Health Report

Health Report

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Health Report episodes

August 06, 2018 How to prevent late-onset epilepsy when you’re in your 40s
Epilepsy is most common in the elderly — and it's what happens in your mid-life that can influence your risk.
29 min
August 06, 2018 How to prevent late-onset epilepsy when you’re in your 40s
Epilepsy is most common in the elderly — and it's what happens in your mid-life that can influence your risk.
29 min
July 30, 2018 Omega-3 supplements don't protect against heart attack or stroke
A new Cochrane review says Omega-3 supplements don't reduce your risk of cardiovascular events. Plus: cannabis and pregnancy, accessing routinely collected hospital data in Australia, and using low-dose aspirin to prevent vascular events -- what's the right dose?
30 min
July 30, 2018 Omega-3 supplements don't protect against heart attack or stroke
A new Cochrane review says Omega-3 supplements don't reduce your risk of cardiovascular events. Plus: cannabis and pregnancy, accessing routinely collected hospital data in Australia, and using low-dose aspirin to prevent vascular events -- what's the right dose?
30 min
July 23, 2018 Cancer and exercise: Improving treatment and outcomes
There's a possible treatment available for people with cancer that's free, evidence-based and associated with excellent health benefits. Exercise. Plus — building family trees using routinely collected hospital data, and returning research results to study participants.
34 min
July 23, 2018 Cancer and exercise: Improving treatment and outcomes
There's a possible treatment available for people with cancer that's free, evidence-based and associated with excellent health benefits. Exercise. Plus — building family trees using routinely collected hospital data, and returning research results to study participants.
34 min
July 19, 2018 Health Report presents Science Friction: the trials and tribulations of experimental drug trials
It can feel like a game of Russian roulette. Whose interests are being served in clinical trials for cancer drugs?
29 min
July 19, 2018 Health Report presents Science Friction: the trials and tribulations of experimental drug trials
It can feel like a game of Russian roulette. Whose interests are being served in clinical trials for cancer drugs?
29 min
July 16, 2018 Teens drinking may lead to alcohol problems later in life
29 min
July 16, 2018 Teens drinking may lead to alcohol problems later in life
29 min

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Covering the health stories that make a difference. Dr Norman Swan and Dr Preeya Alexander dissect the latest and breaking news in the medical world.

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