Health Check

Have we found a better alternative to aspirin?


Listen Later

Millions of us take aspirin daily to ward off heart attack or stroke, but a new study has found an alternative blood thinner, clopidogrel, could be more effective. We find out how it compares.

An oral health check-up at least two weeks before surgery has shown to reduce the risk of post-operative infections such as pneumonia as well as reduce the length of a patients' hospital stay. Dr Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay Research Programme Leader at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute at the University of Cambridge assesses what this Japanese study tells is about the connection between oral health and the rest of our bodies.

The Africa CDC and WHO have just launched ambitious targets to cut Cholera by 90% across Africa. Global health journalist Andrew Green assesses if this target is likely to be met with the measures proposed.

We meet a Chilean football team who’ve all had organ transplants. They’re trying to raise awareness and improve the number of donors in the country. Our reporter Jane Chambers went to Santiago to find out more.

Could music help or worsen travel sickness? A study in China found happy music improved symptoms whilst sad music made them worse.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond

Producers: Katie Tomsett & Hannah Robins

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Health CheckBy BBC World Service

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

77 ratings


More shows like Health Check

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,459 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,804 Listeners

F1: Chequered Flag by BBC Radio 5 Live

F1: Chequered Flag

761 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,690 Listeners

Science Weekly by The Guardian

Science Weekly

418 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,795 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,082 Listeners

Science In Action by BBC World Service

Science In Action

350 Listeners

Inside Health by BBC Radio 4

Inside Health

92 Listeners

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC Radio 4

More or Less: Behind the Stats

892 Listeners

Discovery by BBC World Service

Discovery

957 Listeners

The Food Programme by BBC Radio 4

The Food Programme

261 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

1,940 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,055 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

231 Listeners

Unexpected Elements by BBC World Service

Unexpected Elements

355 Listeners

All in the Mind by BBC Radio 4

All in the Mind

71 Listeners

BBC Inside Science by BBC Radio 4

BBC Inside Science

429 Listeners

The Food Chain by BBC World Service

The Food Chain

347 Listeners

The Inquiry by BBC World Service

The Inquiry

748 Listeners

CrowdScience by BBC World Service

CrowdScience

481 Listeners

Sliced Bread by BBC Radio 4

Sliced Bread

134 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

733 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,167 Listeners

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley by BBC Radio 4

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

216 Listeners