Coronavirus: The Evidence

Are national lockdowns evidence of policy failure?

Locked in the lockdown cycle – evidence for a more targeted response

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

Pandemic rules: follower or flouter?

Why a sense of “we” rather than “I” makes us more likely to follow pandemic rules

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

Hopes and fears for Covid-19 vaccines

Vaccines could mean liberation for all, but will rich countries corner supplies?

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

The Shapeshifting Virus

Will new vaccines work against the more infectious versions of the coronavirus?

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

Keeping out Covid-19

The virus knows no borders, so do international travel restrictions work for Covid-19?

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

Mental health and the pandemic

Mental health distress has risen around the world. How can people's suffering be eased?

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

Sharing Vaccines – what’s gone wrong?

The ethics of putting children in rich countries ahead in the global vaccine queue

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

How Covid damages the human body

Covid the chameleon - the multiple ways this virus attacks our bodies

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

Whatever happened to…those Covid-19 stories

Claudia Hammond and panel study ideas that have disappeared

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

How will the pandemic end?

Keeping a lid on risks of new covid variants as vaccinated countries ease restrictions

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

02/10/2021 GMT

Claudia Hammond is joined by experts to answer questions about the coronavirus Covid-19.

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

When misinformation kills

Tackling the “infodemic” – misinformation and Covid-19

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

Healthcare pushed out by the pandemic

Global killers like tuberculosis, polio, measles, HIV/Aids and Cancer set to surge

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

When will the pandemic end?

Lessons from Omicron to end the pandemic

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

Africa, the pandemic and healthcare independence

The new momentum for vaccines, medicines and tests to be made for Africa in Africa

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Coronavirus: The Evidence

Drug-resistant superbugs

The silent pandemic - drug resistant infections threaten the future of modern medicine

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War trauma and mental health

The psychological suffering caused by the toxic stress of war and conflict

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The nature of mental health

Plant power and mental health - is nature-cure a cure-all?

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How pandemics end

Is it premature to say the pandemic is over?

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Preparing for the next pandemic

Scientists warn it’s not if, but when, another pandemic will hit us

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Our microbes and our health

The astonishing and mysterious world of the human microbiome

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Exploring the concept of solastalgia

The feeling of pain or distress associated with environmental change close to your home.

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Is the world becoming more allergic?

Are allergies still increasing in prevalence and can we prevent and treat them?

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Putting the mouth back in the body

What do our mouths reveal about the health of our bodies?

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The science of the menopause

How is the menopause viewed around the world? Claudia Hammond unpacks the latest science

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Maternal health in Malawi

Why can the process of pregnancy and childbirth still be so dangerous for women?

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Salt

You eat it every day, but how much do you know about the incredible science of salt?

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Would you get sick for science?

Why are some people deliberately infected with diseases?

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The burning problem in women's health

Why do we know so little about one of the most common health complaints?

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