In the first of a new series Dr Ayan Panja and Claudia Hammond look at the best of the month's global health stories, including the effects of smog in Beijing. Show more

Dr Ayan Panja and Claudia Hammond with the best of the month's global health stories, including novel ways of tackling obesity in Taiwan. Show more

Claudia Hammond presents the best of the month's global health stories, including an alternative to antibiotics and ballet classes that help people with Parkinson's disease. Show more

Claudia Hammond and Dr Ayan Panja present the best of the month's global health stories. They focus on infectious diseases, including new ways of tackling leprosy in Brazil and Ind Show more

Claudia Hammond and Dr Ayan Panja focus on mental health, including a new treatment for schizophrenia and a database that holds the secrets of happiness. Show more

The health of women and children around the world is our focus this month as the programme investigates an "epidemic" of maternal deaths in rural Cameroon. Show more

Health Check marks the 10th anniversary of the SARS epidemic which spread around the world from China - as scientists work to unlock the genetic code of a new respiratory virus. Show more

Claudia Hammond and Dr Ayan Panja look at creative solutions to global health problems. We start with one of the most common afflictions on the planet, hernia. Show more

In this month's BBC Health Check with Claudia Hammond and Dr Ayan Panja, we focus on the latest research helping babies and children around the world. Show more

In this month's Health Check, Dr Ayan Panja and Claudia Hammond will be looking at how the arts can improve our health. Show more

Claudia Hammond and Dr Ayan Panja start the New Year with a look at the latest and best global health stories. This month there's a focus on accidents and how to avoid them. Show more

Claudia Hammond and Dr Ayan Panja focus on our senses - those human abilities which help us to work out what's going on in the world. Show more

The BBC's monthly Health Check with Claudia Hammond and Dr Ayan Panja focuses on the latest efforts to control diseases which are making an unwelcome comeback. Show more

This month, Health Check looks at surgical stories from around the world - including goggles that allow surgeons to distinguish between cancerous and healthy cells as they operate. Show more

This month Health Check looks at men's health - including a new technique developed to detect prostate cancer that is claimed to be more accurate and less painful. Show more

In this month's Health Check - one of South America's tiniest countries takes on one of the world's most powerful tobacco companies. Show more

This month's Health Check focuses on stories about the rise of antibiotic resistance - including how pilgrimages in India can help us understand the spread of resistance genes. Show more

This month we focus on exercise and health, including homeless people in Denmark who extend their life expectancy by playing football. Show more

This month on Health Check - how the places where we live, work and play can affect our health. Show more

Dr Ayan Panja and Claudia Hammond tune into the community radio station that's saving lives in Burkina Faso, spreading the word about a tropical killer that's moved to Spain. Show more