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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…
Professor Peter Kistler, Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Alfred Health, discusses the risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease and the effect of coffee on heart health; Anna Bernasochi, the Suicide Prevention Manager at…
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…
Robbie Frawley, host of the podcast series Stories of Recovery, shares his own journey of recovery from post concussion syndrome; Professor Julie Stout, a Psychologist and Clinical Neuroscientist at Monash University and…
Graham Duggan, Country Health Manager at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), shares his experience of providing healthcare on the front line in Ukraine; Dr Tazrina Chowdhury, disaster resilience expert from…
Fiona Patten MP, Leader of the Reason Party and a Member of the Victorian Parliament’s Legislative Council, discusses her campaign to decriminalise the use of illicit drugs in Victoria; Sam Boivin, Community Development…
Arunn Jegan, the Australian Advocacy Coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), discusses how medical services are provided in conflict and disaster zones; Dr Sharma explores an emerging social contagion spreading via…
Professor David Wiesenfeld, a Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with over 30 years clinical experience, unpacks the symptoms, causes, and treatments of common oral illnesses and disease; and Phoebe Kipen, a Physiotherapist specialising…
Cardiologist and PhD Fellow Dr Alexandra Murphy discusses the risk factors, causes, and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women, and its links to breast cancer; Dr Emma Payne, a graduate doctor, unpacks what…
Sue Hegarty, Chief of Support Programs at Ovarian Cancer Australia, canvasses Ovarian Cancer Month and the symptoms and treatment options for ovarian cancer; Joanna Buckley, author of Lily Harford's Last Request, discusses…
Professor Sue Walker AO, Co-director of Perinatal Medicine at the Mercy Hospital for Women, discusses how COVID affects women during pregnancy; Dr Sharma canvasses new research on the causes of multiple sclerosis (MS)…
Associate Professor Warwick Teague, Surgeon and Director of the Trauma Service and Clinical Lead of the Burns Service at the Royal Children's Hospital, discusses his work as a paediatric surgeon and how the…
Tara Gannon, Dietitian and Project Manager at the Western and Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (WCMICS), discusses the Cancer Mind Care self-help online platform for people with cancer, their support persons, clinicians and…
Victoria Bridgland, a PhD Candidate at the College of Education, Psychology, and Social Work at Flinders University, unpacks the effectiveness of trigger warnings; Giselle Woodley, a PhD Candidate and researcher under the School…
The team present the annual Radiotherapy Awards, celebrating some of the best and worst moments in 2021 healthcare and medicine. The team also discusses the emerging Omicron COVID variant, and unpack the recent…
Rheumatologist and Epidemiologist Professor Rachelle Buchbinder and Orthopaedic Surgeon Professor Ian Harris discuss their new book 'Hippocrasy: How doctors are betraying their oath', and unpack some of the systematic problems with…
Dr Glen Hosking, a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Victoria University, discusses gender identity and the importance of pronouns; Miss Diagnosis explores the role of egg freezing in fertility treatment…
