Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
Phages are viruses that only infect bacteria. How might they help us tackle antimicrobial resistance
There has been immense progress on childhood vaccination since 1974, with over four billion children
Thinking about the future comes so naturally to most people that we do not realise what a complicate
As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone, we check-in with Professor Trudie Lang to understand the implica
A new immunotherapy regime has shown significant improvements in treatment for head and neck cancer.
Women with dense breasts are four times more likely to develop breast cancer than women with low bre
A new anti-malarial compound has been designed to target disease-causing parasites responsible for u
Claudia is joined by Caroline Williams to learn about the cutting-edge science of interoception – th
Receiving a specific type of shingles vaccine may provide a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events
Amidst conflict in Sudan, the world-leading Mycetoma Research Centre in Khartoum has been destroyed.
After 3 years of discussions, 194 member countries of the World Health Organisation have agreed to t
Has the long-standing mystery of which wild animals form a reservoir of mpox in the wild finally bee
What would you do if you have always considered yourself healthy and one day you find out that not o
‘Friendship benches’, a mental health intervention first piloted in Zimbabwe, are now being handed o
What does it feel like to be part of a study which might have its funding cut? Marty Reiswig has a r
A federal judge has said the shuttering of USAID is ‘likely unconstitutional’, while the Trump admin
The Americas are in danger of losing their measles elimination status as the disease spreads due to
As the Trump administration cuts 90% of programs funded by the US Agency for International Developme
Encephalitis can be a debilitating condition, but many people have never even heard of it. A new glo
