Health Check

Health Check

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

Health Check

Episodes (285 available)

Health Check, Health Check, Could a single vaccine block nearly all viruses?

A universal nasal spray could protect against all coughs, colds, flu and certain bacteria

25 Feb 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Surviving without lungs for 48 hours

How a man too ill to receive his lung transplant survived with an artificial one.

18 Feb 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Are statins safer than we thought?

A new study suggests statins have far fewer side effects than we thought

11 Feb 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Why do some people hoard?

Claudia visits someone who describes how hoarding has taken over her life

4 Feb 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, South African coming-of-age initiations

As 48 young men die due to complications from circumcision, what needs to change?

28 Jan 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Could the shingles vaccine really slow down the ageing process?

People who have had a vaccine against shingles seem to be aging more slowly

21 Jan 2026

27 mins

Health Check, Health Check, What effect does exercise really have on depression?

New review compares exercise, medication and psychological therapy in treating depression

14 Jan 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, China’s latest bid to boost its birth rate

What impact might taxes on contraceptives have in China?

7 Jan 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, How can we eliminate malaria?

The big ideas and innovations that may help us one day eliminate malaria

31 Dec 2025

27 mins

Health Check, Health Check, 2025: A big year for tackling malaria

The new drugs, gadgets and vaccines making a difference

24 Dec 2025

26 mins

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