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Nigeria’s world first 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine

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

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How we hope

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

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Puerto Rico declares dengue fever emergency

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

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Pig kidney transplanted into patient

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

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Should we stop talking about long COVID?

Most people with COVID-19 make a full recovery within 12 weeks, but some patients have...

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A Promising New Cancer Treatment

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

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One billion obese people

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

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Junior doctors strike in South Korea

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

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Global Trade vs Health Equality

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

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Dengue Outbreak in Latin America

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

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Getting vaccinations to remote South Sudan

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

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Surviving Noma Disease

There are neglected tropical diseases, and then there is Noma; A severe gangrenous disease which...

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Cape Verde Eliminates Malaria

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

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Endurance

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

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Are outcomes better with female surgeons?

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

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2024 in global health

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

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A Year in Health in Review

As 2024 draws ever closer, Claudia Hammond looks back at the medical news, trends and advances...

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When will we have an HIV vaccine?

With the failure of the PrEPVacc trial in Southern and Eastern Africa, HIV researchers are...

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Closer to a cure for morning sickness

Morning sickness affects 4 in 5 women at some point in pregnancy but until now we’ve known little...

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How do we know when a mystery illness is serious?

On Health Check we often cover the outbreak of a mystery illness or unusual health event that has...

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