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Specialist and mainstream audiences alike rely on The Health Report to bring clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.

Airs Saturday 9am Repeated: Monday 5am and 3pm and Friday 1am.

Includes the podcast What's The Rash presented by Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor.

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Food for kids in childhood centres—are their brains being starved? | Getting an autism diagnosis as an adult

A groundbreaking study from the Queensland Brain Institute has found serious deficiencies in the amount and quality of food provided to kids by Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services.

Published: 12h agoFri 9 Feb 2024 at 10:00pmwith Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor

Duration: 39 minutes 22 seconds

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What's new in health this week: King Charles' cancer diagnosis | Rishi Sunak's fasting

In the UK, while King Charles received a cancer diagnosis. It was detected while he was receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate, but the diagnosis is not prostate cancer. There's speculation on what else it might be.

Published: 12h agoFri 9 Feb 2024 at 10:00pm

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Duration: 6 minutes 56 seconds

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Are Australian kids’ brains being starved?

Many children will spend most of their first five years in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services and rely on them for much of their nutrition and brain development.

Published: 12h agoFri 9 Feb 2024 at 10:05pm

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Duration: 21 minutes 6 seconds

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Getting an autism diagnosis as an adult

Getting a diagnosis for autism for a child or adolescent is a series of complicated and oftentimes expensive hoops to jump through—and it’s even harder for adults.

Published: 12h agoFri 9 Feb 2024 at 10:20pm

Duration: 11 minutes 3 seconds

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Why fentanyl isn't so big in Australia? | Risks of under-vaccination | Breast cancer after an early scare | AI shaking up radiology

The addictive painkiller fentanyl has swept through the USA—but its effects haven't been as big in Australia. Why? Vaccination against COVID-19 can save lives and reduce the risk of severe disease.

Duration: 35 minutes 46 seconds

Published: 2 Feb 2024Fri 2 Feb 2024 at 10:00pmwith Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor

News in health ... when school goes back, asthma cases go up

It's been noticed that there's a peak for asthma hospitalisations, visits to the doctor, and emergency presentations in February, about the time that school goes back. The asthma needs to be brought under proper medical control.

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Duration: 5 minutes 23 seconds

Published: 2 Feb 2024Fri 2 Feb 2024 at 10:00pm

Why hasn't the fentanyl epidemic come to Australia?

The addictive painkiller fentanyl has swept through the USA—but its effects haven’t been as big in Australia. Why? It’s not necessarily something we’ve done right.

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Duration: 6 minutes 56 seconds

Published: 2 Feb 2024Fri 2 Feb 2024 at 10:00pm

How risky is being under vaccinated against COVID-19?

We know that vaccination against COVID-19 can save lives. We also know that it reduces the risk of severe disease that require hospital visits. But by how much?

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Duration: 5 minutes 34 seconds

Published: 2 Feb 2024Fri 2 Feb 2024 at 10:00pm

What's That Rash Podcast

Are chiropractors charlatans or misunderstood?

Thousands of Australians see a chiropractor for relief from back pain, headaches or stiffness. There has been a level of controversy surrounding the profession since its inception in the 19th century.

Duration: 15 minutes 51 seconds

Published: TueTue 6 Feb 2024 at 10:32pmwith Tegan Taylor and Dr Norman Swan

Does anti-ageing skincare actually work?

There are so many weird and wonderful skin potions out there, promising to fend off or reverse the signs of ageing.

Duration: 15 minutes 37 seconds

Published: TueTue 6 Feb 2024 at 1:54amwith Tegan Taylor and Dr Norman Swan

What's the deal with night terrors?

Night terrors are distressing awakenings of intense screaming, thrashing and fear that often happen at the same time each night. They're more common in children than in adults, but they can hang around or emerge later in life.

Duration: 14 minutes 40 seconds

Published: 24 Jan 2024Wed 24 Jan 2024 at 4:36amwith Tegan Taylor and Dr Norman Swan

Why do we eat cereal for breakfast?

Have you ever been chastised for eating a bowl of cereal for lunch? Or having leftovers for breakfast? There are certain foods designed 'breakfast foods' in the collective imagination: eggs, toast, cornflakes, pancakes.

Duration: 9 minutes 27 seconds

Published: 16 Jan 2024Tue 16 Jan 2024 at 1:13amwith Tegan Taylor and Dr Norman Swan

Feature articles

Lampreys, carcinoma and haemophilia: The royals who didn't have it as lucky as the Queen

It's fair to assume Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed relatively good health, given she lived to the ripe old age of 96. However, we can't say the same for these other royals …

A cartoon depicting King George III, known as 'Farmer George', with his wife Queen Charlotte, talking to a farm hand

Published: 20 Sep 2022Tue 20 Sep 2022 at 8:17amby Shelby Traynor

Addie died from cancer at just 16. Genetic testing had revealed a painful truth

In the past few decades, many hereditary mutations have been discovered that put people at risk of cancer. Doctors are now racing to identify ways to stop the onset of these cancers.

A girl wearing a dark beanie and white jacket smiling for the camera.

Published: 24 Jun 2022Fri 24 Jun 2022 at 4:44amby Sarah Sedghi

Why you shouldn't let your kid have 'just a taste' of your beer

It is a cause of angst for many parents — the worry that their children will face pressure to try alcohol and illicit drugs. But parents can make more of a difference than they think.

A bottle of beer lies empty in a yard, with kids toys in the background.

Published: 24 Sep 2021Fri 24 Sep 2021 at 3:58amby Sarah Sedghi

Which types of seafood contain most microplastics — and are they harmful?

Researchers have identified the seafoods that are most likely to contribute microplastics to the Australian diet — but we still don't know what effect, if any, the tiny particles have on human health.

A skillet full of cooked mussels in a creamy sauce sits on a table next to a hunk of rustic bread.

Published: 8 Mar 2021Mon 8 Mar 2021 at 9:11pmby Tegan Taylor

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