The cost shock of specialist care

When you pay for private health insurance, you might assume you'll be well covered if you get injured or fall ill.

But a new report has revealed the huge costs that catch people off guard, and sometimes prevent them from receiving care.

Also, a study hints that constant colds in childhood might not be business-as-usual and should be taken more seriously.

And we talk through the Nipah virus outbreak in India, and changes in Victoria to ADHD medication prescribing.

References:

Nipah and Hendra Viruses: Deadly Zoonotic Paramyxoviruses with the Potential to Cause the Next Pandemic - PMCUrgent ADHD Top-Up Prescriptions Even Easier And CheaperRestoring affordable access to specialist care in AustraliaBurden of Infections in Early Life and Risk of Infections and Systemic Antibiotics Use in Childhood