Jun 2022

Speculating on an Australian Centre of Disease Control and Prevention; How Indigenous culture can protect the heart; Associations between mental health and mortality

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 c ... Show More

28m 35s

Jun 2022

Breast density and MRIs, diet and mental health, genomics and osteoarthritis

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.

28m 35s

Jun 2022

The cancer risks that run through generations

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

28m 36s

Jul 2022

Coming to terms with long COVID

Australia has recorded a lot of COVID-19 cases, and about 10 per cent of affected people have had prolonged symptoms, consequently there are many stories from those who say they have long COVID but unable to access help.

7m 41s

Jul 2022

Targetting OMICRON variants

Updated versions of coronavirus vaccines targeting the Omicron variant have recently been announced by Pfizer and Moderna. There's been an impressive turnaround time and yet still the virus has continued to mutate.

7m 23s

Mar 2023

Not again! A new wave is building, so what now?

Another wave of COVID infections seems to be underway in parts of Australia, and NSW is leading the pack. The variant soup is getting more complex by the day — but luckily the dominant mutations don't seem to be causing more severe disease. Regardless, as more people get infect ... Show More

10m 52s

Aug 2023

July 2023 Medical News Summary

Treating Long COVID's Mental Health Symptoms in Primary Care; This Fall's COVID-19 Vaccine Will Target Omicron XBB Subvariants—Who Needs to Get It; Avian Influenza Update Related Content: <ul> <li><a class="related-article" href= "https://jama ... Show More

15m 35s

Apr 2022

Ramping up global vaccination

New variants of the COVID-19 virus continue to appear, and especially as there are low income countries with low levels of immunisation—and so high levels of circulating virus. The 2022-23 Australian Budget allocated A$85 million to COVAX, the international program for delivering ... Show More

7m 47s

Jul 2022

Health behaviour of teens in the pandemic

One of the measures taken to prevent virus transmission has been social distancing and lockdown, but these can have their own negative health impact. A study on the behaviour of teens undertaken during the pandemic identified some of the particular health risks for this group.

6m 38s

4 July: Coming to terms with long COVID...