As we approach World Aids Day, Dr Ayan Panja and Claudia Hammond report on the stigma still attached to the virus and the latest anti-retroviral drugs which have transformed lives.

As we approach World Cancer Day on 4 February, Claudia Hammond and Dr Ayan Panja survey how cancer is detected and treated around the world.

Claudia Hammond and Dr Kevin Fong report on how we can design our environment to eliminate malaria and on projects to eradicate the mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite.

In this month's Health Check, Claudia Hammond and Ayan Panja look at stories about women's health from around the world.

In this month's Health Check, Claudia Hammond and Ayan Panja take a look at the role of rest in our health. How much does a bit of rest rejuvenate humans?

Obituary series. Matthew Bannister remembers actor Roger Lloyd Pack, psychologist Prof Julian B Rotter, opera singer Rae Woodland and former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon. Show more

Wendy takes centre stage as Peter Pan gets a feminist makeover. China's boarding kindergarten schools. And how child support in South Africa is helping reduce HIV in young women. Show more