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Ep68: Gendered Medicine—Pain
Episode 68
Gender can be considered a social determinant of health, in the different pressures and expectations it puts on women and men. For example, the taboo…
5 years, 6 months ago
Ep67: Boosting Public Health in the Indo-Pacific
Episode 67
This is the fourth and final part in our series on Global Health Security. Australia’s Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security was launched in 2017 t…
5 years, 8 months ago
Ep66: Gendered Medicine—Heart Disease
Episode 66
We traditionally think of cardiovascular disease as a man’s problem, but it’s the leading cause of death for women as well as men in most of the indu…
5 years, 8 months ago
Ep65: A New Script for Global Public Health
Episode 65
In this episode we present some provocative solutions to problems presented in the previous two stories.We heard about pharmaceutical patents, and ho…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep64: Big Pharma and the People’s Vaccine
Episode 64
This is part 2 in our series on global public health and focuses on the impact of intellectual property laws on the development and distribution of p…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep63: the WHO’s Biggest Test
Episode 63
During the COVID-19 crisis there has been some criticism of the World Health Organisation as to whether it declared a pandemic soon enough or covered…
5 years, 11 months ago
Ep62: Essential Ethics in Adolescent Health
Episode 62
In episode 59 we shared a sampler of the Essential Ethics podcast from the Children's Bioethics Centre, at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. …
6 years, 1 month ago
Ep61: Delirium Part 2- Prevention and Management
Episode 61
In the previous episode we discussed the presentations and screening of delirium, as well as the risk factors. Just as important as these medical and…
6 years, 2 months ago
Ep60: Delirium Part 1- Detection and Causes
Episode 60
Delirium is associated with an increased risk of falls, dementia and high dependency care, and all of this adds up to higher mortality. About a third…
6 years, 2 months ago
Ep59: Essential Ethics in Paediatrics
Episode 59
The ethical questions that come up in paediatrics can appear overwhelming to begin with. When can a child be said to have cognitive capacity and bodi…
6 years, 3 months ago