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How long will we live in future?
New findings suggest life expectancy will increase five years by 2050.
Medical Innovations
This week we look at some innovative thinking in medicine.
Whooping cough on the rise
Why are Whooping cough cases surging through much of Europe and Asia?
Conflict's impact on a neglected disease
Conflict in Sudan impacts a research center for neglected disease mycetoma
What鈥檚 happening with girls鈥� mental health?
Claudia Hammond explores the mental health issues affecting teenage girls
Is turbulence injuring more and more flyers?
We look at what鈥檚 behind a rise in incidents causing injuries to air passengers
Nigeria rolls out world鈥檚 first 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine
New Men5CV vaccine protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria
How we hope
A discussion from the Northern Ireland Science Festival exploring the psychology of hope.
Puerto Rico declares dengue fever emergency
Cases of the disease continue to surge in Latin America and the Caribbean
Pig kidney transplanted into patient
Gene edited organ transplanted into living person for the first time
