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Where does Australia stand on drug decriminalisation?
Drug use has been increasing, whether it be cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, hallucinogens, or ketamine. That includes recreational use and substance abus…
2 years, 4 months ago
ADHD clinics and the diagnosis explosion | Chat GPT and virtual health care
A new kind of ADHD clinic is cashing in on surging demand for diagnoses—and promising salaries of more than $900,000 to recruit psychiatrists. As the…
2 years, 4 months ago
Invigorating ice baths | Waves in the dying brain | Gaming and exercise
More and more people are tackling the bracing discomfort of ice bath sessions. Alongside several touted health benefits there are some serious risks.…
2 years, 4 months ago
Body dysmorphic disorder | Benefits of a low-salt diet | Primary aldosteronism | How a country buys its drugs
Feeling dissatisfied with their appearance can become an obsession for some people, and affect quality of life and relationships.
Most people can bene…
2 years, 5 months ago
Concerns about a cancer therapy | Promise and risk in health AI | Where are all the psychiatrists? | Tackling high blood pressure
Bringing clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.
2 years, 5 months ago
Respiratory illnesses in China | ACL injury in women | GP referrals to psychiatrists
There are eerily familiar of clusters of respiratory infections being reported across China.
We know that for some health conditions women are more li…
2 years, 5 months ago
CORONACAST BONUSCAST: The latest wave, a new vaccine and let's talk about lockdowns
Another COVID wave, another COVID vaccine and another episode of Coronacast ... sort of?
Norman and Tegan will be providing coronavirus updates when n…
2 years, 5 months ago
Weighing the data on legal cannabis | Overuse of antimicrobials | Delayed cord cutting in premature babies
In 2016 Australia legalised cannabis for medicinal use and now the Greens party are advocating for its recreational use as well. The Australian Medic…
2 years, 5 months ago
Senate report on ADHD | ABC Birth Project responses | Yellow fever and mosquito-borne diseases | Assessing our spending on health
In March 2023 a Senate inquiry began to review how the health system manages people with ADHD, and the Government has now three months to respond.
The…
2 years, 6 months ago
Narcolepsy and its strange symptoms | Body clocks and our sleep
If we don't get enough sleep we're apt to doze off in the day, but for some people, dozing off can signal rare disorder of the brain's sleep-wake cyc…
2 years, 6 months ago