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Health Report - Full program podcast

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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.

Science Medicine Health & Fitness
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
34 minutes
Episodes
248
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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The modelling on the pathway out of the pandemic; why critical care for women having heart attacks is being delayed; and alcohol use and anxiety

The modelling on the pathway out of the pandemic; why critical care for women having heart attacks is being delayed; and alcohol use and anxiety

We now have modelling to guide our way out of the pandemic, but some researchers say we will need to vaccinate even younger age groups to reach sufficient immunity. Why are so many women having crit…
00:37:43  |   Mon 09 Aug 2021
The frontline of the NSW COVID outbreak; the race to find more effective COVID treatments; and COVID risk for people living with mood disorders

The frontline of the NSW COVID outbreak; the race to find more effective COVID treatments; and COVID risk for people living with mood disorders

What are people experiencing in intensive care as a result of the delta COVID outbreak and how are hospitals coping?
00:37:51  |   Mon 02 Aug 2021
COVID vaccine trials for young children; COVID's mental health toll on Indigenous communities; should bilateral cataract surgery be done on the same day?; and the link between bone loss and cognitive decline

COVID vaccine trials for young children; COVID's mental health toll on Indigenous communities; should bilateral cataract surgery be done on the same day?; and the link between bone loss and cognitive decline

Right now overseas, several covid vaccines are being trialled in children as young as babies 6 months of age. So how long will it be until younger kids can get vaccinated? How pandemic prevention me…
00:38:06  |   Mon 26 Jul 2021
Managing resources in the pandemic; review of COVID research; low value care; and how to prevent kids misusing alcohol

Managing resources in the pandemic; review of COVID research; low value care; and how to prevent kids misusing alcohol

What's the best way to manage finite resources in the middle of a pandemic and what can Australia learn from other countries; what a review of COVID research exposes about waste and missed opportunit…
00:41:57  |   Mon 19 Jul 2021
Growing COVID crisis in NSW; the origins of COVID; vaccine protection for people with blood cancers; and can exercise help those with poor sleep quality?

Growing COVID crisis in NSW; the origins of COVID; vaccine protection for people with blood cancers; and can exercise help those with poor sleep quality?

What does modelling tell us about what it will take to bring the NSW COVID cluster under control; scientists try to settle the debate about the origins of Covid-19; how can people with blood cancers …
00:38:20  |   Mon 12 Jul 2021
The pathway out of the pandemic; the harms of alcohol in pregnancy; supporting pregnant women with SUDs; and is low carb always best?

The pathway out of the pandemic; the harms of alcohol in pregnancy; supporting pregnant women with SUDs; and is low carb always best?

While NSW is still trying to contain COVID cases, the Prime Minister last week outlined a four stage pathway out of the pandemic. Singapore is already underway with its plan that uses a layered pub…
00:40:00  |   Mon 05 Jul 2021
COVID threats emerge across Australia; trial shows promise for managing diabetes and hypertension; could a new class of drugs help prevent end stage kidney disease?; and the harm of long working hours

COVID threats emerge across Australia; trial shows promise for managing diabetes and hypertension; could a new class of drugs help prevent end stage kidney disease?; and the harm of long working hours

Around the country, the threat of COVID has emerged again. What does the modelling show about where this is heading? The World Health Organisation finds it's the biggest workplace hazard - long work…
00:38:09  |   Mon 28 Jun 2021
Alzheimer’s drug has experts divided; rising ICE use in Australia; the disappointing results of a study aimed at improving ovarian cancer survival rates

Alzheimer’s drug has experts divided; rising ICE use in Australia; the disappointing results of a study aimed at improving ovarian cancer survival rates

This week, the first of a new series on substance use and what you need to know about ICE - crystal meth. Does early diagnosis of ovarian cancer through screening make a difference to survival rates…
00:35:10  |   Mon 21 Jun 2021
Navigating the pandemic: Dr Anthony Fauci

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…
00:28:40  |   Mon 14 Jun 2021
Are grommets over prescribed in children?; Kangaroo care and infant mortality; long term survival following a heart attack; should biological sex be considered in cancer care?

Are grommets over prescribed in children?; Kangaroo care and infant mortality; long term survival following a heart attack; should biological sex be considered in cancer care?

Are grommets over prescribed for children with recurring ear infections?
00:40:16  |   Mon 07 Jun 2021
Australian atlas of healthcare variation; dangerous sunburn; targetted radiation therapy; antibody testing for vaccine efficacy

Australian atlas of healthcare variation; dangerous sunburn; targetted radiation therapy; antibody testing for vaccine efficacy

Australian atlas of healthcare variation; dangerous sunburn; targetted radiation therapy; antibody testing for vaccine efficacy
00:36:30  |   Mon 31 May 2021
Spend less time sitting; cumulative weight gain; ancestors and our microbiome; new look biobanking

Spend less time sitting; cumulative weight gain; ancestors and our microbiome; new look biobanking

Taking a look at how long we spend sitting, and what to do about it; assessing the cumulative affect of yearly weight gain; the oral microbiome and our ancestors; aiming for a brain biobank; and Q&A
00:43:09  |   Mon 24 May 2021
Male and female life expectancy; sinonasal inflammation and your brain; eye injury prevention; the virus and RNA transcription

Male and female life expectancy; sinonasal inflammation and your brain; eye injury prevention; the virus and RNA transcription

00:37:02  |   Mon 17 May 2021
Modelling vaccination plans; development of preterm babies; bronchiolitis in infants; Q&A

Modelling vaccination plans; development of preterm babies; bronchiolitis in infants; Q&A

Modelling COVID vaccination targets to achieve pandemic prevention and control in Australia; the developmental outcomes of preterm babies is becoming clear; a study on who has followed over 4000 of t…
00:36:57  |   Mon 10 May 2021
Effectiveness of paracetamol, cannabidiol over the counter, the health of Australians in 2030, and depression in people with dementia

Effectiveness of paracetamol, cannabidiol over the counter, the health of Australians in 2030, and depression in people with dementia

An Australian research group has undertaken a wide study on paracetamol to see what evidence exists for its use in different types of pain. We also ask whether medicinal cannabis is we would like it …
00:28:38  |   Mon 03 May 2021
Firearms regulation; multiple sclerosis and a new approach, Italian findings about schizophrenia, the ongoing health of cancer survivors

Firearms regulation; multiple sclerosis and a new approach, Italian findings about schizophrenia, the ongoing health of cancer survivors

Gun policy and regulation; new approaches in treatment for multiple sclerosis; Italian findings about recovery for people with schizophrenia; the continued health of cancer survivors.
00:28:35  |   Mon 26 Apr 2021
Urinary tract infections | heart disease differences | cancer prognosis tool | Australia and U.S. COVID-19 comparison

Urinary tract infections | heart disease differences | cancer prognosis tool | Australia and U.S. COVID-19 comparison

What's best for urinary tract infections; heart disease differences between men and women; online tool for cancer patients; differences between the U.S. and Australia for COVID-19
00:36:05  |   Mon 19 Apr 2021
Thumb-base osteoarthritis; blood biomarkers and Alzheimer's diagnostics; Aged Care Commission expectations; better childbirth experiences for Indigenous women ; Q&A

Thumb-base osteoarthritis; blood biomarkers and Alzheimer's diagnostics; Aged Care Commission expectations; better childbirth experiences for Indigenous women ; Q&A

00:32:50  |   Mon 12 Apr 2021
The day I lost my mind

The day I lost my mind

If you mention Transient Global Amnesia – TGA – 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 ‘neurologica…
00:30:09  |   Mon 05 Apr 2021
Historical pandemics - their past and future; and assessing prediabetes

Historical pandemics - their past and future; and assessing prediabetes

One of the sessions at the recent World Science Festival was The Pulse of the Pandemic with Michael Osterholm, who spoke about pandemics past, present, and future. He's researched them for most of hi…
00:28:38  |   Mon 29 Mar 2021
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