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
CORONACAST BONUSCAST: The latest wave, a new vaccine and let's talk about lockdowns
Another COVID wave, another COVID vaccine and another episode of Coronacast ... sort of?
Norman and Tegan will be providing coronavirus updates when needed, so subscribe to The Health Report feed so…
00:08:56 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Weighing the data on legal cannabis | Overuse of antimicrobials | Delayed cord cutting in premature babies
In 2016 Australia legalised cannabis for medicinal use and now the Greens party are advocating for its recreational use as well. The Australian Medical Association say that would send the wrong messa…
00:29:07 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Senate report on ADHD | ABC Birth Project responses | Yellow fever and mosquito-borne diseases | Assessing our spending on health
In March 2023 a Senate inquiry began to review how the health system manages people with ADHD, and the Government has now three months to respond.
The ABC's Birth Project invited people to share the…
00:28:58 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Narcolepsy and its strange symptoms | Body clocks and our sleep
If we don't get enough sleep we're apt to doze off in the day, but for some people, dozing off can signal rare disorder of the brain's sleep-wake cycles, and it plays havoc with their lives.
In one …
00:28:59 |
Mon 06 Nov 2023
Vitamin C, COVID, and cancer | Hand arthritis, and new treatment | Birthing in the COVID world | Blood cancer treatment advances
A question asked about COVID-19 was whether high doses of intravenous vitamin C could fight it. Two randomised controlled trials showed no benefit for COVID-19. But high-dose Vitamin C can benefit ca…
00:29:05 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
Atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation, stroke, and dementia | A bank for poo | Survey to improve care in general practice
Two of the most common causes of death in Australia, and globally, are stroke and dementia. One cause of stroke is atrial fibrillation—an abnormal heart rhythm—it may also cause dementia.
Faecal mic…
00:28:35 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
A new treatment for PTSD | Why blood pressure cuff size matters | Diversity of participants in cancer trials
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an extreme form of anxiety caused by the laying down of bad memories when someone is involved in a threatening situation. A new treatment has been developed f…
00:28:35 |
Mon 16 Oct 2023
The Voice is a health issue—hearing again the reasons why | Diabetes and cause of death
Australians will soon vote on changing the Australian Constitution to recognise First Nations people—the Voice to Parliament. When it comes to health, there's a strong evidence base for the Voice. In…
00:28:35 |
Mon 09 Oct 2023
The versatility of 3D printing in healthcare—for prosthetics, training surgeons, scaffolds, and new skin for burns
3D printing is becoming an incredibly versatile modern tool—there’s scope in engineering, manufacturing, architecture and design—as well as in several aspects of health care. Today we tour the Herst…
00:28:36 |
Mon 02 Oct 2023
Pre-operative assessments | Kids, sinusitis, and antibiotics | Kids, fainting, and an unusual heart rhythm | Knee replacements and digital rehab
To have you in the best physical condition before major surgery many surgeons send you for a pre-operative assessment by a physician—does it help?
When a child has persistent cold symptoms, it might…
00:29:04 |
Mon 25 Sep 2023
The science of sleep
Humans spend around a third of their lives sleeping, and its management has created a multi-million dollar industry. We discuss the sleep of FIFO workers, the sleep of people with PTSD, and what we c…
00:29:02 |
Mon 18 Sep 2023
A clearer view of diagnostic error | Monkeys, semaglutide, and addiction | Exercise and gamification
A clearer picture of where and how mistakes are made in medical diagnoses.
Monkeys on some Caribbean islands are helping researchers understand more about addiction.
Sydney's Liverpool Hospital dev…
00:28:36 |
Mon 11 Sep 2023
The latest research on Long COVID | Healing worms | Talking about weight loss
Australia's had probably its first conference on Long COVID.
The idea of a worm infection evokes a visceral response—but there are potential health benefits to worms.
GPs may hesitate to approach a…
00:28:37 |
Mon 04 Sep 2023
Learning from Mexican food nutrition labels | Perils of sitting | Misleading fertility tests | Which uterine surgery is better?
Mexico has implemented labelling of processed foods with large warnings if the unhealthy ingredients exceed globally agreed thresholds.
New research has been looking into why sitting is bad—and how …
00:28:36 |
Mon 28 Aug 2023
New ovarian cancer test | Testosterone | How the PAP test began | A deep look at sleep
We heard today about a new test for ovarian cancer. For a long time there's been a search for a way to reliably detect this cancer early on.
Some men are prescribed testosterone-replacement therapy…
00:28:36 |
Mon 21 Aug 2023
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | Vigorous Incidental Lifestyle Physical Activity | Cochlear implants
Measuring activity on Cradle Mountain—Norman and Tegan rise to the challenge.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome—a new guideline for doctors and women.
Vigorous Incidental Lifestyle Physical Activity—micro-…
00:28:36 |
Mon 14 Aug 2023
Importance of The Voice for Aboriginal health | Bush tucker and health in Balgo
wide health implications.
The remote community of Balgo in the Tanami Desert has many years of hunting for bush tucker. People must leave their Country if they want dialysis care, but that's changin…
00:33:16 |
Mon 07 Aug 2023
Metastatic breast cancer | Free gene analysis for rare cancers | Best exercises to lower blood pressure
Metastatic cancer is for the spread of a cancer from a primary site to other parts of the body. There's no nationally consistent way of keeping track of how many of these cancer patients there are.
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00:28:34 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
New Australian guidelines for cardio vascular disease | Phone-connected device can collect heart rhythm data | Panel discussion on reducing red and processed meat consumption
To assess the heart health and stroke risk factors of the population, Australian GPs and cardiologists have referred to a study from the population of Framingham, Massachusetts, but last week the Hea…
00:28:06 |
Mon 24 Jul 2023
Ketamine for depression | Ultrasound instead of X-ray | WHO on Aspartame and dietary guidelines
In health news Norman and Tegan discuss changes in the health system for medical termination of pregnancy; and about life span vs life expectancy in Australia.
Alongside MDMA and psilocybin as treat…
00:28:35 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
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