Covid vaccine dose; Ovarian Cancer screening trial; Misophonia
Is BMI an outdated measure for risk of type 2 diabetes in diverse ethnic groups?
Tanzania's new Covid prevention measures; celebrating the Windrush generation in theatre
India's Covid surge update. New Malaria Vaccine breakthrough. How moving helps our minds
Neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan on medical mysteries from around the world
Covid variants; India’s double mutant. Chile’s vaccine roll out. Dementia and sidewalks
Mental Health and Covid; Fukushima a decade on; Fast accurate saliva test for concussion
Senegal has embarked on a campaign to stop the disease in its tracks
Covid vaccines for children and how to overcome hesitancy in parents
Measures to empower people living with disability in Senegal
Can a cold prevent Covid, mental health in Covid medical staff, and our amazing heart.
Mental health issues for breastfeeding mothers and why swimming can help
Covid vaccines and blood clots, Tanzania’s hidden epidemic? Haitian healthcare in Chile
How the roll out of vaccines is progressing
Long Covid and vaccines, blood transfusion myths, and Migraines
Can traditional treatments, including calling on ancestors, help with serious ailments?
Health Check examines the issues around Covid-19 vaccines and pregnancy
Why don’t people want to give blood?
The UK has launched four major research programmes into Long Covid
A neglected area of reproductive health and concerns over Covid-19 vaccination in Africa
Doctor in Mozambique’s largest hospital on the massive surge in Covid cases and deaths
How to combat antibiotic resistance and the truth about the health claims of coconut oil
AstraZeneca vaccine disappoints in South Africa but may reduce virus spread elsewhere
Vaccinating Africa’s 1.2 billion people against Covid-19 & simple sanitation solutions
With a new slew of good Covid vaccine trial results, a remarkable trend emerges
Health system meltdown as coronavirus infections surge in Manaus for a second time
India’s Covid mass vaccination begins. But there are questions
Are poorer countries missing out in the global vaccine rollout? A warning from the WHO
The show looks back at the pandemic exactly one year since we first reported its start
Doughnuts today or tomorrow? How 4 year olds understand time
Have you lost a loved one who is still a part of your life in some way?
Study reveals prevalence of coronavirus infection across Iran, with 72 percent in one city
Gene therapy has transformed the lives of six young people with sickle cell disease
African clinical study finds an injection every 8 weeks protects women from HIV infection
Good news about Covid vaccines keeps coming but can everyone benefit from the successes?
Disruption to measles immunisation raises the risk of large outbreaks in Africa
How big a deal is the ‘90% effective’ coronavirus vaccine?
What we will not know when the first Covid-19 vaccines are deployed
Indian trial finds that convalescent plasma therapy has little benefit against Covid-19
As South Africa goes into lockdown what measures are they taking? Plus big data in Taiwan
Many people with autism learn strategies to help them blend in: but there can be costs
The infra-red device that can detect brain damage within minutes of a baby being born