Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDo you really know what chemicals are in your cosmetics?
New Zealand is banning them, the EU is phasing them out, and a growing number of states in the US are restricting the use of PFAS chemicals in cosmet…
2 years, 4 months ago
Could artificial intelligence bring new hope to couples facing infertility?
IVF success rates used to be less than 10 per cent, but today around a third of women will have a baby in their first IVF cycle. Now, as artificial i…
2 years, 4 months ago
Managing the menopause: could you use alternatives to medication?
A series of papers by Australian researchers suggests the medical establishment may be over-medicalising menopause. The authors say viewing the natur…
2 years, 4 months ago
INTERVIEW: Hundreds die from preventable cervical cancer each year, what needs to change?
A health advocate says 1 in 3 eligible Victorians is not getting screened for cervical cancer, with the intimate procedure creating barriers to acces…
2 years, 4 months ago
'My world was terrifying': how psychedelic drugs helped Warren deal with anxiety
Australia is one of few countries in the the world to allow psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat specific types of mental illness, under strict cond…
2 years, 4 months ago
Shingles is both common and painful and it could happen to you
A new survey has exposed a lack of awareness of shingles amongst older Australians. The survey, by GlaxoSmithKline, has found many people think shing…
2 years, 4 months ago
Remote NT communities calling for Senate Inquiry into telcos
Remote Northern Territory communities in West Arnhem Land are calling for a Senate Inquiry into telecommunications companies operating in the bush. I…
2 years, 4 months ago
INTERVIEW: Former NSW EPA chief Barry Buffier
"A wicked problem": former New South Wales Environmental Protection Agency head and CEO Barry Buffier speaks to SBS about waste management and asbest…
2 years, 4 months ago
Keeping safe in the sun - whatever your skin type
Australia's sun safety guidelines have been updated for the first time to include advice for diverse skin types. The new guidelines also acknowledge …
2 years, 5 months ago
Victoria is examining women's pain: why isn't everyone?
A Victorian government inquiry into women's pain is looking to address issues around disproportionate levels of chronic pain suffered by women, inclu…
2 years, 5 months ago