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EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 31 MIN

Meningitis in Kent, and sonic hedgehogs

from The Naked Scientists Podcast · host The Naked Scientists

Coming up, we explore an outbreak of meningitis in the English county of Kent. Will a targeted vaccination campaign bring it under control? Plus, a fast diagnostic swab test that may help diagnose schizophrenia, how thousands of old tumour samples could aid our understanding of rising bowel cancer rates in people under 50, and a new study that suggests ultrasound could help save European hedgehogs from road traffic... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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