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Dr Iain Abbott, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist at The Alfred, discusses bacterial infections, antibiotic treatment, and antibiotic resistance; Professor Lisa Gold, Health Economist and leader of research into the economics of…
Dr. Kate Gregorevic, Geriatrician and Internal Medicine Physician, discusses her new book Before Dementia, and shares some advice on how to care for loved ones with dementia; Professor Suzanne Nielsen, Deputy Director of…
Kimberely Parker, Programme Manager of the Hinri Programme at the World Health Organisation (WHO), discusses the impact of the project in enabling low and middle-income countries to gain access to biomedical and health…
Dr Jim Kantidakis, Expert Gut-directed Psychologist, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Founder of The Gut Centre, discusses the relationship between the brain and the gut, and the treatment of functional gut disorders; Phoebe Kipen, Physiotherapist…
Sue Evans, Head of the Victorian Cancer Registry Division at Cancer Council Victoria, explores patterns of cancer diagnosis prior to, and after the pandemic; Dr Richard De Boer, Medical Oncologist, discusses his work…
In Radiotherapy's first show back for 2023, Dr Sharma explores the decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to permit psychiatrists in Australia to prescribe psilocybin for treatment resistant depression, and MDMA for…
Peter Breadon, Director of the Health and Aged Care Program at the Grattan Institute, and Danielle Romanes, Visiting Fellow at the Grattan Institute, canvass their report 'A new Medicare: strengthening general practice' and…
The team present the annual Radiotherapy Awards, celebrating some of this year's best and worst moments in healthcare and medicine. With presenters Panel Beater, Dr Dilemma, and Dr Sharma.
Grant Blashki, Associate Professor at the Nossal Institute and the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute at the University of Melbourne and Lead Clinical Advisor for Beyond Blue, discusses the biggest threats to health posed…
Associate Professor Daryl Efron, Paediatrician at the Royal Children's Hospital, discusses the use of medicinal cannabis for the treatment of kids with severe neurodevelopmental conditions, and for children in palliative care; Claire Finkelstein…
Professor Mal Hopwood, Ramsay Health Care Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, unpacks the Serotonin Hypothesis and the latest research on the role of serotonin in mood disorders such as depression…
Associate Professor John Wentworth, Endocrinologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, explains the Type1Screen initiative and talks about how the breakthrough program is screening for Type 1 Diabetes in Australia; Dr Neo unpacks the…
Dr Julie Peters, teacher, sessional academic and long-time ABC employee, discusses her life and experience as a trans woman, and canvasses her new book A Feminist Post-transsexual Autoethnography: Challenging Normative Gender Coercion…
Dr Sandra Steele, Veterinary Scientist and expert in One Health, discusses the concept of One Health, and how founding an Australian Centre for Disease Control would promote the health of humans, animals and…
Dr Annette Holian, President of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, discusses her career as an orthopaedic surgeon and the progress that has been made in diversifying the proffession of orthopaedics; Prudence Dear canvasses a…
Dr Kyle Sheldrick, medical doctor and researcher at UNSW, unpacks the controversy surrounding the use of the antiviral drug Molnupiravir for the treatment of COVID; Kylie Ward, nurse and the CEO of the…
Baby Doc discusses his journey from trainee doctor to Cardiothoracic Surgeon, and describes a typical lung transplant procedure; Associate Professor Rosemary Masterson, Consultant Nephrologist and Honorary Lecturer in Medicine at the University of…
John Thwaites AM, Professorial Fellow at Monash University, Chair of the Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Climateworks Centre, and former Deputy Premier of Victoria, canvasses the Lancet Commission report on lessons for the…
Dr Sonia Srinivasan, GP Registrar and women's health specialist, canvasses some common reasons women choose to have an abortion, and discusses how to access abortion services in Australia; Associate Professor Phong Tran, Head…
Professor Mark Bellgrove, Director of Research at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, and a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University, discusses the symptoms…
Associate Professor Kirsten Palmer, Obstetrics Specialist and Head of the Maternal Fetal Medicine unit at Monash Health, and a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Monash University, discusses fertility, fetal health, and premature births…
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM, doctor, lawyer, disability advocate, and researcher, canvasses his memoir STRONGER: How Losing Everything Set Me Free, and discusses his journey to becoming the first medical graduate with quadriplegia…
Dr Jo Peel, Sexual Health Physician, unpacks the stigma assocaited with sexually transmitted infections (STIs); Associate Professor Suman Majumdar, Deputy Program Director (Health Security and Know-C19), Co-head of the Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation…
Dr Lexi Frydenberg, General Paediatrician at the Royal Children's Hospital and presenter of the Kids Health Info podcast, discusses the onslaught of viral infections amongst children, and canvasses the new COVID vaccine recommendations…
Professor Harriet Hiscock, Consultant Paediatrician at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, discusses her new book series Sleep with Kip and shares some techniques to help children sleep; Dr Norman Swan, medical expert and…
Dr Mark Hutton, President of the Australian Dental Association, canvasses the impact of poor oral health and why dentistry is not covered by Medicare; Dr Ben Bravery, doctor and author of the memoir…
Chris, a survivor of a shocking car accident, explains her experience recovering from a traumatic injury; Professor Belinda Gabbe, Head of the Prehospital, Emergency and Trauma Research Unit in the School of Public…
Dr Chris French, consultant Neurologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, discusses the causes and treatment of Alzheimer's and dementia; Jackey Coyle, author and editor, canvasses her new book In the end, A practical…
Dr Martin Nguyen, Anaesthetist and Founder of Medical Pantry, discusses his work with Medical Pantry providing surplus medical supplies to disadvantaged communities; Prudence Dear unpacks the data from the 2021 Census and what…
Dr Numan Kutaiba, Consultant Radiologist at Austin Health, discusses his pioneering research on the use of robotic arms to administer ultrasounds; Dr Sharma canvasses the upcoming cuts to Medicare rebates for telehealth services…
Dr André La Gerche, Cardiologist at Alfred Health and Head of the Clinical Research Department at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, canvasses how consistent exercise can reduce the impact of long COVID…
Dr Tram Nguyen, Psychiatrist at the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Gender Service, canvasses gender identity, gender expression, and gender dysphoria; Professor Kim Mulholland, Paediatrician and vaccine expert at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute…
Carl Higgs, Research Data Scientist and PhD student at RMIT University's Healthy Liveable Cities Lab, unpacks a recent global study on what makes a healthy liveable city and why Australian cities are falling…
Dr Mya Cubitt, an Emergency and Acute Medical Unit Physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, canvasses the emergency room and healthcare crisis currently unfolding in Victorian hospitals; and the team discuss the world's…
Dr Tania Penovic, a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University and the research program group leader in gender and sexuality for the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law; discusses…
Dr Kimberly Humphrey, Deputy Chair of Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA), canvasses the day-to-day impact of climate change on healthcare; Ryan Lovett, Chair of the Australasian College of Paramedicine, discusses the issue…
Dr Polly Bennet, a consultant researcher, writer and sessional academic, unpacks the concept and experience of invisible disability, and what it means to be disability advocate; Professor Philip Mitchell, a psychiatrist with a…
Dr Andrew Court, a child psychiatrist and the Clinical Lead at the Royal Children's Hospital Eating Disorder Service, canvasses the experience, causes, and treatment of anorexia nervosa amongst young people; Dr Sharma explores…
Dr Chris Bain, a Specialist Anesthesiologist at the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the Alfred Hospital, canvasses his recent discoveries regarding how our genes impact the severity of harmful postoperative inflammation…
Dr Jessica Green, a Melbourne based Psychiatrist, discusses the use of fecal transplants to treat depression; Julie Borninkhof, a Clinical Psychologist and CEO of Perinatal Anxiety And Depression Australia (PANDA), canvasses the experience…
