Radiotherapy

Professor Melissa Wake, a Pediatrician and Scientific Director at Generation Victoria (GenV), explores the scope of the GenV study into children's health currently taking place in Victoria; the team discuss the medical treatment of three-year-old asylum seeker Tharnicaa Murugappan; and Panel Beater canvasses a journal article that explores bias in medicine. With presenters Panel Beater, Dr Sharma, and Dr Neo. 

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Ian Wishart, CEO of the Fred Hollows Foundation, discusses the work of Fred Hollows and how the Foundation has continued his legacy of restoring sight; Dr Mark McCombe, a consultant ophthalmologist and retinal specialist at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, talks about the treatment of eye disorders and disease; and patient Amber shares her experience of recovery from eye surgery. The team also discuss the impact of Kit, the Butterfly Foundations AI chatbot, and explore a study on how different words affect how kids interact with their parents. With presenters Dr Mal Practice, Nurse Epipen, and Dr G-Spot.

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The team canvass a study exploring the effects of SSRI antidepressants on patients with COVID; New research into strategies to overcome procrastination; and the impact of COVID on the homeless. With presenters Dr Moto and Panel Beater. 

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Bethany Hackshall, Organisational Programs Manager at perinatal health organisation Gidget Foundation Australia, canvasses programs that support the emotional wellbeing of expectant or new parents; Joe Ball, CEO of LGBTIQA+ support service Switchboard, discusses IDAHOBIT Day and recent funding for LGBTIQA+ health; Rainbow Doc explores the efficacy of trigger warnings; and the team discuss International Schizophrenia Awareness Week. With presenters Dr Nick, Prudence Dear, Rainbow Doc, and Panel Beater.

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Dr Stephen Duckett, health economist, former Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, and current Health and Aged Care Program Director at the Grattan Institute, discusses the federal health budget and its potential impacts on aged care and mental health; and the team unpack the ongoing coronavirus crisis in India, and explore the benefits of being a polymath. With presenters Panel Beater, Dr Sharma, and Dr Neo.

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Georgie Buckley, a dietitian and PhD candidate at Swinburne University, discusses diets, disordered eating, and eating disorder prevention; Dr Brad McKay, GP, broadcaster and author of Fake Medicine: Exposing the Wellness Crazes, Cons and Quacks Costing Us Our Health, explores evidence based medicine and medical myths; and Dr Alex Umbers, a medical researcher and GP, discusses her podcast Pregnancy Uncut and all things motherhood and pregnancy. With presenters Dr Mal Practice, Nurse Epipen, and Dr G Spot. 

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Brett Heslop, a psychiatric nurse and service director at the Sunshine Coast region mental health services, and Dr Clive, a senior psychiatrist, discuss their journey to becoming psychiatric health practitioners and share their experience of working in mental health services in regional Australia; Cyber Sioux talks about her travels and work with Psyches on Bikes; and the team canvass recent research on the neurological and psychiatric outcomes of COVID-19 survivors. With presenters Dr Moto, Cyber Sioux, and Panel Beater. 

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Andrew Denton, Australian media luminary and Assisted Dying expert, discusses his Better Off Dead podcast and compares Australia's voluntary assisted dying legislation to the rest of the world; Nicola Henry, Associate Professor and socio-legal scholar at RMIT University, shares her research on sexual violence in the digital environment and unpacks the recent Federal Government consent videos; and Prudence Dear discusses veterans mental health and veteran suicide. With presenters Dr Nick, Prudence Dear, and Panel Beater. 

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Dr Alex Wodak AM, veteran drug law reformer, doctor, and advocate at Harm Reduction Australia, discusses the history of drug policy and drug treatment, and explores the future of drug reform; and the team canvass new research on the drinking habits of undergraduate university students. With presenters Panel Beater and Dr Neo. 

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Dr Yumiko Kadota, author of the memoir Emotional Female, reveals her experience as a surgical trainee; Dr Natalie Ngan, a plastic surgeon, discusses her work in breast augmentation and reconstruction; and Dr Kate Martin, trauma and general surgeon at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, talks about what got her into surgery and what keeps her there. With presenters Dr Mal Practice, Dr G Spot, and Nurse Epipen.

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