Episodes

  • Severe 2025 flu season likely, prompting calls to get vaccinated

    Severe 2025 flu season likely, prompting calls to get vaccinated
    Jan 6 2025
    Queenslanders have been urged to overcome ‘vaccine fatigue’ and take up an offer of free vaccinations amid predictions of a severe flu season. Health Minister Tim Nicholls has announced free flu vaccinations are still available to anyone over the age of six months, after earlier saying he would halt the three-year campaign at the end of 2024.
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    7 mins
  • 'We keep on poisoning ourselves and enjoying it': Experts call for cancer warnings on alcohol

    'We keep on poisoning ourselves and enjoying it': Experts call for cancer warnings on alcohol
    Jan 5 2025
    The United States' top doctor is calling for cancer warnings to be displayed on the country's alcoholic beverages. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's newly released advisory on the causal link between cancer and alcohol says alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable cancer, after tobacco and obesity. It's now sparking questions about whether Australia should consider similar measures.
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    4 mins
  • Is the way we diagnose mental health conditions fit for purpose? Part 2

    Is the way we diagnose mental health conditions fit for purpose? Part 2
    Jan 2 2025
    It's considered the go-to guide for diagnosing mental health conditions in Australia. But is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - the DSM - still relevant and what other alternatives exist for diagnosing mental health conditions? In the final part of this two part special, we explore the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology, or HiTOP, an alternative to the DSM and hear more from people directly affected by misdiagnosis.
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    9 mins
  • Is the way we diagnose mental health conditions fit for purpose? Part 1

    Is the way we diagnose mental health conditions fit for purpose? Part 1
    Jan 1 2025
    It's considered the go-to guide for diagnosing mental health conditions in Australia. But is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders still relevant and what other alternatives exist for diagnosing mental health conditions? In part one of a two part special, we take a closer look at the history of the DSM and we meet people with lived experience of misdiagnosis.
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    14 mins
  • Have these older Australians found the key to a longer life? Experts think so

    Have these older Australians found the key to a longer life? Experts think so
    Dec 27 2024
    Crossfit is a growing international sport, a high-intensity program designed for a wide range of fitness levels. And one entrepreneur has made it her business to get people of all abilities moving - as Small Business Secrets explains:
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    6 mins
  • HIV in Fiji - a 'ticking timebomb' in the Pacific

    HIV in Fiji - a 'ticking timebomb' in the Pacific
    Dec 21 2024
    The spread of HIV is increasing in Fiji, with some experts calling it the 'ticking timebomb' of the Pacific. Fiji has the second fastest growing epidemic in the Asia Pacific behind the Philippines, and the government has been urged by the Fiji Medical Association to declare an HIV outbreak. It's been attributed to poor sex education, low testing, limited access to intervention and a growing rate of injectable drug use, amid concerns the island nation is becoming a hub for drug trafficking.
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    4 mins
  • A third of people with chronic pain, chronic illness have been forced out of jobs: new report

    A third of people with chronic pain, chronic illness have been forced out of jobs: new report
    Dec 7 2024
    Back pain, mental health concerns and arthritis are just some of the chronic illnesses affecting two in every five Australian workers. A new report has found a third of those experiencing such conditions have left jobs due to stress and a lack of support. Many have also experienced discrimination because of their illness.
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    4 mins
  • Exposing the tip of the iceberg: why eating disorders among men are under-reported

    Exposing the tip of the iceberg: why eating disorders among men are under-reported
    Dec 1 2024
    There is a common misconception that eating disorders only affect women and girls, despite the fact over one third of those affected are male. And for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, there are often added barriers that force people to conceal aspects of their identity when seeking help.
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    9 mins