Public health

Witness History. The Flint water crisis. Audio, 9 minutes
In 2014, a city in Michigan was exposed to dangerous levels of lead in its water supply
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
How do you spot an Asian hornet? Video, 00:00:28
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Wales
Posted
21 May 2024
Blood scandal 'destroyed everything I knew'
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Leicester
Posted
20 May 2024
'Blood friends' speak of relief at meeting each other
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England
Posted
18 May 2024
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson. The Victoria Atkins One. Audio, 38 minutes
How personal memories of 'darker corners' of the NHS influence the health secretary's work
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Jersey coastal water quality map goes live
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Jersey
Posted
17 May 2024
HPV vaccine stops 90% of cervical cancer cases
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Health
Posted
16 May 2024
Expert fears vaccine theories are affecting uptake
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Lincolnshire
Posted
16 May 2024
'I may not be here if my stroke was at different time'
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Northern Ireland
Posted
15 May 2024
Metal mines pollution raises health worries
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Wales
Posted
8 May 2024
The Food Programme. Lessons from Leeds and Amsterdam on childhood obesity. Audio, 42 minutes
Two rare examples of how prevalence of childhood obesity has been cut.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Infected blood victim not hopeful over payout deadline
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Health
Posted
1 May 2024
Call for participants in mental health death inquiry
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Essex
Posted
22 April 2024
Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'
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UK Politics
Posted
19 April 2024
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Kate Garraway gets council response over 'unsettling post'
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London
Posted
18 April 2024
Men in wealthy areas live 15 years longer - report
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Northampton
Posted
18 April 2024
The mega-pastor pushing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories
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Africa
Posted
18 April 2024
Smoking ban political longevity likely to outlast PM
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UK Politics
Posted
17 April 2024
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The Documentary Podcast. Assignment: Choking in Chiang Mai. Audio, 28 minutes
What it’s like to live and die in a polluted city
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
KS3 History: Transforming the health of Liverpool - Doctor Duncan
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BBC Teach
Posted
22 March 2024
Mum's jab plea after daughter's measles death
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Manchester
Posted
22 March 2024
Frustration at six-hour hospital closure meeting
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Essex
Posted
20 March 2024
Almost £5m secured to tackle health inequality
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Cumbria
Posted
19 March 2024
Free seed kits launched to encourage home-growing
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Bradford
Posted
15 March 2024