A new study from America looks at the safety of organ transplants between people with HIV. Its promising results raise the potential for expanding access to life-saving treatments. This week's show also examines a surprising resurgence of scurvy, a disease often associated with historical poverty. Is the current cost of living crisis contributing to nutritional deficiencies? Plus, an update from the Africa CDC reveals encouraging news about the Marburg virus outbreak, but a grim warning about the spread of Mpox. Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Margaret Sessa Hawkins
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Hello and welcome to Health Check from the BBC.
I'm Claudia Hammond, here with a look at the week's health news.
Coming up, we have the latest on the outbreaks of the viruses Marburg and Mpox.
And there's good news and bad.
And the intervention for hard to treat depression that people can do in their own home with the help of a small electrical current and some very specialized equipment.
This week I'm joined by Dr.
Graham Easton, who's professor of Clinical communication skills at Queen Mary University of London.
And you have a medical mystery for us today.
Imagine being faced with this medical conundrum.
A man in his early 50s, he wakes up in the morning and he's got painful legs.