Disease
Witness History. The early days of HIV/Aids. Audio, 9 minutes
The experience of a Ugandan-born woman diagnosed with HIV in the early days of the virus.
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- Available for over a year
Witness History. Europe's last smallpox epidemic. Audio, 9 minutes
The virologist who helped tackle the last smallpox outbreak in Europe
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- Available for over a year
Winchester vet David Walker from Anderson Moores. Lou Hannan. Audio, 00:03:18
As part of our New Shoots series, we hear about how David is combatting Alabama Rot
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- Posted19 November 2021
Health Check. New antiviral Covid pill. Audio, 29 minutes
A new Covid pill may cut hospitalisation by about half
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- Available for over a year
Witness History. 'Mad cow disease' and CJD. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1996 the UK government said there was a link between BSE in cattle and CJD in humans
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- Available for over a year
People Fixing The World. Unsung victories in the fight against disease. Audio, 23 minutes
Remarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet
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- Available for over a year
Health Check. Lambda variant of Sars-Cov-2. Audio, 27 minutes
Is the lambda variant of Sars-Cov-2 evading vaccines?
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- Available for over a year
People Fixing The World. The great mosquito swap. Audio, 23 minutes
An innovative new weekly programme looking at how we can solve the world's problems.
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- Available for over a year
Witness History. Cuba's blindness epidemic. Audio, 9 minutes
Up to 50,000 Cubans were inexplicably struck down with sight loss in the early 1990s
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- Available for over a year
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- Posted23 June 2021
Health Check. Tanzania joins Covax. Audio, 26 minutes
Tanzania joins Covax; the first national TB Survey in South Africa and lockdown memories
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- Available for over a year
Health Check. Is BMI an outdated risk measure? Audio, 26 minutes
Is BMI an outdated measure for risk of type 2 diabetes in diverse ethnic groups?
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- Available for over a year
Africa Life Clinic. Trachoma. Audio, 9 minutes
Treating one of the oldest recognised diseases on earth
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- Available for over a year
Health Check. Gene therapy for sickle cell disease. Audio, 36 minutes
Gene therapy has transformed the lives of six young people with sickle cell disease
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- Available for over a year
Health Check. Milestone in HIV prevention for women. Audio, 35 minutes
African clinical study finds an injection every 8 weeks protects women from HIV infection
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- Available for over a year
Health Check. Measles outbreak threat due to Covid. Audio, 36 minutes
Disruption to measles immunisation raises the risk of large outbreaks in Africa
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- Available for over a year
The Forum. The woman whose cells changed medical history. Audio, 40 minutes
The story of Henrietta Lacks who unwittingly left behind an extraordinary medical legacy
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- Available for over a year
Across the Red Line. Series 5, Do we need to learn to live with more risk? Audio, 42 minutes
Anne McElvoy invites those on opposing sides of political issues to listen to each other.
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- Available for over a year
The Big Idea. Why do we find things disgusting? Audio, 9 minutes
Meet a ‘disgustologist’ who has been uncovering answers to our uneasy feelings
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- Available for over a year
