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ABC Australia

Covering the health stories that make a difference. Dr Norman Swan and Dr Preeya Alexander dissect the latest and breaking news in the medical world.

Health Report - Full program podcast

After failing to negotiate a way for their weight loss medicine to be listed on the PBS, Eli Lilly has launched an online platform to "facilitate dispensing and delivery of medicines to consumers". It provides a pathway via third party providers that people can use to get prescriptions filled and even home delivery.

While diagnoses for adult ADHD are on the rise, we look at medications and other treatments for ADHD in children. 

Emergency room visits and unplanned hospitalisations occur more often for those being cared for in privately run aged care homes.

A study investigating the potential link between the use of hormonal contraceptives and colorectal cancer finds using these medications does not affect your chance of getting this type of cancer, nor does it provide protection against the disease.

References

Lilly Direct consumer press releaseA Randomised Open-Label Comparison of Dexamphetamine and Methylphenidate in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Symptom Response, Adherence and Weight Impact Over 12 MonthsAssociation of long-term care facility ownership and location on residents’ mortality and hospitalisations: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Australia Contemporary hormonal contraception and colorectal cancer in premenopausal women: nationwide cohort studyFijian government declares national HIV emergency as cases soarWHO continues to support Fiji as it declares HIV a national emergencyKeeping HIV under control is increasingly challengingAndrographis removed from listed medicines framework because of allergy risk

Should weight loss injections be easier to access?

Bushfires and air quality, a deadly fungal infection and sex differences in cancer

Deep brain stimulation for depression, melanoma controversy, early-onset Parkinson's and the joy and fear of donating blood

Calcium supplements, running and knee pain, cancer risk and health recommendations

Anxiety, depression and the new science of psychedelics — part two

Anxiety, depression and the new science of psychedelics — part one

Walking speed and health, ultrasound for Alzheimer's, aggression and dementia, and countering anti-vaccination sentiment

Heartburn, longitudinal studies and the legacy of one of Medicare's original architects

Vaping to quit, antidepressants, joint replacements and gout

Predicting — and preventing — future pandemics

The World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency of international concern over an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

How does the disease spread, how can it be treated and how concerned should we be?

Further Information:

Why is there no vaccine for this Ebola outbreak?Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns • .
Ebola disease in DRC and Uganda • .
Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern • .
Absence of USAID likely slowed Ebola detection and response, former officials say

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Ebola outbreak: how it spreads and prospects for a vaccine

Ebola outbreak: how it spreads and prospects for a vaccine

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