Health Check Episodes Available now
24/05/2010
Worldwide shortage of medical isotopes. PACO in Buenos Aires. Tinnitus. Smallpox and HIV.
17/05/2010
Smallpox. Polypill to combat heart disease. Sleeplessness in Cairo. Autism and migration.
10/05/2010
Viewing the dead after traumatic death. Should toddlers watch TV? Prostate cancer.
03/05/2010
The psychology of face recognition. Why can’t some people recognise their own children?
26/04/2010
Why black and Asian Britons are reluctant to volunteer as blood and organ donors?
19/04/2010
Health benefits of barefoot running; endurance running; the G8 maternal health initiative
12/04/2010
Health messages: too scary? Indian generic drugs; Egypt pregnancy screening; Men's health
05/04/2010
Dr Atul Gawande talks to Claudia Hammond. Simple, ingenious solutions to medical problems.
29/03/2010
Obama's health reforms; counting deaths to improve health; and India's search for TB drug.
22/03/2010
Wheat allergy; morning after pill; dangerous tape worms; end of life visions.