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A traditional Japanese kite bearing messages of hope by children living in Fukushima

2021/04/07 GMT

Mental Health and the long term implications of Covid

BBC World Service - Health Check, Mental Health and the long term implications of Covid

Mental Health and Covid; Fukushima a decade on; Fast accurate saliva test for concussion

Mental Health and long term Covid effects;10 years after Fukushima are there parallels between the nuclear power plant disaster and the pandemic? A fast saliva test for concussion

Mental Health and Covid; Claudia examines a large new Lancet Psychiatry study showing that one in three people develop anxiety, depression or a neurological problem in the six months after they were ill with the virus.

Ten years on from the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in Japan. Professor Jun Shigemura discusses whether the unseen threat of exposure to radiation can teach us anything about dealing with the hidden threat of the current Covid-19 virus.

A report from Nigeria on how some people with fractures may turn to the traditional bonesetter to get their bones mended.  Charles Mgbolu reports from Lagos.

And diagnosing concussion: how a team at the University of Birmingham in the UK has developed a saliva test which can detect whether someone with a bang on the head during sport can safely return to the game. Professor Tony Belli explains the science behind the test. 

Plus Claudia’s studio guest is Graham Easton, Professor of Clinical Communication Skills at Barts and the London Medical School.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Erika Wright

(Picture: A traditional Japanese kite, bearing messages of hope by children living in Fukushima prefecture, is flown over the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Futaba town on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the disaster. Photo credit: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images.)

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