Podcast Episodes

The enduring stigma surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder is one of the most stigmatised and misunderstood mental health conditions.

It affects a significant number of people in the community, a large proportion of them havin…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

The first year of COVID; the 'molecular messages' sent during exercise; is orthopaedic surgery over prescribed?; and can a combination pill transform how blood pressure is treated?

How did Australia fare in the first year of the pandemic?

What are the 'molecular messages' our body sends during exercise and how can they be used to help treat disease?

Are the most common elective …

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Vaccine rates in Indigenous communities; the origins of The Black Death; understanding illness caused by ticks; and the trial of Theranos founder begins

The COVID outbreak in regional New South Wales is highlighting the comparatively low vaccination rates in Indigenous communities.

New research uncovers more on the origins of The Black Death.

Researche…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Can substituting salt save lives?; the science of the COVID modelling; and Toxoplasma Gondii and cognitive decline

What new research shows about the effect of substituting salt and health - can it save lives?

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Have we misunderstood the Doherty modelling?; High viral loads in vaccinated people; COVID risks to children; and substance use and the developing teenage brain

Australia is pinning its hopes on modelling that says restrictions can start to ease once we hit vaccination targets, but will the high case numbers in NSW disrupt that plan?

New research finds that p…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

How can ventilation be improved to protect against COVID; post-op lung complications in patients who isolated before surgery; what's it like living with tinnitus?; and calls to do more to prevent chronic disease

How can ventilation be improved to help reduce the spread of COVID?

The surprising discovery that patients who isolate prior to surgery are more likely to develop post-operative lung complications.

Wha…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

The modelling on the pathway out of the pandemic; why critical care for women having heart attacks is being delayed; and alcohol use and anxiety

We now have modelling to guide our way out of the pandemic, but some researchers say we will need to vaccinate even younger age groups to reach sufficient immunity.

Why are so many women having critic…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

The frontline of the NSW COVID outbreak; the race to find more effective COVID treatments; and COVID risk for people living with mood disorders

What are people experiencing in intensive care as a result of the delta COVID outbreak and how are hospitals coping?

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

COVID vaccine trials for young children; COVID's mental health toll on Indigenous communities; should bilateral cataract surgery be done on the same day?; and the link between bone loss and cognitive decline

Right now overseas, several covid vaccines are being trialled in children as young as babies 6 months of age. So how long will it be until younger kids can get vaccinated?

How pandemic prevention meas…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

Managing resources in the pandemic; review of COVID research; low value care; and how to prevent kids misusing alcohol

What's the best way to manage finite resources in the middle of a pandemic and what can Australia learn from other countries; what a review of COVID research exposes about waste and missed opportunit…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago