Podcast Episodes

Chimeras in medicine, Pt2—avatars; What's to be done about tinnitus

Oncologists don't always know which chemotherapy drug will work best, and even then, one treatment won't suit everyone. So there's growing research o…

4 years ago

Chimeras in medicine: xenotransplantation

Many people are waiting for an organ donation and some of them may die before a suitable organ is found. Some researchers think that in the near futu…

4 years, 1 month ago

Effect of pain medication on immunity; impact of the Budget on GPs and healthcare; importance of planning global vaccination

A review of multiple studies on common painkillers found that they have a marked effect on our resistance to infection—which is sometimes bad and som…

4 years, 1 month ago

Research on passive antibodies to combat Omicron | Is Transient Ischaemic Attack an obsolete term? | Treating blood pressure may affect blood flow to the brain? | How hormones and hypertension are related

Assessing the continuing ability to treat COVID-19 with antibody infusions. | A 'temporary stroke' means people get the signs of a stroke but the sym…

4 years, 1 month ago

The changing demographic of blood groups; diet to ease MS; relationship of mental health and dementia

What we know about the diversity of blood group types in Australia has just been updated—it reflects patterns in immigration. And we discuss the pote…

4 years, 1 month ago

Japanese Encephalitis vectors; climate change and effect on health; archival heart transplant; and data behind decreased heart attacks

Japanese Encephalitis (JEV) is common in Asia but now causing concern in Australia. The rise of JEV in Australia happened when the Intergovernmental …

4 years, 1 month ago

Out of pocket health costs; faecal microbiome transplants; stomas

Australia is lucky to have free healthcare services—but there can be big gaps in who receives it; reports on two people with bipolar disorder finding…

4 years, 2 months ago

COVID didn't come from a lab; can you trust blood pressure monitors; your preference for more—or perhaps less—health care; studying concussion and head knocks

Two recent scientific publications show that the pandemic originated in the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market, in Wuhan, China. The publications are n…

4 years, 2 months ago

Developments in heart transplants; Achilles tendon rupture intel; and cardiomyopathy in meth users

An Achilles tendon rupture is sometimes heard as a loud 'snap'—so then what? And how the cardiologists are developing new devices for heart transplan…

4 years, 2 months ago

Living younger for longer; tingles as intervention for anxiety; finding pancreatic cancer early

4 years, 2 months ago