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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…
3 years 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 …
3 years 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…
3 years, 1 month 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.…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month ago
Electrical signals in the dying brain | A positive film about palliative care | New government system to assess trials
Bringing clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.
3 years, 2 months ago
Medication searches and obesity correlations | Diabetes and exercise benefits | Peripheral artery disease and women
A recent study has looked at correlations between rates of (Australian) population obesity and searching online for anti-obesity and diabetes drugs—s…
3 years, 2 months ago
Could the shingles vaccine lower dementia risk? And ADHD clinics cashing in on demand
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.
3 years, 2 months ago
Warnings about artificial sweeteners | ultra-processed foods and depression | strategies to reduce medical waste
The World Health Organisation has advised against artificial sweeteners for weight loss because they offer no long-term benefits.
Australian research …
3 years, 2 months ago