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Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
We bring you the latest on the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise liner MV Hondius with BBC health reporter Smitha Mundasad. Endometriosis, w...
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just awarded fast track status to three companies developing psychedelic drugs as a trea...
We learn about a new injectable microgel to help reduce bleeding in infants who require surgical care. In a mice model, it reduced bleeding...
A minority of patients requiring blood transfusions are increasingly requesting ‘unvaccinated’ blood in the United States, per a new report...
As the Artemis II crew return to Earth, we uncover the health benefits of the feeling of awe with world-renowned expert, Dacher Keltner. We...
In Australia last year, it was discovered that hardly any sunscreen products actually offered the protection listed on the bottle. Now the A...
For the last few weeks, the news has been dominated by the situation in the Middle East. Joining Claudia Hammond is BBC Health Correspondent...
North Korean defectors and lifelong South Korean residents have significantly different cancer rates, despite their genetic similarities; ne...
New research from Yale shows that aging doesn’t have to result in mental and physical decline. In fact, they found that nearly half of older...
Collagen supplements have become increasingly popular over recent years. However, a new review has revealed that although taking collagen ma...
A universal nasal spray vaccine that could block nearly all viruses, and possibly also bacteria and allergens has been successful at early s...
How a patient survived for 48 hours without lungs. Too ill to receive a lung transplant straight away, the man relied on an artificial lung...
Statins are one of the most prescribed drugs in the world as they are highly effective at reducing “bad” LDL cholesterol that causes cardiov...
Many of us can empathise with that feeling of keeping stuff for years and years. We might keep treasured objects with real sentimental value...
For some communities in South Africa coming-of-age initiations are a hugely significant moment, but there have been rising concerns over the...
Joined by BBC Brazil reporter Camilla Mota, presenter Claudia Hammond discusses new research from the U.S. that has found that people who ha...
We are often told exercise is good for boosting your mood, but a new Cochrane review has looked at what the evidence says about how much dif...
China has just brought in taxes on contraception including condoms in a bid to increase the nation’s birth rate. What impact could this have...
In the past decade there has been little progress in lowering malaria cases, with over half a million people still dying from the mosquito-b...
Malaria is still the third biggest killer on the planet and despite decades of serious investment it’s a disease that is still very much wit...
James Gallagher joins Claudia Hammond to share his pick for health breakthrough of 2025 – the world's first gene therapy to treat Huntington...
We already knew that the shingles vaccine reduces the risk of developing dementia, but new research has shown that it also slows the progres...
New research shows that 20% of children under five years old in Nigeria have been exposed to skin lightening products, even by parents who k...
A recent meta-analysis finds that childhood hypertension rates (commonly known as high blood pressure) are increasing significantly around t...
Global health journalist Andrew Green has been looking at the impact of US funding cuts on the global HIV response, and reports his findings...
This week it was declared that Canada is no longer measles free and as a result The Americas have lost their measles elimination status. Cla...
Last week attempts at cloud seeding to reduce pollution in Delhi failed to produce any rain. We catch up with reporter Chhavi Sachdev to fin...
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that global warming will ‘inevitably’ surpass 1.5 degrees. What does this mean for global h...
As Japan declares a flu epidemic we find out more about what’s going on in the country, and the potential implications for the flu season ah...
As the fragile ceasefire holds in Gaza, we hear about the health impacts and realities of the aid being let into the territory from Olga Che...
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infect...
Functional human eggs have been generated using human skin cells in a breakthrough study. What impact could this have on couples with fertil...
President Trump has claimed that consuming Tylenol, or paracetamol, whilst pregnant can increase the risk of autism in children; Claudia is...
In a ‘historical turning point’ there are now more overweight than underweight children and teenagers worldwide according to a new report fr...
Is curiosity good for us, or should we learn a lesson from what curiosity did to the cat? And why does curiosity drive some people to explor...
Millions of us take aspirin daily to ward off heart attack or stroke, but a new study has found an alternative blood thinner, clopidogrel, c...
One in five of us suffer with chronic pain globally and the exact cause of it is often unknown making it very hard to treat. However, in wha...
AI models have helped to discover new potential antibiotics to treat drug resistant infections of gonorrhoea and MRSA. We speak to Professor...
As negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty are due to conclude at the United Nations, we check in on whether health is on the agenda with...
UN-backed experts – the IPC - say the "worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out" in Gaza and that there is mounting evidence t...
Antiparasitic drug Ivermectin has been shown to reduce malaria transmission by making the blood of treated persons deadly to the mosquitoes...
Penicillin is the go-to antibiotic for many common infections - but in the UK more than 1-in-15 adults have a penicillin allergy label on th...
Lenacapavir has been incredibly promising in trials and now the World Health Organisation have officially recommended the drug for HIV preve...
Until now there has been no approved treatment for malaria in newborns and infants weighing less than 4.5kg. We hear from families and clini...
Phages are viruses that only infect bacteria. How might they help us tackle antimicrobial resistance? Franklin Nobrega and Esme Brinsden fro...
There has been immense progress on childhood vaccination since 1974, with over four billion children vaccinated worldwide. So why now are we...
Thinking about the future comes so naturally to most people that we do not realise what a complicated and essential skill it is. Claudia Ham...
As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone, we check-in with Professor Trudie Lang to understand the implications of the continuing spread of the di...
A new immunotherapy regime has shown significant improvements in treatment for head and neck cancer. Meanwhile, exercise is boosting outcome...
Women with dense breasts are four times more likely to develop breast cancer than women with low breast density and it’s also harder for can...