Drug breakthroughs
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- Posted3 January
The Inquiry. Have we reached a turning point with migraine medication? Audio, 23 minutes
Could a new class of drugs change the lives of those living with migraine?
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- Available for over a year
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- Posted17 April 2023
Health Check. Liver drug could be repurposed for Covid. Audio, 27 minutes
A widely used liver disease drug could be repurposed to stop Covid-19 in its tracks.
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Health Check. 'Historic' turning point for Alzheimer's. Audio, 26 minutes
Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Health Check. 'Historic' claims for new Alzheimer’s drug. Audio, 28 minutes
Treatment hope for Alzheimer’s patients
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- Posted17 November 2021
Business Daily. Controversial new Alzheimer's drug in the spotlight. Audio, 18 minutes
The approval is under investigation. What are the consequences for patients?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Documentary Podcast. Marvellous medicine. Audio, 24 minutes
Have we learned how to permanently accelerate drug development?
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Analysis. Marvellous Medicine. Audio, 28 minutes
Has the pandemic enabled us to accelerate the pace of drug development?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Covid-19 vaccine: 'It will take until next year' Newsday. Audio, 00:03:53
With significant trials taking place across the world, how long do we have to wait?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted24 September 2020
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- Posted4 August 2020
A Big Disease with a Little Name. The End of HIV/AIDS? Audio, 14 minutes
How close are we to eradicating epidemic levels of HIV - and do we need a cure to do so?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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A Big Disease with a Little Name. The AZT Price War. Audio, 14 minutes
In 1987 the drug AZT was seen as a breakthrough in fighting AIDS - but it was expensive.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted30 April 2020
Witness History. The Chinese cure for malaria. Audio, 9 minutes
How scientists in the 1970s discovered an anti-malarial drug using a traditional remedy.
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- Posted30 January 2020
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- Posted12 December 2019
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- Posted25 October 2019
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- Posted22 September 2019
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- Posted21 August 2019
Science In Action. The ‘Greatest Glasshouse’ in the World. Audio, 27 minutes
Re-opening of Kew glasshouse provides a home for thousands of endangered plants.
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Discovery. Problems of Developing Drugs. Audio, 27 minutes
Jim al-Khalili meets Patrick Vallance heading drug development at a pharmaceutical company
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
