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The Evidence

Claudia Hammond joins scientists and experts to explore the effect science has on the world around us

World Service,55 episodes

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Weight loss jabs: A medical game changer?
Do weight loss injections have far-reaching benefits beyond weight management?
18 Oct 2025,49 mins
The Thirst for Water
How is access to water (or lack of it) shaping our lives around the world?
19 Jul 2025,49 mins
How does heat affect our health?
Why is it so hard to understand the effects a warming world has on our health?
24 May 2025,49 mins
The burning problem in women's health
Why do we know so little about one of the most common health complaints?
18 Jan 2025,49 mins
Would you get sick for science?
Why are some people deliberately infected with diseases?
19 Oct 2024,49 mins
Salt
You eat it every day, but how much do you know about the incredible science of salt?
20 Jul 2024,49 mins
Maternal health in Malawi
Why can the process of pregnancy and childbirth still be so dangerous for women?
04 May 2024,49 mins
The science of the menopause
How is the menopause viewed around the world? Claudia Hammond unpacks the latest science
16 Mar 2024,49 mins
Putting the mouth back in the body
What do our mouths reveal about the health of our bodies?
18 Nov 2023,49 mins
Is the world becoming more allergic?
Are allergies still increasing in prevalence and can we prevent and treat them?
30 Sep 2023,49 mins
Exploring the concept of solastalgia
The feeling of pain or distress associated with environmental change close to your home.
08 Jul 2023,49 mins
Our microbes and our health
The astonishing and mysterious world of the human microbiome
25 Mar 2023,49 mins
Preparing for the next pandemic
Scientists warn it’s not if, but when, another pandemic will hit us
24 Dec 2022,49 mins
How pandemics end
Is it premature to say the pandemic is over?
01 Oct 2022,49 mins
The nature of mental health
Plant power and mental health - is nature-cure a cure-all?
28 May 2022,49 mins
War trauma and mental health
The psychological suffering caused by the toxic stress of war and conflict
02 Apr 2022,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
Drug-resistant superbugs
The silent pandemic - drug resistant infections threaten the future of modern medicine
26 Feb 2022,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
Africa, the pandemic and healthcare independence
The new momentum for vaccines, medicines and tests to be made for Africa in Africa
29 Jan 2022,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
When will the pandemic end?
Lessons from Omicron to end the pandemic
25 Dec 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
Healthcare pushed out by the pandemic
Global killers like tuberculosis, polio, measles, HIV/Aids and Cancer set to surge
27 Nov 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
When misinformation kills
Tackling the “infodemic” – misinformation and Covid-19
30 Oct 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
02/10/2021 GMT
Claudia Hammond is joined by experts to answer questions about the coronavirus Covid-19.
02 Oct 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
How will the pandemic end?
Keeping a lid on risks of new covid variants as vaccinated countries ease restrictions
29 Aug 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
Whatever happened to…those Covid-19 stories
Claudia Hammond and panel study ideas that have disappeared
31 Jul 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
How Covid damages the human body
Covid the chameleon - the multiple ways this virus attacks our bodies
26 Jun 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
Sharing Vaccines – what’s gone wrong?
The ethics of putting children in rich countries ahead in the global vaccine queue
29 May 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
Mental health and the pandemic
Mental health distress has risen around the world. How can people's suffering be eased?
27 Mar 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
Keeping out Covid-19
The virus knows no borders, so do international travel restrictions work for Covid-19?
27 Feb 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
The Shapeshifting Virus
Will new vaccines work against the more infectious versions of the coronavirus?
30 Jan 2021,49 mins
Coronavirus: The Evidence
Hopes and fears for Covid-19 vaccines
Vaccines could mean liberation for all, but will rich countries corner supplies?
26 Dec 2020,49 mins