Now playing Next Health Mental health apps are sharing your private data, report finds Apps dealing with PTSD, eating disorders and sexual violence were among those criticised in a new privacy report. 03/05/2022
Now playing Next Health Meet the convulsing child robot helping to train Japan’s dentists The life-like bot was co-developed by robotics start-up Tmsuk and a local dental school to simulate a child’s response to receiving dental treatment. 28/04/2022
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Now playing Next Health No more swabs? US approves its first COVID breath test The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is 91.2 per cent accurate at identifying positive samples and 99.3 per cent accurate with negative samples, according to the FDA. 15/04/2022
Now playing Next Health This robot is helping wheelchair users stand up and walk A French tech company called Wandercraft is developing a cutting-edge exoskeleton enabling wheelchair users to walk. 12/04/2022
Now playing Next Smart Regions Under one roof: the project providing integrated health care An initiative has been set up in Brussels to provide medical care and other public services all under one roof. Smart Regions went to find out more. 11/04/2022
Now playing Next Green News You eat a credit card's worth of plastic every week, says a new study Microplastics are everywhere, including in our bodies. But how can we avoid them? 11/04/2022
Now playing Next Health Quitting smoking could give you five more years of healthy life People with heart disease who quit smoking could gain the same benefit as those taking multiple medications, new research finds. 08/04/2022
Now playing Next world news Good News round-up: Five stories about what's going well in the world A Turkish man has planted 30 million trees, a study says we're living (and staying healthy) for longer, and an endangered species got a brand new member. 08/04/2022
Now playing Next Green News What are microplastics and why is everyone so worried about them? Microplastics have been found in human lungs for the first time. Their nano size allows for ease of access into water filtration systems, which means they often end up in the ocean, or our body. 07/04/2022
Now playing Next Climate Air pollution has a bigger impact on life expectancy than smoking Combined with the effects of climate change, dirty air could be the next biggest threat to our respiratory health. 07/04/2022
Now playing Next Health 'People need to see the climate crisis as a health crisis' The mother of a London girl killed by air pollution wants the world to finally ditch fossil fuels and "clean up the air". 07/04/2022
Now playing Next Health France trials CBD as a treatment for children with epilepsy A large-scale medical cannabis trial in France is already showing results and could lead to legalisation in the country. 01/04/2022
Now playing Next Health 'Alternative' COVID cure ivermectin turns out not to work A new study of over 3,000 COVID patients in Brazil found the antiparasitic drug worked about as well as a placebo. 01/04/2022
Now playing Next Health The map of our DNA is finally complete. Here's why it matters The previously missing bits in the map of our DNA could provide further insight into human evolution, ageing and genetic diseases. 01/04/2022
Now playing Next Health Aphasia: What we know about the brain condition affecting Bruce Willis The actor’s family said he was diagnosed with aphasia, “which is impacting his cognitive abilities”. But what do we know about this condition? 31/03/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK maternity scandal probe finds over 200 avoidable baby deaths The investigation uncovered "repeated" failures at the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust in western England. 30/03/2022
Now playing Next Health Dyson's new headphones are also an air purifier you can wear The wearable delivers a "zone" of purified air and cuts out background noise. 30/03/2022
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