Medicine

Leading Ugandan doctor, Peter Mugyenyi, on the realities of HIV therapy in his country

Kelley Wilder discusses how the 1896 x-ray photograph of a hand changed medicine.

Professor Tom Solomon talks about his former patient, writer Roald Dahl.

Kathy Willis on how new opportunities opened up for finding medicines from plants.

Noreena Hertz argues that it is sometimes very dangerous to put your trust in experts.

John Waite asks why parents of some autistic children are trying unproven therapies.

Linda Geddes explores the latest research into how general anaesthetics work in the body.

Tim Key takes a comic look at the thorny issue of medicine, through the medium of poetry.

Calls for reform of safety testing rules after thousands of women are damaged by surgery.

Rupert Goodwins on the potential of the internet to improve the future for blind people.

Rupert Goodwins tries to find if technology can limit his isolation from blindness.

Rupert Goodwins reflects on the medical experience of losing his sight.

The commonly used medical 'drip' that may have caused thousands of unnecessary deaths.

Andrew Graystone argues that we are using the wrong language to talk about cancer.

The volunteer medics helping to prop up the struggling Greek healthcare system

Stephen K Amos compiles an idiot's guide to health and medicine.

Creating Blood: Vivienne Parry meets scientists hoping to create artificial blood.

Professor Raymond Tallis explores the science and culture of immortality.

Robin Gorna fears the world is losing the political will to deal with the problem of AIDS.

Antivirals. Kevin Fong looks at new techniques to cure all viral infections.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Hippocratic Oath.

Charles ffrench-Constant on a new wave of drugs which could help the body heal itself.