Black Fungus epidemic in India
Could over the counter Steroids be driving the Black Fungus epidemic in India? Mass Covid testing in Vietnam. And best selling author Dr Jen Gunter on a new menopause manifesto!
Could over the counter Steroids be driving the Black Fungus epidemic in India? Claudia talks to Dr Awadhesh Singh from the GD Hospital and Diabetes Institute in Kolkata who explains the link between Steroid use and the shocking surge in cases of this deadly disease. Guest Matt Fox from Boston University discusses mass Covid testing in Vietnam and a trial of mask wearing in Bangladesh, plus the renaming of Covid variants using the Greek alphabet. And bestselling author Dr Jen Gunter on her new book The Menopause Manifesto – own your health with facts and feminism!
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Erika Wright
(Picture: A doctor inspects a patient for mucormycosis inside a dedicated ward at MMG hospital in Ghaziabad, India. Photo credit: Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times/Getty Images.)
Last on
More episodes
Clip
![]()
Could steroids be driving the black fungus epidemic in India?
Duration: 03:52
Broadcasts
- Wed 2 Jun 202119:32GMTBBC World Service
- Thu 3 Jun 202103:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only
- Thu 3 Jun 202104:32GMTBBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
- Thu 3 Jun 202108:32GMTBBC World Service
- Thu 3 Jun 202112:32GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
- Sat 5 Jun 202101:32GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- Sun 6 Jun 202101:32GMTBBC World Service UK DAB/Freeview, Online & Europe and the Middle East only
- Sun 6 Jun 202111:32GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
Podcast
![]()
Health Check
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
