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More and more people are donating organs, but demand still far exceeds supply. What can the world learn from the country that does it best?
Written by Chris Baraniuk
Read and produced by Graihagh Jackson
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One in three French people think vaccines are unsafe, but across the country vaccine coverage is rising. Alex Whiting looks at how France is fighting back against vaccine scepticism.
Written by Alex Whiting
Read by Kirsten Irving
Produced by Graihagh Jackson
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E-cigarettes were invented by business, not medicine. But as more smokers make the switch, some health experts believe we’ve finally hit on something that could stub out smoking for good.
Written by Simon Usborne
Read by Brian Yim Lim
Produced by Graihagh Jackson
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A million Rohingya refugees in crowded shelters with poor sanitation – ideal conditions for infections to spread. Here’s how to stop these deadly outbreaks.
Written and read by Gaia Vince.
Produced by Graihagh Jackson
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Smiling is one of the fundamental ways people communicate, so what happens if your face can’t do it?
Written by Neil Steinberg
Read by Charlotte Hussey
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You may not think of the buzz and whine of insects as musical, but the distinctive pitch of mosquito wingbeats could tell us how to fight malaria. Daniel A Gross meets the researchers who are pricking up their ears.
Written by Daniel A Gross
Read by Barry J Gibb
Produced by Graihagh Jackson
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We now know there’s a cheap, safe treatment that could save thousands of lives each year. But those who need it can’t always access it.
Written by Samira Shackle
Read by Kirsten Irving
Produced by Graihagh Jackson
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Researcher Áine Kelly is using her experience of growing up in care to help others in the system. What role does first-hand experience have in expertise, and how important is it in making health and social care better? Michael Regnier explores a new kind of expert.
Written and read by Michael Regnier
Produced by Graihagh Jackson
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Traditionally, expectant mothers have been excluded from clinical trials, but could this practice be doing more harm than good? Emily Anthes investigates.
Written by Emily Anthes
Read by Charlotte Hussey
Produced by Barry J Gibb
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Food poverty is on the rise in rich countries. And evidence suggests the impact can last for years afterwards.
Written by Chris Baraniuk
Read by Kirsten Irving
Produced by Graihagh Jackson
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What’s it like to hear voices? Are they hallucinations or a normal human experience? Chris Chapman explores what they are, why they happen and how they are being understood.
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General anaesthetic is supposed to make surgery painless. But now there’s evidence that one person in 20 may be awake when doctors think they’re under.
Written by David Robson
Read by Brian Yim Lim
Produced by Graihagh Jackson
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Twenty-five years after the discovery of the gene behind Huntington’s disease, Peter Forbes reports on the potential first treatment for this devastating condition.
Written by Peter Forbes
Read by Brian Yim Lim
Produced by Graihagh Jackson
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Who would risk their own safety tending to the injured and recovering the dead in one of the most violent cities on earth? Samira Shackle rides along with a driver from the world’s largest voluntary ambulance service.
Written by Samira Shackle
Read by Michael Regnier
Produced by Barry J Gibb
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Nobuaki Nagashima has Werner syndrome, which causes his body to age at super speed. This condition is teaching us more about what controls our genes, and could eventually help us find a way to slow ageing – or stop it altogether.
Written by Erika Hayasaki. Read by Rebecca McIntosh. Produced by Graihagh Jackson.
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When a gentle glow feels like a spotlight and everyday sounds hurt your ears, life can get anxious and painful. But, discovers Emma Young, there may be an upside to being highly sensitive.
Written by Emma Young
Read by Kirsten Irving
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Emerging sign languages could reveal how all language evolved – but keeping these fragile languages isolated for research may mean the people who rely on them lose out.
Written by Michael Erard. Read by Michael Regnier. Produced by Graihagh Jackson.
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While it’s healthy to have a variety of bacteria in our guts, there’s one place where a single dominant type is best: the vagina. Meet the researchers trying to make the world healthier, one vagina at a time.
Written by Kendall Powell. Read by Kirsten Irving. Produced by Barry J Gibb.
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The East African country’s campaign to end cervical cancer through the HPV vaccine has had to overcome cultural taboos and rumours about infertility – but it’s saving lives.
Written by Sophie Cousins. Read and produced by Graihagh Jackson.
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In the 1970s, radical scientists thought they could change the world – if they could change science first. As told to Alice Bell.
Written by Alice Bell. Read by Nick Dent. Produced by Barry J Gibb.
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