We ask where does anxiety come from and what can be done about it. We hear from people experiencing anxiety and ask whether culture plays a part in its development. Show more

Over half the world’s deaths go unrecorded, but without knowing what kills us countries can’t plan their health services. India’s One Million Deaths study. Broadcast 16 July 2014. Show more

Infertility is stigmatised in many countries. Claudia Hammond explores the programmes offering infertility treatment at a fraction of the cost. Originally broadcast 25 June, 2014 Show more

The pivotal role religion plays in the treatment patients receive at the end of life, and even the point at which death is defined. Broadcast 24 September 2014. Show more

Every minute around 257 babies are born. How are their brand new minds shaped? And are the infants who laugh really the ones getting the joke? Broadcast 9 July 2014. Show more

The first day of life is the most dangerous for the 15 million premature babies born every year. In Goa, simple measures are saving lives. Broadcast 2 July 2014. Show more

Claudia Hammond presents a six-part series examining important issues at the bookends of life.

To lose a loved one is painful enough, but imagine bereavement without a body to mourn: the Cypriot families still waiting for relatives to be found. Broadcast 1 October 2014 Show more