The Truth About... Podcast
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Dying in Comfort in Mongolia—The Truth About Cancer
Mon 12 Jun 2017
1/6The Mongolian matriarch who is helping people with terminal liver cancer die in comfort
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Failing Gracefully—Success and Failure in Medicine
Mon 1 Aug 2016
4/4The role technology plays in high-risk systemsand what it means for healthcare
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Going Lean: Health and the Toyota Way—Success and Failure in Medicine
Mon 25 Jul 2016
3/4Kevin Fong explores how car manufacturing is helping healthcare
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“Faster, Better, Cheaper”—Success and Failure in Medicine
Mon 18 Jul 2016
2/4Kevin Fong explores the success and failure of NASA’s missions to Mars
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The Business of Failure—Success and Failure in Medicine
Mon 11 Jul 2016
1/4Dr Kevin Fong explores the problems with the US air ambulance industry.
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The Truth About Diabetes Debate—The Truth About Diabetes
Fri 5 Feb 2016
A live debate on the impact of diabetes on world health and options for action.
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Diabetes: Sugar, Death and Taxes—The Truth About Diabetes
Tue 2 Feb 2016
4/5Mexico’s government has introduced the first-ever sugary drinks tax to combat diabetes
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Diabetes: Challenge in the Bronx—The Truth About Diabetes
Tue 26 Jan 2016
3/5In New York, Hispanics, blacks and other ethnic minorities suffer high rates of diabetes.
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Diabetes: Nothing Good to Eat—The Truth About Diabetes
Tue 19 Jan 2016
2/5Tonga - where obesity is the norm, and over 36% of adults suffer from type 2 diabetes.
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Diabetes: South Asia Time Bomb—The Truth About Diabetes
Tue 12 Jan 2016
1/5Anu Anand discovers why South Asians, like herself, are more at risk of type 2 diabetes.
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AIDS in the Philippines—The Truth About AIDS
Wed 3 Jun 2015
5/5Dr Margarita Holmes examines the ethical and personal dilemmas facing people with HIV
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AIDS in Uganda—The Truth About AIDS
Wed 27 May 2015
4/5Leading Ugandan doctor, Peter Mugyenyi, on the realities of HIV therapy in his country
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AIDS in Russia and Australia—The Truth About AIDS
Wed 20 May 2015
3/5What works - and what doesn't - when it comes to tackling HIV/Aids?
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AIDS in Britain and America—The Truth About AIDS
Wed 13 May 2015
2/5Lord Fowler asks why some nations are failing to reduce the harm from HIV/Aids.
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The Fight Against Aids—The Truth About AIDS
Wed 6 May 2015
1/5The breakthroughs that have transformed Aids from a death sentence to a treatable disease
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Life and Death: Bereavement Without a Body—The Truth About Life and Death
Wed 1 Oct 2014
6/8The Cypriots grieving for loved ones still yet to be found
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Life and Death: When Are we Dead?—The Truth About Life and Death
Wed 24 Sep 2014
5/8The pivotal role religion plays in decisions about death and dying in Israel
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Life and Death: What is Killing Us?—The Truth About Life and Death
Wed 16 Jul 2014
4/8India’s One Million Deaths project studies how people die to help the living
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Life and Death: Babies' Minds—The Truth About Life and Death
Wed 9 Jul 2014
3/8Why babies' laughter is key to how their minds work
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Life and Death: Born Too Soon—The Truth About Life and Death
Wed 2 Jul 2014
2/8Claudia Hammond investigates how to save the lives of premature babies
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Life and Death: Fertility on a Shoestring—The Truth About Life and Death
Wed 25 Jun 2014
1/8The programmes offering infertility treatment at a fraction of the cost in South Africa
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Mental Health: Hikikomori—The Truth About Mental Health
Fri 5 Jul 2013
6/6Claudia Hammond travels to Japan to investigate a condition known as hikikomori.
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Mental Health: Treatment Gap—The Truth About Mental Health
Fri 28 Jun 2013
5/6The projects helping to bridge the gap in mental health treatment around the world
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Mental Health: Healing Norway—The Truth About Mental Health
Fri 21 Jun 2013
4/6Norway’s novel attempts to heal its citizens two years from the Anders Breivik murders
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Mental Health: Four Walls—The Truth About Mental Health
Fri 14 Jun 2013
3/6Psychologists and political prisoners reveal how to stay sane in solitary confinement
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Mental Health: Children and War—The Truth About Mental Health
Fri 7 Jun 2013
2/6Protecting young minds – the impact of war and conflict on children
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Mental Health: Mad or Sad—The Truth About Mental Health
Fri 31 May 2013
1/6Is mental illness universal, or tightly bound to the culture in which we live?
The Truth About Cancer Podcast
Examining the strategies being taken globally to tackle the world's biggest killer
