Health Check

Supporting Content

• The Science Hour

  Science news and highlights of the week.

  

• Could drones help to deliver medical supplies?

  Drones might give doctors a way to get vital drugs to patients in hard-to-reach places

  Duration: 1:53

• Mobile phones v public health

  Are you reading this on your smartphone while walking down the street?

  Duration: 2:51

• Can stigma around HIV be reduced?

  Medical advances have helped people with HIV to live longer and stop the virus passing on

  Duration: 1:52

• Is depression more common with LGBT teenagers?

  Over half of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans teens could be experiencing depression

  Duration: 2:14
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• Sloths take it easy

• Farming insects

• Presenter - Claudia Hammond

  The first time Claudia appeared on BBC radio she was 18 and giving blood live. She's now a health psychology lecturer at Boston University’s London base and writes psychology books. 'Everything I do is about communicating the best evidence in the hope that people can use it to make the best decisions about their health or wellbeing.'