Health Check

We look at the reasons behind a recent surge in Whooping cough cases in Europe and Asia. Also on the

A research center in Sudan had brought hope for neglected disease mycetoma, we hear from a mycetoma

There's been a lot of coverage in the media around the world about the mental health difficulties fa

After a number of incidents around the world so far this year that have left dozens of flyers needin

After a 50% jump in meningitis cases reported across Africa last year, Nigeria is becoming the first

Claudia Hammond presents a special edition of Health Check from the Northern Ireland Science Festiva

As the recent surge in cases of dengue fever continues across Latin America and the Caribbean, Puert

The latest on the first procedure to transplant a kidney from a pig into a living patient. Claudia H

Most people with Covid-19 make a full recovery within 12 weeks, but some patients have experienced o

The toxic mineral asbestos is still mined across the world, despite it’s much documented links to ca

More than one billion people in the world are now living with obesity. The number of people who are

More than 1,600 junior doctors have been on strike in South Korea in a dispute about working conditi

Research shows that large numbers of Covid deaths could have been prevented if people in low and mid

Carnival hits the streets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week. As well as preparations for the crowd

The hospital in Old Fangak, South Sudan is extremely remote; it’s a place that can only be accessed

There are neglected tropical diseases, and then there is Noma, a severe gangrenous disease which ten

It has been another ‘milestone week’ for the fight against malaria. The archipelago island nation Ca

Have you ever considered rowing across the Atlantic? How about making it even more challenging by do

A recent study from Canada has found that patients treated by female surgeons have a lower likelihoo

A treaty to help the world cope with the next pandemic, new ways to treat undernutrition and a last