Health Check

Health Check

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

Health Check

Episodes (291 available)

Health Check, Health Check, How awe can boost your health

Is the Artemis II mission improving our health here on Earth?

8 Apr 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, What next for sunscreen in Australia?

Can regulation improve standards after many brands were found to offer weak protection

1 Apr 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones

War provides the perfect storm to accelerate the spread of multidrug-resistant infections

25 Mar 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Does your home country impact your cancer risk?

North and South Koreans face different cancer risks due to childhood environment

18 Mar 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Using lasers to fight brain cancer

Laser treatment weakens the brain’s protective barrier, allowing cancer drugs in

11 Mar 2026

27 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Do collagen supplements really do anything?

A review reveals collagen supplements will rejuvenate the skin but won’t stop wrinkles

4 Mar 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Could a single vaccine block nearly all viruses?

A universal nasal spray could protect against all coughs, colds, flu and certain bacteria

25 Feb 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Surviving without lungs for 48 hours

How a man too ill to receive his lung transplant survived with an artificial one.

18 Feb 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Are statins safer than we thought?

A new study suggests statins have far fewer side effects than we thought

11 Feb 2026

26 mins

Health Check, Health Check, Why do some people hoard?

Claudia visits someone who describes how hoarding has taken over her life

4 Feb 2026

26 mins

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