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Endurance
From rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to running across the Sahara Desert.
Are outcomes better with female surgeons?
Patients treated by female surgeons have fewer adverse postoperative outcomes.
2024 in global health
What health advances, challenges and discoveries will the next 12 months hold?
A year in health in review
The highs and lows of global health news in 2023 reviewed
When will we have an HIV vaccine?
Following failed trials, researchers are worried we won’t get an HIV vaccine before 2030.
Closer to a cure for morning sickness
Researchers work out why some pregnant women are more at risk of morning sickness
How do we know when a mystery illness is serious?
Claudia Hammond hears how unusual health events are identified and investigated.
New Zealand backtracks on smoking ban
New Zealand’s government to scrap world leading ban on tobacco products.
Gene editing treatment approved for sickle cell
UK is the first country to approve Casgevy, but is the drug too expensive for most?
Vaccinating children against chickenpox
Why do some countries vaccinate children against chickenpox and others choose not to?
