Podcast Episodes

BMI fails the test as a predictor of disease risk

A study shows waist to hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference (WC) should be included with BMI when assessing patients with abdominal fat for risk o…

12 hours ago

Kate has a history of anorexia. Why was she prescribed weight loss jabs?

‘Kate’ has a history of anorexia nervosa and was once hospitalised for the condition. Yet she was able to access GLP1s to control her weight via a te…

1 week ago

An Alzheimer's blood test is on the way. What could that mean for you?

Clinicians, researchers, government and industry partners have come together in a new arrangement to trial a blood test that uses biomarkers for Alzh…

2 weeks ago

When is a child ready for their own smartphone?

A new study looks at the health benefits of holding off on a child's smartphone by one year. Is there a "best" age to let them have their own device?…

3 weeks ago

What can you really learn from a biological ageing test?

There's a race going on in Silicon Valley to find ways to slow down ageing and monetise longevity. Some of the tools used to measure this are biologi…

4 weeks ago

Who should be allowed to prescribe medications?

A review of the evidence for community pharmacist prescribing has reopened the debate about who should be able to prescribe, and a legislative change…

1 month ago

Could a sleep supplement help reduce chronic pain?

While looking for ways to treat pain in those with musculoskeletal disorders, researchers examined studies in which sleep supplement melatonin had be…

1 month, 1 week ago

Should we ban the use of controversial herbicide, paraquat?

A movement disorder specialist says the APVMA decision on the use of herbicide paraquat ignores evidence of the link with cases of Parkinson's diseas…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu has reached Australia. Now what?

The first cases of H5N1 bird flu have been confirmed following the discovery and rescue of a sick bird on a remote beach in Western Australia.

Since t…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Good and bad news on alcohol and disease risk

A new review brings together data from studies worldwide and shows that the impact of alcohol has been underestimated, but that changing drinking hab…

1 month, 3 weeks ago