Jan 30 2025 27 mins 229
What will President Trump’s order stopping work on foreign aid projects mean for global health?
Also on the program, a new method for repairing heart muscles using stem cells shows promise, and do weight-loss drugs also stop the ‘food noise’ so many people hear? GP and medical journalist Graham Easton joins Claudia in studio to discuss.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
Assistant producer: Katie Tomsett
(Photo: People hold placards outside the USAID building, after Elon Musk said work is underway to shut down the US foreign aid agency in Washington, US, 3 February, 2025. Credit: Kent Nishimura/Reuters)