BBC World Service - Health Check

Early treatment for HIV

New research shows early treatment of patients reduces the risk of transmitting HIV virus

Iran faces rising prices and shortages of medicine. Are US and EU sanctions to blame?

How the body copes with extremely high temperatures currently occurring in Australia

How has polio eradication been affected by the killing of polio vaccinators in Pakistan?

Why do we hear our own name above everything else in a crowded noisy room?

The latest methods, high-tech and low, used to diagnose Alzheimer’s

Syrian mental health professionals’ testimony on psychological scars of Syrian refugees

The health effects of low level exposure to organophosphates, found in insecticides

Is it a myth that morning sickness during pregnancy means you’re having a baby girl?

The marked increase of prescription drugs which interact with grapefruit.