Health Check Episodes Episode guide
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16/06/2008
Medicine and healthcare with Claudia Hammond. Every Monday.
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09/06/2008
Medicine and healthcare with Claudia Hammond. Every Monday.
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02/06/2008
Medicine and healthcare with Claudia Hammond. Every Monday.
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26/05/2008
Medicine and healthcare with Claudia Hammond. Every Monday.
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19/05/2008
Medicine and healthcare with Claudia Hammond. Every Monday.
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12/05/2008
Medicine and healthcare with Claudia Hammond. Every Monday.
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World Health
Are trade agreements having a negative effect on world health?
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World AIDS Day
On 20th World AIDS Day - a special programme looking at AIDS issues
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Working with disability
Measures to empower people living with disability in Senegal
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Visceral fat and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Do you know the dangers of visceral fat
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Vaccinating Africa against Covid-19
Vaccinating Africa’s 1.2 billion people against Covid-19 & simple sanitation solutions
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Tropical Disease Reaches Europe
Italy has an epidemic of Chikungunya. Why has the mosquito-borne virus taken hold there?
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Treating Java, Indonesia
In 2006 an earthquake hit Java, Indonesia
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Traditional Healers and Risks to Young People
Are traditional healers spreading HIV?
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The World's Happiest Nation
Which country is the most optimistic and which is the most pessimistic? The results are in
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The Truth About Life and Death: Fertility on a Shoestring
Providing infertility treatment at a fraction of the cost.
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The Truck Drivers Dying from AIDs
Truckers have higher rates of HIV than the rest of India’s male population
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The Scent of Cancer
Research into diagnosing skin cancer by its smell
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The Scandal in Global Health
Mental illness causes more deaths than cancer or heart disease
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The Risks of Obesity in Pregnancy
The risks for newborn babies of obesity in pregnancy
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The Placebo Effect
When it comes to pain, why do expensive placebos work better than cheap ones?
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The Ethics of Drug Trials
A look at the ethics of gene transfer drug trials in developing countries
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The Disappearance of Flight AF 447
The effect on passengers' families of the disappearance of Flight AF 447
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The Brahmaputra River People
Bringing health care to Bangladesh’s remote waterways
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Teenage Well-being
The UK ranked at the bottom of table for well-being of teenagers
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Teenage Problems
What attracts young people to under age drinking, smoking and sex?
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TB Awareness in Africa
The importance of teaching awareness about tuberculosis in developing countries