Podcast Episodes

The versatility of 3D printing in healthcare—for prosthetics, training surgeons, scaffolds, and new skin for burns

3D printing is becoming an incredibly versatile modern tool—there’s scope  in engineering, manufacturing, architecture and design—as well as in sever…

2 years, 10 months ago

Pre-operative assessments | Kids, sinusitis, and antibiotics | Kids, fainting, and an unusual heart rhythm | Knee replacements and digital rehab

To have you in the best physical condition before major surgery many surgeons send you for a pre-operative assessment by a physician—does it help?

Whe…

2 years, 10 months ago

The science of sleep

Humans spend around a third of their lives sleeping, and its management has created a multi-million dollar industry. We discuss the sleep of FIFO wor…

2 years, 10 months ago

A clearer view of diagnostic error | Monkeys, semaglutide, and addiction | Exercise and gamification

A clearer picture of where and how mistakes are made in medical diagnoses.

Monkeys on some Caribbean islands are helping researchers understand more a…

2 years, 11 months ago

The latest research on Long COVID | Healing worms | Talking about weight loss

Australia's had probably its first conference on Long COVID.

The idea of a worm infection evokes a visceral response—but there are potential health be…

2 years, 11 months ago

Learning from Mexican food nutrition labels | Perils of sitting | Misleading fertility tests | Which uterine surgery is better?

Mexico has implemented labelling of processed foods with large warnings if the unhealthy ingredients exceed globally agreed thresholds.

New research h…

2 years, 11 months ago

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, 11 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…

3 years 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…

3 years 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…

3 years ago