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
Sport has two sex categories, but biology isn't that simple
The Olympics has reignited a century-old debate about sex categories in sport — and what happens when policy doesn't align with biology.
A look at the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Melbourne. A…
00:40:15 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
The 'fertility' test that isn't a fertility test
Marketing of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) tests could be exploiting the anxiety women might feel about their fertility.
An update on influenza, COVID-19 and whooping cough in Australia.
Two more …
00:42:00 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
The running group chasing pain relief
Research is clear on the benefits of exercise for certain types of pain, including for pain associated with cancer treatment. A running group is putting this into practice.
An update on mammal-to-m…
00:46:01 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
Small steps to boost teen mental health
Adolescence is a stressful time. Researchers have been investigating simple ways to help improve teen mental health.
The US president tests positive for COVID, plus the results of a large study into…
00:50:12 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
Making pleasure accessible to every body
Sex tech is giving people with disability better access to their own bodies.
What Australia is doing to prepare for the migration of birds that could be carrying a potentially catastrophic strain of…
00:46:54 |
Fri 12 Jul 2024
Your winter blues might be seasonal depression
Clarity on vaping changes and a look at the national diabetes inquiry.
It turns out Australians are getting close to half of their energy needs from ultra-processed foods which can increase the risk…
00:42:08 |
Fri 05 Jul 2024
Counting steps or minutes: How to track exercise
Is it 10 thousand steps or 30mins? How advice on regular exercise varies.
What's being done in response to medication shortages.
Deprescribing is when you wean off a prescription medication you no …
00:40:04 |
Fri 28 Jun 2024
What space travel tells us about ageing
Take a look at changing teaching methods in the classroom, and why that matters for future health.
Australian researchers are developing a new drug to fight the potentially deadly condition of sepsi…
00:45:48 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
Can you cut a common cold short?
A comprehensive review has delved into the current research into zinc supplements and their effectiveness.
Research has shown that people experiencing chronic pain see the world as a harsher place –…
00:41:23 |
Fri 14 Jun 2024
A plan of attack for migraine sufferers
Many people with migraines suffer in the dark for years before they find the right treatment, but one neurologist has suggested a framework to ease the pain.
What's happening at the cellular level …
00:40:33 |
Fri 07 Jun 2024
Life-saving changes that could detect breast cancers earlier
Australia has a successful breast cancer screening program, but experts say it can (and should) be better.
New research drives home the importance of treating type 2 diabetes as early as possible f…
00:44:32 |
Fri 31 May 2024
Maintaining your mental fitness – and a new culprit for Alzheimer's disease?
The top five things you can do to keep your mental health in check, plus an update on the virus everyone is talking about: bird flu.
00:44:55 |
Fri 24 May 2024
The 'sweet poison' fructose myth, and outgrowing childhood allergies
Correcting the record on fructose, and new research offers some clues about whose allergies might desist as they grow up.
Also, new insights from a vaccine complication, and the risk of catching a …
00:44:46 |
Fri 17 May 2024
Are cows giving us bird flu? And everything we (don't) know about nanoplastics
How bird flu has (probably) gone from cows to humans, as well as the latest on psychedelics for depression and psychotropics in healthcare.
How much time you should spend sitting, standing, moving a…
00:41:21 |
Fri 10 May 2024
Iron for long-COVID, 'holy grail' flu shots, and prolonged grief disorder
Researchers have found a possible link between iron and long-COVID
Each year the flu vaccine is reformulated to target the current strains of influenza A and B that are circulating globally — but wh…
00:51:01 |
Fri 03 May 2024
Sports bras support knees, bird flu in milk, and health after prison release
Avian influenza particles have been detected in US milk supplies, just how concerning is that?
Why are COVID treatment recommendations different depending on what country you're in?
And how much do…
00:43:42 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Cow's milk for babies, therapy for trauma, and lives saved by COVID vaccines
Research into the influence of gender on autism spectrum disorder diagnoses.
Calculating how many lives were saved by Australia's Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, and how to spot a fake Dr Karl, or Dr Swa…
00:35:04 |
Fri 19 Apr 2024
Norman Swan on what is schizophrenia?
In light of the Bondi Junction attack, there's been a lot of commentary about mental illness - including schizophrenia.
So what is schizophrenia? While the exact cause isn't known, it's a serious me…
00:13:09 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Treating UTIs (without cranberry juice) and re-examining gender care
Is a simpler solution to recurrent UTIs on the way? Plus when should you exercise to get the most benefit?
A deep dive into the UK's reviews of gender affirming treatment, and how Australia's system…
00:37:18 |
Fri 12 Apr 2024
When your private health won't pay, and flu vaccine options
In health news this week it's cows with bird flu, vaccines for human flu, and GLP-1s for Parkinson's and possibly bowel cancer prevention.
When your private health insurer won't pay, have you read t…
00:45:49 |
Fri 05 Apr 2024
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