Health Report - Full program podcast
Covering the health stories that make a difference. Dr Norman Swan and Dr Preeya Alexander dissect the latest and breaking news in the medical world.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 248
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Considering health issues ahead of an election
Ahead of the election, The Health Report hosts a discussion between experts about the pressing health issues. What are the most pronounced problems, and what health questions have not been raised at …
00:28:35 |
Mon 16 May 2022
Mortality mapped to electorates, prostate surgery and relationships, how doctors can better treat Indigenous patients
The risk of premature mortality has been mapped on to federal electorates and Australia's lack of response to the disparity contrasts with that of the UK.
The effects of prostate surgery affect the …
00:28:34 |
Mon 09 May 2022
Climate and new virus vectors; advice on prescribing opioids for pain; triggers for an oesophagal problem; cost of macular disease medication
Global warming will probably mean that wildlife travels more and mixes with other species—and an effect will be to spread unfamiliar viruses; There is new guidance to help hospital doctors and clinic…
00:28:37 |
Mon 02 May 2022
The lowdown on longevity
It's expected now that we will generally live longer, but what really interests people is how to spend their longer life in good health—what to do now in order to set a good foundation.
00:28:36 |
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Chimeras in medicine, Pt2—avatars; What's to be done about tinnitus
Oncologists don't always know which chemotherapy drug will work best, and even then, one treatment won't suit everyone. So there's growing research on potential therapies using animal 'avatars'.
And…
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Mon 18 Apr 2022
Chimeras in medicine: xenotransplantation
Many people are waiting for an organ donation and some of them may die before a suitable organ is found. Some researchers think that in the near future we will be able to grow organs in animals to be…
00:28:37 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
Effect of pain medication on immunity; impact of the Budget on GPs and healthcare; importance of planning global vaccination
A review of multiple studies on common painkillers found that they have a marked effect on our resistance to infection—which is sometimes bad and sometimes good. Some of these medications could also …
00:28:57 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
Research on passive antibodies to combat Omicron | Is Transient Ischaemic Attack an obsolete term? | Treating blood pressure may affect blood flow to the brain? | How hormones and hypertension are related
Assessing the continuing ability to treat COVID-19 with antibody infusions. | A 'temporary stroke' means people get the signs of a stroke but the symptoms go away it's a called a Transient Ischaemic …
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Mon 28 Mar 2022
The changing demographic of blood groups; diet to ease MS; relationship of mental health and dementia
What we know about the diversity of blood group types in Australia has just been updated—it reflects patterns in immigration. And we discuss the potential benefits of modifying diet to treat multiple…
00:28:36 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
Japanese Encephalitis vectors; climate change and effect on health; archival heart transplant; and data behind decreased heart attacks
Japanese Encephalitis (JEV) is common in Asia but now causing concern in Australia. The rise of JEV in Australia happened when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC) were reporting …
00:28:35 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Out of pocket health costs; faecal microbiome transplants; stomas
Australia is lucky to have free healthcare services—but there can be big gaps in who receives it; reports on two people with bipolar disorder finding benefit from a faecal microbiota transplant; and …
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Mon 07 Mar 2022
COVID didn't come from a lab; can you trust blood pressure monitors; your preference for more—or perhaps less—health care; studying concussion and head knocks
Two recent scientific publications show that the pandemic originated in the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market, in Wuhan, China. The publications are not yet peer reviewed but seem to put paid to the t…
00:28:35 |
Mon 28 Feb 2022
Developments in heart transplants; Achilles tendon rupture intel; and cardiomyopathy in meth users
An Achilles tendon rupture is sometimes heard as a loud 'snap'—so then what? And how the cardiologists are developing new devices for heart transplants; And the complexity of treating cardiomyopathy …
00:28:53 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
Living younger for longer; tingles as intervention for anxiety; finding pancreatic cancer early
00:29:12 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
Tech and physical activity; Insomnia and depression; Retinal age; and early intervention as treatment for BPD
00:37:59 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
What happens after omicron; action on blood pressure; coronary artery disease; BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations
00:39:24 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
What COVID-normal might mean; hearing loss and screening kids; depression and inflammation; genes and the heart
Brendan Crabb on how we best understand and get to a COVID-normal life. Also, there's reason to consider screening kids at primary school age for hearing loss problems. Inflammation and how it may af…
00:28:36 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
Navigating the pandemic: Dr Anthony Fauci
From the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, one expert came to the fore as a trusted voice, not just in his home country of the United States, but around the globe: Dr Anthony S Fauci, the direc…
00:28:45 |
Mon 17 Jan 2022
Substance use omnibus: Protecting kids from drug and alcohol misuse; the relationship of alcohol in pregnancy and kids later use; drinking culture and avoiding the pressure to drink;
An omnibus episode about protecting kids from drug and alcohol misuse.
00:28:38 |
Mon 10 Jan 2022
Rising ICE use in Australia; and an account of the difficulty in quitting
What you need to know about ICE-crystal meth, and a first-hand account of how difficult it is to quit an ICE addiction.
Both items in this programs were originally broadcast in June 2021.
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Mon 03 Jan 2022
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