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Date Title & Description Contributors
2024-11-16

  Mailbag: A dentist weighs in on fluoride

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week.You can email us at healthreport@abc.net.au
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-11-16

  Why clinical trials can't always be in a patient's best interest

It has been 60 years since one of the pillars of medical ethics – the Declaration of Helsinki – was published.For the most part, it is seen as a leading light for researchers doing clinical trials with human participants.But some think one of the princ...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-11-16

  There might not be anything wrong with your creaky joints

If your knees creak when you exercise, you might be concerned about what's going on in the joint.But researchers have found there's nothing inherently wrong with exercising your noisy knees – especially when there's no pain involved.Guest/sJamon Couch,...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-11-16

  Does smoking weed make you dumber?

What do we know about the long-term effects of cannabis use on the brain?A review has found chronic cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood is associated with worse academic performance.However, is cannabis the cause of worse grades, absent...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-11-16

  Is vaccine timing the key to avoiding long COVID?

Another study has supported the assumption that vaccination protects people from long COVID. But when does that protection wane?Australia has seen a second consecutive drop in life expectancy rates, probably due to the pandemic. And as predicted, there...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-11-09

  Health policy under Trump and RFK Jr.

Donald Trump's election win could mean big changes for health policy in the United States. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he's been promised a major health role in the administration. He has vowed to address fluoride in the drinking water, and the safety o...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-11-09

  What if you no longer needed a GP referral?

A major review has looked at the barriers health professionals face working to their full scope of practice.It includes a recommendation that allied health professionals like physiotherapists or psychologists be able to refer patients to a specialist t...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-11-09

  High blood pressure in adolescence could be a warning sign

Early intervention is important when it comes to high blood pressure, which can lead to heart attack, stroke and other diseases.A person’s blood pressure in adolescence might predict whether they will go on to struggle with hypertension in adulthood.A ...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-11-09

  Do we finally know the best treatment for asthma?

Asthma is a common chronic condition that can be life-threatening when left untreated. So what is the best treatment?A combination of an inhaled corticosteroid and formoterol is recommended in the latest global guidelines.A review of the evidence backs...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author
2024-11-09

  We don't know why outcomes from a common heart procedure have gotten worse

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a common procedure in Australia.The surgeon inserts a catheter through a blood vessel in your leg to implant the artificial valve into your heart.Because it's minimally invasive, it has become a useful alternat...
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation author