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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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0:12:38

Are we diagnosing the right people with ADHD?

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2025/07/18

Treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with medication can be life-changing.It's consistently associated with lower risks of self-harm, unintentional injury, traffic crashes and crime.However a new study has found as prescription rates increased, some of these associations weakened.Guest/sProfessor David Coghill, chair of developmental mental health at the University of Melbourne and president of the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association. ReferencesIncreased

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0:10:02

Good news in the first months of the RSV vaccine rollout

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2025/07/18

Since the start of February, pregnant women have been eligible to get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The vaccine is administered during the 28 to 36 week mark of pregnancy to protect newborns from RSV. As of June, more than 60,000 women had received the vaccine. Guest/sProfessor Jim Buttery, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and infectious diseases physician at the Royal Children's Hospital in MelbourneReferencesRespiratory syncytial virus preventives for

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0:05:20

Mailbag: Financial toxicity

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2025/07/18

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week.You can email us at healthreport@abc.net.au

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0:08:37

Trump's threat of 200pc tariffs on pharmaceuticals

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2025/07/11

US President Donald Trump has flagged the possibility of imposing 200 per cent tariffs on pharmaceutical products coming into America. Last year Australia exported around $2.2 billion in pharmaceutical products to the US — however we imported around $4 billion. Guest/sElizabeth de Somer, Chief Executive Officer of Medicines AustraliaReferencesGuidance on medicinal cannabis prescribing targets unsafe practice - AHPRAWhat's gone wrong with cannabis prescribing? - the Health Report

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0:09:34

Weight loss drugs and the risk of macular degeneration

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2025/07/11

GLP-1 agonists, like Ozempic and Wegovy, have been heralded as miracle drugs.They started out as diabetes drugs, but have shown benefits well beyond diabetes – including in weight loss and other metabolic conditions.However these are new drugs, and as more and more people take them, researchers are keeping tabs on their effects.While the risk is small, there are potential eye-related side effects. A new study has looked into macular degeneration in particular.Guest/sDr Marko

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0:10:00

Indigenous people less likely to be waitlisted for a...

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2025/07/11

There’s a gap in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are waitlisted for a kidney transplant.A study has found while eight per cent of non-Indigenous dialysis patients were waitlisted, just two per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients were.In most cases it was because of an incomplete work‐up, because they were awaiting transplant assessment or because their eligibility had not yet been assessed.Guest/sProfessor Jacqui Hughes, a kidney

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0:06:52

What is the exposome?

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2025/07/11

The Human Exposome Project is a global effort underway to understand how the environment influences our health.It includes exposures from our diets, our lifestyles and our behaviors.It’s hoped that, like the Human Genome Project, it will help us prevent and treat things like heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.Guest/sFenna Sillé, one of the coordinators of a proposed Human Exposome Project, and assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Public

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0:04:41

Mailbag: Generation Cancer

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2025/07/11

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week.You can email us at healthreport@abc.net.auReferencesGeneration Cancer - 4CornersMapping the chemical complexity of plastics - Nature

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0:08:44

Game-changing cancer treatment could work in solid...

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2025/07/04

CAR T-cell therapy is an immunotherapy which can cure patients with aggressive blood cancers. However, until now, it hadn't been proven effective against solid tumours. Researchers have used gene editing techniques to arm CAR T-cells with extra proteins, to target these tumours. ReferencesRewiring endogenous genes in CAR T cells for tumour-restricted payload delivery - Nature

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0:11:03

Is Australia lagging behind in its approach to type 2...

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2025/07/04

We might need an update to first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, according to some experts.In Australia metformin is the first-line treatment, with drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors considered a second-line approach if needed.They work by increasing glucose excretion in the urine.In the United States it’s common to use them as first-line treatment alongside metformin. Is that the right approach?Guest/sDr Ted Wu, endocrinologist and director of the diabetes centre at the Royal

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0:07:02

Promising step forward in Parkinson's research

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2025/07/04

Years after pinpointing a faulty protein in the brains of patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, researchers have made another breakthrough.The team at the University of Sydney was able to target this SOD1 protein with a drug treatment in mice. They observed a “dramatic” improvement in their motor skills.Now comes the tricky task of figuring out how to target the SOD1 protein safely in humans, paving the way for a potential treatment to slow progression.Guest/sProfessor Kay

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0:09:19

How a drug shortage is changing bladder cancer treatment

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2025/07/04

For close to 50 years, a type of immunotherapy called Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) therapy has been used to treat early-stage bladder cancer.It’s still the regimen of choice, but a new study has indicated that combining BCG with a chemotherapy drug might be better for some.It could also go some way to addressing a global shortage of BCG, because it requires fewer doses of the immunotherapy.Guest/sProfessor Dickon Hayne, head of urology at Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth and

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0:07:32

Federal court case over alleged medicinal cannabis ads

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2025/06/27

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is taking Atlus, Mamamia and Newscorp's News Life Media to court, accusing them of advertising medicinal cannabis. Also for the first time in a decade, guidelines for the screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes have been updated. And more information revealed about the Monash IVF debacle. ReferencesAtlus, Mamamia and News Life Media face court for alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabisAustralasian Diabetes in Pregnancy

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0:09:25

Are we ready for the lung cancer screening program?

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2025/06/27

A national lung cancer screening program begins in July, targeting high-risk people without symptoms.This includes people aged between 50 and 70 years who are currently smoking or have quit in the past 10 years.But could it be expanded in future to include people without a history of smoking?Guest/sProfessor Alvin Ing, Respiratory Medicine at Macquarie UniversityReferencesNational Lung Cancer Screening Program - Department of Health

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0:10:12

Thanks to AI, Paul can see the culprit of his dog's...

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2025/06/27

When available treatments weren't working on Paul’s dog Rosie, he decided to take matters into his own hands.As the owner of an AI company he was able to use software that enabled him to pinpoint a mutation that might be key to Rosie's cancer.He hopes it will lead to treatment that extends her life, but while experts in the field are impressed, they say the story is much more complex.Guest/sPaul Conyngham, dog ownerDr Kate Michie, a structural biologist at the University of New

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0:06:48

Why syphilis testing requirements are changing

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2025/06/27

Guidelines have recently changed to recommend more regular testing for syphilis throughout pregnancy, regardless of sexual acitivity. Cases in the community are on the rise, and the consequences of an infection during pregnancy can be life-threatening to the baby.Guest/sProfessor Marcus Chen, a specialist at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and researcher at Monash UniversityReferencesSyphilis – CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health UnitsSyphilis data from the Kirby Institute at

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0:02:01

Mailbag: Genetic carrier screening

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2025/06/27

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week.You can email us at healthreport@abc.net.au

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0:10:56

Delving into blood and plasma donation changes

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2025/06/20

Gay or bisexual men and transgender women who have sex with men will be able to give blood or plasma under changes introduced by Lifeblood. Also, a report digs into the high fees and long wait times most people face when going to see a specialist doctor. ReferencesLifeblood announces changes to sexual activity rules for blood and plasma donationSpecial treatment: Improving Australians’ access to specialist care - Grattan InstituteNational Immunisation Strategy for Australia

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0:11:27

Changing the brain to reduce pain and walk the Camino

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2025/06/20

The way a doctor talks to you about your osteoarthritis can go on to impact how much pain you feel as a result. A pilot program has offered people pain education alongside exercise therapy, to address unhelpful pain beliefs. It was hoped this education would help people push through initial pain flares and achieve their exercise goals. Guest/sPeter Ninnes, study participantAssociate Professor Tasha Stanton, clinical pain neuroscientist at the University of South

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0:10:45

Screening for genetic mutations in couples before...

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2025/06/20

Couples can unknowingly be carriers for genetic conditions, even though there are tests available to reveal recessive traits before conceiving.Medicare covers genetic carrier screening for cystic fibrosis (CF), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and fragile X syndrome (FXS).However advocates are calling for subsidies to cover more conditions, so parents can be well informed.Guest/sRachael Casella, advocate and founder of Mackenzie's MissionProfessor Edwin Kirk, genetic pathologist at

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