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Rapid malaria diagnoses
Can rapid diagnostic tests make a difference in the fight against malaria? A new study tries to quantify the real-world difference these tests are making.
Can rapid diagnostic tests make a difference in the fight against malaria? A new study tries to quantify the real-world difference these tests are making.
Also on the show, what can we learn from a single documented case of a medical anomaly: like the recent study of a break dancer presenting with a thickened skull. And Claudia learns to surf – all in the name of health.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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Sun 20 Oct 202403:32GMT
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