Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow a photocopier changed the world: Nobel Prize in medicine goes to COVID vaccine duo
Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize for medicine for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The prize has be…
2 years, 7 months ago
Australia to probe its COVID-19 pandemic response - but not state lockdowns
The 12 month long inquiry will be led by three experts. But it won't include individual state or territory decisions on lockdowns or border closures.
2 years, 8 months ago
Ange is only 19, yet she’s struggling to survive an ‘older person’s disease’
In Australia, around 1.5 million people care for someone living with dementia – and there is no cure. Dementia also affects thousands of young people…
2 years, 8 months ago
Researchers in Australia discover a new treatment for acne
Acne makes life unpleasant for millions of children and adults worldwide, but Australian researchers may have discovered an effective treatment for t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Disability Royal Commission holds its final sitting with a call for urgent change
About one in every six Australians, or 4.4 million people, live with disability. Many receive support from services separate from the NDIS - and larg…
2 years, 8 months ago
No time for mental health care under Medicare, say GPs
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says it needs more funding to help deal with patients experiencing mental health issues. It com…
2 years, 8 months ago
Pill testing: 'If one life is saved - it's worth it
Drug safety advocates, lawyers, and doctors are behind a renewed push to introduce pill testing sites ahead of the summer festival season. In an open…
2 years, 8 months ago
Pleas for water safety awareness as beach drowning deaths climb
New research has warned of an increased risk of drowning on public holidays. 281 people have lost their lives to drowning in the last 12 months, prom…
2 years, 8 months ago
Stem cell research reveals the earliest stages of a human life
Scientists have created embryo models to help study the mysteries of early human development, the medical problems that happen before birth and why m…
2 years, 8 months ago
Fears for global HIV program amid Republican abortion stoush
A HIV program credited with saving millions of lives around the world is feared to be under threat as its funding comes up for renewal in September. …
2 years, 8 months ago