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
The enduring stigma surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder is one of the most stigmatised and misunderstood mental health conditions.
It affects a significant number of people in the community, a large proportion of them hav…
00:28:38 |
Mon 27 Dec 2021
The day I lost my mind
If you mention Transient Global Amnesia – TGA – the chances are that nobody has heard of it. When Dasha Ross lost her memory for a day she was diagnosed as having experienced this mysterious ‘neurolo…
00:28:39 |
Mon 20 Dec 2021
Psychedelic drugs and psychotherapy; evaluating a cancer therapy; mental health and your heart; exercise and your brain
00:38:07 |
Mon 13 Dec 2021
Report on Omicron reinfection rates; screen use after concussion; exercise after concussion; infant formula and cognitive development
00:42:35 |
Mon 06 Dec 2021
The new variant Omicron; platelet-rich plasma in knees and ankles; and Parkinson's possible connection to influenza
00:28:35 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
Stillbirth in lockdown, health risks for adolescents, sleep disorder with fly-in fly-out rosters, senescent cancer cells
00:29:15 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
Youth mental health care; COVID vaccines of the future; balancing cancer treatment and vaccination
00:36:34 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
Women's health: menopause and cardiovascular risk; efficacy of vaginal laser use; remedies for incontinence; tools to improve breast cancer screening
00:38:20 |
Mon 08 Nov 2021
What to know about buying and using rapid antigen tests | chimeras in medicine part 2 | more snakebite information
Rapid antigen tests can now be purchased by the general public, and what you need to know. There's Part 2 of our Chimeras in medicine—the use of animal avatars. And further responses to questions abo…
00:35:59 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
Chimeras in medicine: xenotransplantation
Many people are currently waiting for an organ donation, and some of those waiting may die before a suitable organ is found. However some researchers think that we will be able to grow organs in anim…
00:29:58 |
Mon 25 Oct 2021
COVID-19 boosters; the big uptake for digital health; cholesterol in different age groups; amputation decision aid
As the world opens up after COVID-19, what should we know about further vaccination; cholesterol studies in different age groups; digital health and how it helps health care.
00:37:11 |
Mon 18 Oct 2021
Malaria and vector-borne diseases, the Hippocratic Oath, the best way to treat snake bite
Malaria and the implications of a vaccine for it; a new book about what happens to the Hippocratic Oath when it's in the real world; and, if you are bitten by a snake - what next?
00:38:45 |
Mon 11 Oct 2021
The widespread gender bias in healthcare
The gender bias in healthcare is pervasive and causes harm when women receive worse treatment during a heart attack, are denied proper pain relief when in pain or when less likely to receive timely a…
00:28:36 |
Mon 04 Oct 2021
Who gets care if hospitals become overwhelmed?; colorectal cancer risks; and the myth of placebos
What may happen if the hospital systems in NSW and Victoria are overwhelmed when we open up at 70 and 80% and the expected surge in cases occurs?
New research sheds light on colorectal cancer risks.…
00:40:01 |
Mon 27 Sep 2021
The enduring stigma surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder is one of the most stigmatised and misunderstood mental health conditions.
It affects a significant number of people in the community, a large proportion of them hav…
00:28:27 |
Mon 20 Sep 2021
The first year of COVID; the 'molecular messages' sent during exercise; is orthopaedic surgery over prescribed?; and can a combination pill transform how blood pressure is treated?
How did Australia fare in the first year of the pandemic?
What are the 'molecular messages' our body sends during exercise and how can they be used to help treat disease?
Are the most common elect…
00:36:59 |
Mon 13 Sep 2021
Vaccine rates in Indigenous communities; the origins of The Black Death; understanding illness caused by ticks; and the trial of Theranos founder begins
The COVID outbreak in regional New South Wales is highlighting the comparatively low vaccination rates in Indigenous communities.
New research uncovers more on the origins of The Black Death.
Resea…
00:38:15 |
Mon 06 Sep 2021
Can substituting salt save lives?; the science of the COVID modelling; and Toxoplasma Gondii and cognitive decline
What new research shows about the effect of substituting salt and health - can it save lives?
00:36:17 |
Mon 30 Aug 2021
Have we misunderstood the Doherty modelling?; High viral loads in vaccinated people; COVID risks to children; and substance use and the developing teenage brain
Australia is pinning its hopes on modelling that says restrictions can start to ease once we hit vaccination targets, but will the high case numbers in NSW disrupt that plan?
New research finds that…
00:40:17 |
Mon 23 Aug 2021
How can ventilation be improved to protect against COVID; post-op lung complications in patients who isolated before surgery; what's it like living with tinnitus?; and calls to do more to prevent chronic disease
How can ventilation be improved to help reduce the spread of COVID?
The surprising discovery that patients who isolate prior to surgery are more likely to develop post-operative lung complications.
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00:38:25 |
Mon 16 Aug 2021
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