Public health

'I'm tackling my diabetes risk for my grandson'
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Sussex
Posted
29 May 2025
Currently. NHS: Painful Decisions. Audio, 28 minutes
Dominic Hughes explores the decisions facing NHS leaders as they try to balance the books.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Parents surveyed on pressures of raising children
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Isle of Man
Posted
13 May 2025
Weight loss service could be axed in council cuts
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Peterborough
Posted
9 May 2025
More islanders treated for self-harm in A&E
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Jersey
Posted
25 April 2025
Loud. Audio, 28 minutes
Is noise an invisible killer? James Gallagher investigates.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Islanders 'drink more on average than those in UK'
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Jersey
Posted
10 April 2025
Reporter Reads. The English town that hopes to save the NHS a lot of money. Audio, 13 minutes
Washwood Heath is a community health clinic, but not as you know it. Image: BBC)
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BBC News
Available for over a year
Americast. Americanswers! Which news stories are being overshadowed by Trump's tariffs? Audio, 30 minutes
Measles, mass protests and mega-jails
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BBC News
Available for over a year
Firm pulls out of Belfast children's hospital project
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Northern Ireland
Posted
3 April 2025
New NHS lab turning round 15,000 blood tests an hour
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Manchester
Posted
3 April 2025
What in the World. Can reusable products solve period poverty? Audio, 14 minutes
500 million women don’t have access to menstrual products
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Protests postponed after pharmacy funding boost
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Health
Posted
31 March 2025
States pupils 70% more likely overweight - report
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Guernsey
Posted
27 March 2025
The Documentary Podcast. Malawi: Life in your years. Audio, 36 minutes
What does increased life expectancy mean in one of the poorest countries in the world?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
'Weight of responsibility' - Covid five years on
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Guernsey
Posted
25 March 2025
What in the World. Fluoride: What you need to know. Audio, 12 minutes
Some places add fluoride to tap water to prevent tooth decay
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
'It's changed everything' - Covid-19 five years on
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Guernsey
Posted
24 March 2025
Student looks back on 'surreal' 448-day isolation
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Devon
Posted
23 March 2025
'Lonely' lockdown babies now thriving as best pals
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Lancashire
Posted
21 March 2025
Rare Earth. Forever Chemicals. Audio, 53 minutes
The health impact of PFAS chemicals used in everything from frying pans to coats.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
'I lost 80% of my lung capacity after Covid coma'
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Manchester
Posted
20 March 2025
The Global Story. Are we really getting enough sleep? Audio, 26 minutes
How harmful is bad sleep to our health? And what can we do about it?
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year