Should we be worried about HMPV?

我们应该担心 HMPV 吗?

Health Check

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2025-01-09

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With reports of rising cases of the respiratory illness HMPV in multiple countries and concern over the risk it poses, we look behind the headlines to reality check what is really going on. Also on the show, we hear from injured Ukrainians who are building drones to help with their mental and physical rehabilitation. Plus, how does elite sport impact women’s fertility? Finally, we look ahead to predict what 2025 might have in store for global health. Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producers: Katie Tomsett & Jack Lee
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  • I'm Claudia Hammond and now is the time of year for predictions, which are always tricky in the world of health, but that hasn't stopped us.

  • And later on, I'll be asking a science writer what she thinks is in store for 2025.

  • And today I'm joined by BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher.

  • And you've been looking into el elite sportswomen and what can happen to their fertility.

  • I have, because it's a really interesting question around whether the intensity of training to be, say, an Olympic athlete puts such a toll on the human body that it starts to affect fertility.

  • And I've been exploring that.

  • Well, we'll come back to that later.

  • But I want to start with the outbreak of human meta pneumovirus, or hmpv, in China, which has been making the news.

  • Now, I think it's fair to say there's been a lot of scaremongering, really, and misinformation online, which is why we to set the record straight now, there have been headlines in the media saying things like, is this the start of a new pandemic?