Health Check

Organ transplant in HIV+ patients


Listen Later

A new study from America looks at the safety of organ transplants between people with HIV. Its promising results raise the potential for expanding access to life-saving treatments.

This week's show also examines a surprising resurgence of scurvy, a disease often associated with historical poverty. Is the current cost of living crisis contributing to nutritional deficiencies? Plus, an update from the Africa CDC reveals encouraging news about the Marburg virus outbreak, but a grim warning about the spread of Mpox.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond

Producer: Margaret Sessa Hawkins

...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

79 ratings


More shows like Health Check

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,753 Listeners

The Archers by BBC Radio 4

The Archers

1,094 Listeners

More or Less by BBC Radio 4

More or Less

889 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,049 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,508 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,792 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,847 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,079 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

1,964 Listeners

The Food Programme by BBC Radio 4

The Food Programme

267 Listeners

The Food Chain by BBC World Service

The Food Chain

349 Listeners

Discovery by BBC World Service

Discovery

968 Listeners

BBC Inside Science by BBC Radio 4

BBC Inside Science

410 Listeners

Science Weekly by The Guardian

Science Weekly

414 Listeners

Inside Health by BBC Radio 4

Inside Health

96 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

238 Listeners

Science In Action by BBC World Service

Science In Action

334 Listeners

Unexpected Elements by BBC World Service

Unexpected Elements

363 Listeners

All in the Mind by BBC Radio 4

All in the Mind

63 Listeners

Health Report by ABC

Health Report

138 Listeners

CrowdScience by BBC World Service

CrowdScience

480 Listeners

People Fixing the World by BBC World Service

People Fixing the World

246 Listeners

Sliced Bread by BBC Radio 4

Sliced Bread

165 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,216 Listeners

The Bomb by BBC World Service

The Bomb

1,035 Listeners