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New ovarian cancer test | Testosterone | How the PAP test began | A deep look at sleep
We heard today about a new test for ovarian cancer. For a long time there's been a search for a way to reliably detect this cancer early on.
Some men…
2 years, 8 months ago
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | Vigorous Incidental Lifestyle Physical Activity | Cochlear implants
Measuring activity on Cradle Mountain—Norman and Tegan rise to the challenge.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome—a new guideline for doctors and women.
Vigorous…
2 years, 8 months ago
Importance of The Voice for Aboriginal health | Bush tucker and health in Balgo
wide health implications.
The remote community of Balgo in the Tanami Desert has many years of hunting for bush tucker. People must leave their Countr…
2 years, 9 months ago
Metastatic breast cancer | Free gene analysis for rare cancers | Best exercises to lower blood pressure
Metastatic cancer is for the spread of a cancer from a primary site to other parts of the body. There's no nationally consistent way of keeping track…
2 years, 9 months ago
New Australian guidelines for cardio vascular disease | Phone-connected device can collect heart rhythm data | Panel discussion on reducing red and processed meat consumption
To assess the heart health and stroke risk factors of the population, Australian GPs and cardiologists have referred to a study from the population o…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ketamine for depression | Ultrasound instead of X-ray | WHO on Aspartame and dietary guidelines
In health news Norman and Tegan discuss changes in the health system for medical termination of pregnancy; and about life span vs life expectancy in …
2 years, 9 months ago
Women and strength training | sports food nutrition and labelling | subjective memory study in twins | opioids not beneficial for back pain
Strength training is fundamental to most athletes' regimes, but the guidelines are overwhelmingly based on male data.
An analysis of labelling on spor…
2 years, 10 months ago
Improving diagnosis and care in younger onset dementia | Recognising and overcoming breastfeeding aversion
If dementia is diagnosed before someone is 65 it's called 'younger onset' dementia, and it can occur while people still have family responsibilities.…
2 years, 10 months ago
Health in the news this week | opioid deprescribing | Parkinsons and contaminants | tonsillectomy in adults
A look at some of the big stories in health over the last week ... cough syrup, Duchenne gene therapy; chemo drugs in the US.
Some new prescribing gui…
2 years, 10 months ago
Talking and tragedy | Psychedelic-assisted therapy and harms | Cannabis in pregnancy | Chronic low back pain
A recent bus crash in the Hunter Valley claimed 10 lives. Trying to make sense of such tragic events often prompts a reach for advice that sounds rig…
2 years, 10 months ago