Health Check

Health Check

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

Health Check

Episodes (311 available)

Health Check, Understanding OCD

We take a deep dive into treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder

26 Aug 2026

27 mins

Health Check, The health threat of rising temperatures

Older people have lower heat tolerance than previously thought

19 Aug 2026

26 mins

Health Check, The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Three months since the outbreak was declared more than 1,900 people have died from Ebola

12 Aug 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Why are some people microdosing weight loss drugs?

Makers of the drugs say they don't condone people modifying how they use their products

5 Aug 2026

27 mins

Health Check, Steering in the right direction to road safety

New research explores how global road injury rates have changed over the last 30 years

29 Jul 2026

26 mins

Health Check, USA military launches testosterone screening programme

Understanding testosterone and hormone replacement therapy

22 Jul 2026

27 mins

Health Check, HIV fears due to Niger’s anti-gay laws

Organisations providing HIV services to gay men have had to close in Niger

15 Jul 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Health challenges after Venezuela earthquakes

June 24th, twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, and the healthcare system has been overwhelmed

8 Jul 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Ebola drug trials in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The latest on what is being done to try to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

1 Jul 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Lack of evidence most IVF ‘add-ons’ improve fertility

Providers may offer add-ons, additional treatments they say could help patients conceive

24 Jun 2026

26 mins

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