That Time of the Month: getting pregnant
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by BBC Radio 5 Live
1M ago
Naga Munchetty is joined by experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to answer your questions on trying to conceive. Each month Naga and the team will take your questions on a key sexual or reproductive health issue. Part of 5 Live's Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social ..read more
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Tourette's: Care provision and tackling stigma
5 Live News Specials
by BBC Radio 5 Live
1M ago
5 Live takes an in-depth look at the available care provision to diagnose and support people with Tourette’s, a neurological condition that causes a person to make involuntary movements and sounds. Only 1 in 5 of the NHS Mental Health Trusts in England and Health Boards in Wales contacted by the BBC say they provide at least one specialist in tic disorders, including Tourette’s syndrome. Producer Isabel Kimbrey, who was diagnosed at the age of 7 picks up the story and explores some of the stigmas. In this podcast you'll hear from presenter Aidy Smith, comedian Joe Black, and TikTok campaigner ..read more
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Autism: Girls and boys, why the big difference?
5 Live News Specials
by BBC Radio 5 Live
1M ago
5 Live takes an in depth look at autism, specifically how it presents in girls and women. Three quarters of girls with autism may not have been diagnosed with the condition. The N-8 Group, which is a collection of universities in the North of England, also found that ten times as many boys as girls are referred. As part of a day of coverage presenter Clare Mcdonnell visited Limpsfield Grange school in Surrey, the only state school in the UK for autistic girls to meet with students and staff and some goats! This content forms part of 5 Live's 'Me My Health and I' series and was broadcast during ..read more
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Inside MI6
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by BBC Radio 5 Live
2M ago
Nihal Arthanayake speaks to staff at the UK's Secret Intelligence Service ..read more
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That Time of the Month: Fibroids
5 Live News Specials
by BBC Radio 5 Live
2M ago
Naga Munchetty is joined by experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to answer your questions on fibroids. Each month Naga and the team will take your questions on a key sexual or reproductive health issue. Part of 5 Live's Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social ..read more
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That Time of the Month: Periods
5 Live News Specials
by BBC Radio 5 Live
2M ago
Naga Munchetty is joined by experts Dr Nighat Arif and Dr Christine Ekechi to answer your questions on periods. Each month Naga and the team will take your questions on a key sexual or reproductive health issue. Part of 5 Live's Me, My Health & I series. Get in touch via @bbc5live on social ..read more
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Westminster’s Toxic Culture
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by BBC Radio 5 Live
10M ago
Parliament is once again under fire over complaints about sexual harassment and bullying, with MPs suspended from their parties and claims of a toxic workplace culture going unchecked. 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty speaks to staff members and MPs who give their accounts of sexual harassment and bullying. Exactly five years after parliament set up a new system to deal with complaints, many of those campaigning to clean up the House have lost faith in it, saying it is too slow and complex. Contains some strong language, and some distressing content, including descriptions of sexual assault and harassm ..read more
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Voice of the UK: Former refugee on migration issues
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by BBC Radio 5 live
1y ago
Dr Waheed Arian arrived alone in the UK aged 15 as an Afghan refugee, he’s now an NHS doctor and author. He gives Radio 5 Live’s Clare McDonnell his view on the issues at Manston migrant centre ..read more
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Scott Mitchell: ‘Dementia is a cruel illness’
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by BBC Radio 5 live
1y ago
Scott Mitchell, husband to the late Dame Barbara Windsor, says the day a loved one is diagnosed with dementia is the “day most people begin their grieving”. Speaking to Radio 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty, the Alzheimer’s Research UK ambassador shared memories of his life with “Babs”, how she reacted to her diagnosis and his thoughts on social care ..read more
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Liz Truss’s Economic Plan: Credibility or Liability?
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by BBC Radio 5 live
1y ago
As the Prime Minister is interviewed for the first time since her government announced a raft of controversial economic measures, 5 Live's Nicky Campbell asks listeners if she has their trust. After hearing some of the eight interviews the Prime Minister gave to BBC Local Radio stations, Nicky asks callers if they are reassured that her government's economic decisions have put the UK on the right track, or do they want her to reverse course after days of market instability and warnings about the future of mortgages and pensions? You can hear Nicky talk to listeners every weekday on 5 Live from ..read more
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