Category: Talk - Health Last Update: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:45:27 -0700 The Health Report appeals to both specialist and mainstream audiences by applying a broad definition of health, and seeing health and medicine within social, scientific and political contexts. One audio file of each program for continuous listening.
Previews of Health Report - Full program podcast (All Active Shows)
20 May 2013 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:30:00 +1000
(13.7 Mb) Improving patients' care in hospitals.
13 May 2013 Mon, 13 May 2013 17:30:00 +1000
(14.0 Mb) Omega-3 fatty acid supplements and cognitive decline. Children and vegetables. A sense of sweetness.
6 May 2013 Mon, 06 May 2013 17:30:00 +1000
(14.0 Mb) Oesophageal cancer linked to human papillomavirus. Risk factors for prostate cancer. Mathematical prediction model for lung cancer patients.
29 April 2013 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:30:00 +1000
(13.8 Mb) New recommendations for mothers and babies bedsharing. Cognitive impairment in patients with atrial fibrillation. Coronary bypass surgery .
22 April 2013 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:30:00 +1000
(13.7 Mb) Counterfeit drugs. Gun control in the United States.
15 April 2013 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:30:00 +1000
(14.0 Mb) Major new review of medical research in Australia.
8 April 2013 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:30:00 +1000
(13.9 Mb) Cognitive functional therapy for low back pain. Wasteful scans in back pain. New website for chronic musculoskeletal pain sufferers.
1 April 2013 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:30:00 +1100
(13.7 Mb) Health care reforms in the UK. Prevention of non-communicable diseases.
25 March 2012 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:30:00 +1100
(13.8 Mb) The effect of diet and watching TV on human fertility. The effect of the Greek financial crisis on health.
18 March 2013 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:30:00 +1100
(14.0 Mb) High pharmaceutical prices in Australia. Health care reform in the US.
11 March 2013 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:30:00 +1100
(13.7 Mb) Age-related macular degeneration - promising research. The bionic eye project.
4 March 2013 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:30:00 +1100
(13.7 Mb) Bisphenol A (bpa). John Snow and the cholera epidemic in London.
25 February 2013 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:30:04 +1100
(13.7 Mb) Private health funding reductions in public hospitals. Serious health incidents and mental illness. Heart attacks, stroke and post-traumatic stress.
18 February 2013 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:30:03 +1100
(13.7 Mb) Calculating your genetic risk. Population genetics. Phantosmia.
Health Report - 2013-02-11 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:30:16 +1100
(13.7 Mb) Babies and a sense of morality? Brain plasticity. Measuring brain plasticity.
Health Report - 2013-02-04 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:30:00 +1100
(13.7 Mb) Clostridium difficile and the probiotic bomb. Red wine and the prevention of bowel cancer. Oesophageal cancer and the prediction of risk. Alcohol use: from adolescence to adulthood.
Health Report - 2013-01-28 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:30:00 +1100
(13.7 Mb) How exercise can change your life. Mindfulness meditation.
17 December 2012 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(13.9 Mb) What has Lionel Messi, football player with FC Barcelona, to do with healthcare research? Quality of care in current healthcare reform.
Health Report - 2012-12-10 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(13.8 Mb) Bariatric surgery. Behaviour change. Health information on the internet.
3 December 2012 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(13.5 Mb) Response to last week's interview about the high costs of generic pharmaceuticals in Australia. Grapefruit-medication interactions increasing. Pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
26 November 2012 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(13.6 Mb) The high costs of pharmaceuticals in Australia. Costs of pharmaceuticals in New Zealand. Chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery.
19 November 2012 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(14.0 Mb) Corticosteroids treatment for sore throat. Epidural treatment for sciatica pain. Health Funding.
12 November 2012 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(13.8 Mb) Cholesterol Levels. New findings in schizophrenia. Models of health care. Chronic pain treatment.
5 November 2012 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(13.7 Mb) When is medical treatment futile?
29 October 2012 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(14.0 Mb) Body mass index and the risk of hospitalisation. Alcohol Tax Reform. Health care for chronic disease.
22 October 2012 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(13.7 Mb) Health Checks. Cranberry Juice and cystitis. The Hygiene hypothesis and its implications for home hygiene, lifestyle and public health. Bacteria in the mouth.
15 October 2012 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(13.7 Mb) Hip and knee replacements. Spinal surgery outcomes in people on workers' compensation. Neck injury diagnosis.
8 October 2012 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:30:00 +1100
(13.6 Mb) Salt content in processed foods. Tobacco Control in New Zealand. Polypill-based care. Menopausal symptoms and black cohosh.
1 October 2012 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:30:00 +1000
(13.7 Mb) Health Expenditure Australia 2010-11. Predictor of Alzheimer's disease. Understanding the causes of Alzheimer's disease.
24 September 2012 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:30:00 +1000
(13.7 Mb) Cell death discovery suggests new ways to protect female fertility. Fragile X syndrome and autism. Unravelling intellectual disability and autism.
The Health Report 17th September 2012 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:30:02 +1000
(13.6 Mb) Association between Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and risk of major cardiovascular disease events. Questions over benefits of medications for mild hypertension. Computer use part of the story in delaying dementia. Comparing skilled care with drugs for dementia patients at home.
10 September 2012 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:30:00 +1000
(13.8 Mb) Cancer surgery. Paediatric training of GP registrars. Artificial pancreas.
Health Report - 2012-09-03 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:30:00 +1000
(13.9 Mb) Cancer of Unknown Primary.