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Health Report - Separate stories 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.

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12:08

When your private health insurer won't pay

Health Report - Separate stories podcast ·

2024/04/05

Your doctor's just told you you're going to need a medical procedure, and you pat yourself on the back for paying those private health insurance premiums for all those years. But on closer inspection you realise – you're not covered for the procedure after all.Private health reforms mean coverage is a lot easier to navigate than it used to be but there are still acres of fine print and people getting caught out. You'll hear from two people who discovered too late they weren't

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10:50

Free RSV vaccines for infants

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2024/03/29

Thousands of babies at risk of respiratory syncytial virus will be better protected as cases surge. New South Wales and Queensland are following WA's lead with new RSV vaccine programs for vulnerable infants. Also making health news this week, a drop in PBS subsidised opioid use and a new therapy for a deadly genetic disease in kids.

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13:04

Identifying a bacterial cause for bowel cancer

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2024/03/29

Colorectal cancer is happening more often and in younger people, but why?Part of the answer might have to do with the microbiome.Researchers at University of Melbourne have identified a particular strain of bacteria that causes DNA damage that leads to cancer.Associate Professor Daniel Buchanan explains what this means – and whether this information could help people better protect themselves.

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10:26

Changes to WHO guidelines for anaemia diagnosis

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2024/03/29

Anaemia is a common condition where there's not enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to the body's tissues.It can cause debilitating symptoms, including tiredness, weakness and shortness of breath. For the first time in 50 years the World Health Organization has revised its guidelines for diagnosis. Professor Sant-Rayn Pasricha from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute says a global consensus to define anaemia will improve treatment.

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07:42

Blueprint for improving indoor air quality

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2024/03/29

We spend 90 per cent of our time indoors but the quality of the air we breathe while we're there is largely unregulated.It's something experts have been wanting to change for two decades, but came into the spotlight during the pandemic as people realised COVID was airborne.Professor Lidia Morawska is the lead author of paper in the journal Science that provides a framework for ensuring safer indoor air quality standards.

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08:52

What ADHD treatment could mean for living longer,...

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2024/03/22

Three scientific papers looking at ADHD: research into the risk of death from unnatural causes like accidents; medication for ADHD and potential cardio vascular disease; and the likelihood of developing dementia.And new vaping legislation and lung cancer screening that's been presented to parliament.

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11:53

How often does the average person think about suicide?

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2024/03/22

Suicidal thoughts are more common than researchers expected in people who do not fit with conventional diagnoses of depression or other psychiatric disorders.Dr Maria Oquendo, from the university of Pennsylvania, says changes are needed to broaden suicide risk screening and emergency department response.

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09:06

Using the immune system's own cells to attack brain...

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2024/03/22

In this small study, brain cancer tumours shrank rapidly in the first few days when treated with chimeric antigen receptor, or CAR, T cells injected into the fluid around the brain.While some tumours returned in time, Dr Marcela Maus, from Harvard Medical School, says it's a proof of concept that requires further study.

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10:17

No one knows what your cancer treatment will do to...

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2024/03/22

There’s a glaring lack of data about new cancer treatments, like immunotherapy, and their effects on women’s reproductive organs and fertility.Reporter Lauren Roberts has been speaking to cancer patients and researchers to find out why this has been overlooked

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18:37

How much added sugar is in toddler foods and milk...

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2024/03/15

It's the ultra-processed milk powder intentionally marketed as a follow-on to breastfeeding or infant formulae.But evidence suggests toddler or transition milks are unnecessary at best and harmful at worst.Anthea Rhodes, a paediatrician at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, says parents are being tricked into thinking their toddlers need the products.The toddler milk category has been booming over the past two decades, according to Deakin University nutrition researcher

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09:30

The sick quitter effect - when data can be misleading

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2024/03/15

Numbers of alcohol related deaths may have been under reported because past abuse isn't captured when a reformed-drinker dies.It's called the 'sick quitter effect', where someone is no longer drinking at the time of their death, because previous harm has convinced them to stop.Dr Peter Sarich from the Daffodil Centre says this can create biased results.

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06:47

Why it might be too early to stop saying long-COVID

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2024/03/14

Queensland's Chief Health Officer says the term "long-COVID" should be scrapped, saying its use implies there's something unique about longer term symptoms associated with COVID infection.Queensland Health research, due to be presented to a European conference in late April, found that a year after infection there was no evidence of worst post-viral symptoms if infected by COVID-19 when compared with influenza or other respiratory illnesses.It's an area of research that is

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07:53

Health news: What was the result of over 200...

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2024/03/08

A 62-year-old man in Germany—called HIM—deliberately received 217 vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2 within a period of 29 months. Researchers were keen to know more.

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10:34

Short sleep and risk of diabetes —but diet may have a...

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2024/03/08

Sleep has become a bit of an obsession and has us questioning just how much we need. A large study has compared participants' duration of sleep against their risk of Type 2 Diabetes. The researchers also assessed whether participants' diet could reduce the risk in people with short duration sleep.

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12:30

Researching the connection between menopause and...

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2024/03/08

In pop culture and news coverage menopause and mood changes seem inextricably linked—to the point where depression around menopause feels almost inevitable. A special series on menopause has just been published in the Lancet, with one paper specifically on mental health.

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11:51

Virtual reality to the rescue in hospital emergency...

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2024/03/08

In hospital emergency rooms emotions can run high, and tempers can get frazzled, which is confronting for both staff and other patients.But now student staff are using virtual reality and ChatGPT to learn how to calm situations right down.Producer:Shelby TraynorGuests: Martin Brown, FMH Media Lab, University of SydneyDr Caryl Barnes, psychiatrist

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11:51

Virtual reality to the rescue in hospital emergency...

Health Report - Separate stories podcast ·

2024/03/08

In hospital emergency rooms emotions can run high, and tempers can get frazzled, which is confronting for both staff and other patients.But now student staff are using virtual reality and ChatGPT to learn how to calm situations right down.

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06:29

Health news: Mifepristone and research papers |...

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2024/03/01

Two scientific papers regarding Mifespristone have been retracted due to uncertainty about the data.Less Australians are smoking—but more of them are vaping.Hosts: Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor

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08:36

How good is exercise for depression?

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2024/03/01

Major depressive disorder is a leading cause of global disability, and although medication and psychotherapy are effective, many people are resistant to treatment. So more evidence-based treatments are needed, and exercise looks like a candidate. But, the guidelines for which type of exercise works best need to be clearer.

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13:18

Melanoma awareness and care lacking where it's needed...

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2024/03/01

For a country as sunny as Australia, skin cancer is a major health risk. But access to proper cancer screening and treatment is falling short, especially in regional areas in some of our highest-risk areas, such as Far North Queensland.

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