Health Report

Obesity measurement beyond BMI leads this episode, with a broader clinical definition lowering childhood prevalence while increasing it in mid-life. It also examines whether repeat colonoscopies 3-5 years after polyp removal reduce cancer risk, and new findings on psychiatric harms after weapon-involved intimate partner violence.

Polymyalgia rheumatica leads this episode, with a look at the warning signs of the inflammatory condition and when to get checked. It also examines the rules around LillyDirect in Australia and what Fiji’s HIV emergency could mean for treatment and prevention.

Weight loss injections and access sit at the center of an episode that also examines ADHD treatment in children, hospital risks in privately run aged care homes, and new findings on hormonal contraception and colorectal cancer. It’s a broad health policy and evidence roundup with practical questions behind each story.

Specialist training bottlenecks are leaving unaccredited registrars doing advanced work without a clear route to full accreditation, with consequences for doctor wellbeing and patient access across Australia. The episode also covers new research linking frequent gout flares to higher heart disease risk and several major health news updates.

Prostate cancer screening is changing, with new guidance dropping the digital exam and increasing PSA testing for some older men. The episode also looks at new heat-risk findings for people over 60 and why overactive skincare can trigger peri-orificial dermatitis.