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Follow the latest news about health and wellness, with this collection of reports and interviews from the SBS News team. Hear the story behind the headline.

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00:04:12

Concern growing for permanent resident hopefuls with HIV

Headlines on health ·

2024/05/02

New research shows that some people living with HIV are choosing cheaper and suboptimal antiretroviral treatment out of fear that their applications for permanent residency will be rejected. Applicants must show that their medical spending will not exceed more than $51,000 over 10 years — a requirement, known as the Significant Cost Threshold. Experts say these rules for migrants are unfair and can compromise Australia’s goal to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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00:05:41

Are our boots really made for walking? Study says yes

Headlines on health ·

2024/05/02

Walking is something many of us take for granted. But a new study has revealed the enormous health benefits that walking just once a week can have, especially for those aged 70 and over.

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00:22:04

Cost of Living Secrets: Visiting your doctor

Headlines on health ·

2024/04/30

In this episode of Cost of Living Secrets with Ricardo Goncalves and Peggy Giakoumelos, we talk about saving when visiting your doctor. New South Wales and ACT chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Dr Rebekah Hoffman shares her tips on:

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00:04:28

Drug offers new hope for Australians with breast cancer

Headlines on health ·

2024/04/28

Patients at high risk of their breast cancer returning will soon have access to a treatment that could prevent just that. For some a re-diagnosis is their biggest fear, which is why improved access to a key drug is considered an important step.

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00:06:50

New research reveals Australian regions at higher...

Headlines on health ·

2024/04/27

New research from Monash University has identified the Australian Local Government Areas with the highest rates of cardiac arrest and lowest rates of bystander CPR. Experts say it calls for a targeted educational approach, as survival is doubled when C-P-R is given by bystanders.

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00:05:35

Wally "The King" Lewis shares his story to plead for...

Headlines on health ·

2024/04/23

Rugby league icon Wally Lewis has made an impassioned plea for further funding into concussion and traumatic brain injury research. The Queensland great used his address at the National Press Club to open up about his experience with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

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00:02:34

Can't arrest our way out of drug crisis, say health...

Headlines on health ·

2024/04/22

Health experts are warning of new super-strength synthetic opioids making their way into Australia with deadly consequences. They're up to fifty times stronger than fentanyl and have already been linked to a string of fatal heroin overdoses.

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00:09:49

Medicinal cannabis boom complicates drug testing

Headlines on health ·

2024/04/14

Medicinal cannabis has been legal in Australia for eight years. Although it's legal, the drug still can affect people's ability to work and drive because of limitations of drug testing regimes. Now, the Victorian Government is looking at whether there's a better way to manage medicinal cannabis use in the workplace.

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00:16:00

Shiny tiles and same-coloured walls: seeing the world...

Headlines on health ·

2024/04/08

Maree McCabe is the CEO of Dementia Australia, an organisation that offers advocacy and support to people living with dementia, as well as their families and carers. She has spoken with Deborah Groarke on the importance of understanding how a person living with the condition sees the world. For more information on dementia, contact Dementia Australia's hotline on 1800 100 500.

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00:05:32

New rules lowered prescription opioid use - but where...

Headlines on health ·

2024/03/25

In Australia, the misuse of prescription opioids has been a longstanding problem. At one point the nation recorded the world's ninth highest per capita consumption in the world. But changes to prescribing rules in 2020 appear to have been effective in reducing their use.

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00:03:59

Dental care out of reach for many - but Victoria's...

Headlines on health ·

2024/03/22

This week marks World Oral Health Day but for many Australians, cost of living pressures are putting a trip to the dentist out of reach. A new Victorian initiative is bringing dental care to schools, and fast-tracking the recognition of qualifications for overseas-trained dentists.

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00:05:22

First Nations health conference spotlights lung and...

Headlines on health ·

2024/03/18

Lung and cervical cancer are in the spotlight at a global First Nations health conference underway in Naarm, Melbourne. The World Indigenous Cancer Conference aims to foster better working relationships and collaboration between experts from across the globe.

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00:06:36

Could artificial intellgence bring new hope to...

Headlines on health ·

2024/03/09

IVF success rates used to be less than 10 per cent, but today around a third of women will have a baby in their first IVF cycle. Now, as artificial intelligence transforms our world, researchers hope it'll help further improve outcomes for people hoping to start a family. This is the second part in our series on the Future of Fertility.

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00:05:36

Managing the menopause: could you use alternatives to...

Headlines on health ·

2024/03/05

A series of papers by Australian researchers suggests the medical establishment may be over-medicalising menopause. The authors say viewing the natural decline in female reproductivity as a health problem to be solved with hormone treatment is a simplification not based in evidence. They are calling for a broader understanding of the condition which empowers women experiencing menopause to navigate the change.

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00:08:18

INTERVIEW: Hundreds die from preventable cervical...

Headlines on health ·

2024/03/04

A health advocate says 1 in 3 eligible Victorians is not getting screened for cervical cancer, with the intimate procedure creating barriers to access. Cancer Council Victoria’s Kate Broun says an increasing number of people are screening from home, particularly older women and new arrivals to the country. But despite this, new data from group’s cancer registry shows that more than 200 Victorians were diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2022, with more than 1,000 cases diagnosed in the five years 2018

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00:04:59

'My world was terrifying': how psychedelic drugs...

Headlines on health ·

2024/02/28

Australia is one of few countries in the the world to allow psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat specific types of mental illness, under strict conditions. But use of the therapy, approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration last year, has so far been very limited and more research is needed to understand the potential benefits and long-term effects. One study, by Monash University, is considering if psylocibin [[SY-luh-SY-bin]] - a compound found in magic mushrooms - can be effective in

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00:04:30

Shingles is both common and painful and it could...

Headlines on health ·

2024/02/22

A new survey has exposed a lack of awareness of shingles amongst older Australians. The survey, by GlaxoSmithKline, has found many people think shingles is serious - but also that it won't happen to them. And that's far from the truth.

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00:11:00

INTERVIEW: Former NSW EPA chief Barry Buffier

Headlines on health ·

2024/02/20

"A wicked problem": former New South Wales Environmental Protection Agency head and CEO Barry Buffier speaks to SBS about waste management and asbestos. He explains to Dijana Damjanovic how the current crisis, that has seen properties and schools close across NSW and the ACT, came about and says it's an unintended consequence of the state's waste management policy.

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00:06:09

Keeping safe in the sun - whatever your skin type

Headlines on health ·

2024/02/13

Australia's sun safety guidelines have been updated for the first time to include advice for diverse skin types. The new guidelines also acknowledge and balance the harms and benefits of sun exposure for different risk groups. From getting enough vitamin D and UV to reducing the risk of melanoma, there's something for all Australians to learn.

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00:15:19

Victoria is examining women's pain: why isn't everyone?

Headlines on health ·

2024/02/11

A Victorian government inquiry into women's pain is looking to address issues around disproportionate levels of chronic pain suffered by women, including barriers to women being believed in the health system and receiving appropriate care. Women from different backgrounds confront different barriers within the health system and are calling for immediate reforms.

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