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
Is misinformation fuelling our measles outbreaks?
In Australia, we've already seen more cases of measles this year than we saw during the whole of 2024.
It's believed misinformation is to blame, leading to vaccine hesitancy and exposing the commun…
00:43:55 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Using food to help treat depression
Australia has been at the forefront of research into how what we eat affects our mental health.
What do we know so far, and what are some small changes you can make to see improvements?
Also, the …
00:40:36 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Helping pregnant women stop smoking — safely
Quitting smoking can be tough, and for many women who've fallen pregnant their only option has been to go cold turkey.
Researchers are trying to figure out whether medications to help are safe for …
00:37:33 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
The key to creativity? You might be overthinking it
A study of people with neurodegenerative disease has discovered that bursts of creativity can happen when the brain is shutting down.
Also, there's a lot of misinformation out there about back pain…
00:40:05 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Why there's no quick fix for osteoarthritis
A new resource has launched to provide information to the millions of Australians living with osteoarthritis.
It pushes back against the idea that an injection or surgery will fix all your woes whe…
00:40:24 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Dr Google could be making your health anxiety worse
What used to be called hypochondria is now health anxiety — an excessive worry about developing a serious illness.
While experiences of health anxiety vary, for some people it can take over their l…
00:41:49 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Early dementia signs from the body not the brain
When you have dementia, being diagnosed early can help you and your loved ones manage the condition. It could also aid in treatment.
A new study has found that in some cases, weight loss and lipid c…
00:44:28 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Listening to influencers could give you an incidentaloma
On social media, an influencer's job is to influence you — to get you to strive for a particular lifestyle or buy a specific product.
In some cases they're pushing medical tests, telling people to …
00:44:41 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Why some women are in the dark about breast density
Victoria is starting to notify women when they have dense breasts on their mammogram, following Western Australia and South Australia.
So what does this information mean? And what should you be doi…
00:41:00 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Bowel cancer is happening younger — so why aren't people getting screened?
Australia has been highlighted in an international report on the rising incidence of bowel cancer in young people.
Our screening age was dropped last year to 45, however the overall uptake of bowel…
00:41:25 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
As bird flu mutates, are eggs still safe to eat?
There's a shortage of eggs in Australia, and it might not let up as we brace for the arrival of the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
That strain has shown is can make the jump into humans. But how does it …
00:41:19 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
How an online coach can keep your brain young
There are some things you can do to guard against cognitive decline, and a study has found a hands-on approach is best.
Also, rates of vaccination in pregnancy are falling in New South Wales.
Sho…
00:42:04 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
A Stroke of Luck: Kylie's story
Kylie and Gillian had been friends for years when Kylie had a stroke in her early 30s.
It turned Kylie's work-driven life upside down, and forced her and husband Chris to re-evaluate everything.
00:09:00 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
A Stroke of Luck: Gillian's story
When Gillian suffered a stroke at age 50, Kylie was one of the first friends she reached out to.
It wasn't Gillian's first life-altering medical emergency, having gone through cancer treatment year…
00:09:00 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
A Stroke of Luck: Downs and ups of recovery
Despite their strokes being 20 years apart, Kylie and Gillian were left with similar disabilities.
Both faced a long and often gruelling period of rehabilitation — thankfully with partners and frie…
00:08:00 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
A Stroke of Luck: Asking for help
When Kylie had her stroke, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) didn't exist.
It took Gillian's stroke, 20 years later, for Kylie to fully understand how much support she was missing out…
00:07:00 |
Wed 29 Jan 2025
Why BMI is being sidelined in the diagnosis of obesity
For a long time many have assumed they can tell how healthy a person is because of their weight. Now, a major global collaboration of experts is challenging that.
A Lancet commission has recommende…
00:40:17 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
How much sugar are you feeding your toddler?
We try to give little kids the best start in life, and in supermarkets there's an ever-expanding range of foods marketed specifically for them
But how much sugar is in them?
Plus, we peer into th…
00:37:04 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
What's your sports bra got to do with your knees?
Bras might seem unrelated to knee injuries, but research suggests otherwise.
Women are significantly more prone to tearing their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and wearing the right bra could hel…
00:37:10 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Why aren't kids getting the food they need at childcare?
The first 2,000 days of life are crucial for brain development.
Children learn and grow more during this time than at any other point in their lives.
However, research shows many childcare centres …
00:40:04 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
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