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Health Report

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.

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17 October: new thinking on Alzheimer's | wider...

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2022/10/17

There's a new perspective on how we think about the cause and progress of Alzheimer's disease. Are we actually doing the right thing by removing accumulated amyloid protein from the brain of people with it?Health practitioners are often still operating under the assumption that obesity is an individual's responsibility, even though science now tells us otherwise.It makes intuitive sense that if you screen people for disease the outcome will be good - because you get on top of the

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10 October: When is memory decline a worry? | How to...

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2022/10/10

The debate may be over about robotic surgery for men with prostate cancer—but can hospitals afford the robots?How do you know if memory lapses are a part of slowing down—or an early sign of dementia?The psychology of moving more—and eating better.An Australian researcher in women and cancer has died.

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3 October: The silent rise of chronic kidney disease...

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2022/10/03

Bringing clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.

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26 September: The benefit of 10,000 steps | The risk...

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2022/09/26

Bringing clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.

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What do royals die of — and how have their deaths...

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2022/09/19

From King George III's apparent madness, to Queen Victoria's genetic legacy, the Health Report takes a look back at the illnesses (and deaths) that have shaped the world.

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12 September: Safe drinking | Obesity and cancer |...

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2022/09/12

Vital health and medical news.

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5 September: Melanoma detection | Yoga for heart...

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2022/09/05

Vital health and medical news.

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29 August: Plant-based vs keto diets | Vitamin...

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2022/08/29

Vital health and medical news.

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22 August: Early time-restricted eating | Healthy...

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2022/08/22

Exploring how changing your diet—or even your eating schedule—can improve your long-term health outcomes.

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15 August: Myocarditis | Alcohol marketing |...

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2022/08/15

Vital health and medical news.

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8 August: Cervical cancer screening | Miscarriage and...

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2022/08/08

An option for cervical cancer screening could be a game-changer and miscarriages or stillbirths may bring an increased risk of stroke

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1 August: Ventilation | Vitamin D | Shingles

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2022/08/01

With COVID there are more protective measures to take—and there's a historical parallel | The results of a trial of vitamin D supplementation find no evidence to support vitamin D supplements | Shingles can be a painful disease and those over 70 can have a free vaccination, but not the costly and most effective one.

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25 July: Health services in the final year of life;...

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2022/07/25

The amount of money to spend on health care in the last year of someone's life is debatable. | The vital eligibility criterion for voluntary assisted dying in Australia is a problematic issue for doctors. | For a heart attack you want the best care possible—but where you live can affect limit that. Climate change is becoming more obvious—it now includes a noticeable mental health aspect.

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18 July: Living with COVID ain't rosy; Why vax...

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2022/07/18

Some immunologists are concerned that COVID-19 is not travelling as expected. An internationally respected immunologist had four doses of COVID vaccine but now recovering from heart failure after getting the virus.There are still community questions about the value of getting a fourth vaccine dose—we asked a vaccine development expert to explain why you should.Fitness and living longer are more than just how much you eat and how much you exercise?

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11 July: Tackling obesity | Standards on how to...

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2022/07/11

In 2009 Australia launched a National Preventive Health Strategy with the aim of being the healthiest country in the world by 2020—where we're at with it now.The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare has created a national clinical care standard for diagnosis and treatment.Many people are told to take a vitamin D supplement, especially in winter when there's less sunshine, but you can have too much of it.

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4 July: Coming to terms with long COVID; Vaxes for...

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2022/07/04

Australia has many stories from people who say they have long COVID but who are unable to access help | Updated versions of coronavirus vaccines targeting the Omicron variant have been announced, yet the virus still mutates | People with Type 1 diabetes need to monitor their blood glucose but automatic systems are being trialled to assist them | A study on the behaviour of teens undertaken during the pandemic identified some of the particular health risks for this group.

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Speculating on an Australian Centre of Disease...

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2022/06/27

What an Australian Centre for Disease Control might aim to be; An Indigenous perspective and research to engage culture for protection against cardiovascular disease and stroke; Research on links between mental health and mortality concludes that both mental and physical health can be adversely impacted.

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Breast density and MRIs, diet and mental health,...

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2022/06/20

There may be a link between what you eat and your mental health—also, avoiding overtreatment for breast cancer; predicting your risk of osteoarthritis; and whether mammogram results should inform women about breast density.

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The cancer risks that run through generations

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2022/06/13

The cancer risks that run through generations of families—and the growing frontier in medicine trying to change that.

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Cancer treatment and 'time toxicity'; youth mental...

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2022/06/06

The term 'time toxicity' expresses the idea that if treatment to extend a patient's life means lengthy periods in medical facilities, it may be time wasted; In Australia smoking has decreased generally, but tobacco use is higher than average in young people with mental health issues; The bad form of cholesterol is LDL — low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein is the good form. An new study suggests there's a limit on how high HDL should be.

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