Australia is lucky to have free healthcare services—but there can be big gaps in who receives it; reports on two people with bipolar disorder finding benefit from a faecal microbiota transplant; and how stomas help the intestine heal.
Aug 2023
Fecal Transplants (and, yes, that’s a thing)
Fecal transplants can be used to treat colitis, depression, bipolar disorder, and alcoholism. This episode features audio from: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/fecal-transplants-for-ulcerative-colitis-ms-depression-bipolar-and-alcoholism/ https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to- ... Show More
14m 17s
Apr 2022
The changes needed to save general practice—and the Budget didn’t help
Doctors, nurses and other health professionals look after you and keep you as healthy. But despite Australia's relative good health, compared to other countries, it has major problems with general practice. By international standards we are probably overproducing medical graduate ... Show More
11m 48s
Mar 2017
Bisphosphonates, IBS and diet, CRP test for infection, Randomisation
Clarification of new evidence that Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis may actually weaken bones if people are left on them for too long ; Dietary change using FODMAPS to treat Irritable bowel syndrome when medicines have not worked; CRP testing for chest infections to identify whic ... Show More
27m 52s