sp00pybeans / Onlyfans / xhamster. Health Report With Norman Swan And Dr Preeya Alexander Listen

Skip to main content

The Health Report podcast

ABC Radio National

ABC Radio National

Dr Preeya Alexander

Kylie outside in a chair with baby in her lap.

When Gillian suffered a stroke at age 50, Kylie was one of the first friends she reached out to. It wasn't Gillian's first life-altering medical emergency, having gone through cancer treatment years earlier.

Gillian and husband

Despite their strokes being 20 years apart, Kylie and Gillian were left with similar disabilities. Both faced a long and often gruelling period of rehabilitation — thankfully with partners and friends by their sides.

Gillian in a wheelchair outside with husband hugging her to his side.

When Kylie had her stroke, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) didn't exist. It took Gillian's stroke, 20 years later, for Kylie to fully understand how much support she was missing out on.

Kylie and Gillian

What's That Rash on orange with a magnifying glass.

Hot flashes. Night sweats. Aching joints. Sore boobs. Welcome to your body in perimenopause! In episode one of this four-part series, Yumi Stynes speaks to women in the thick of perimenopause and battling physical symptoms.

What's That Rash on orange with a magnifying glass.

Do you find yourself complaining that you've got a small bladder, as you run to the toilet for the third time in an hour? There are many reasons a person might pee more than others, including some scary medical conditions.

What's That Rash on orange with a magnifying glass.

Microplastics are everywhere – they’re in the air, in the water and in our bodies. There’s plenty of evidence for that, but it’s still unclear what effects these microplastics are having on our health.

What's That Rash on orange with a magnifying glass.

Burned out and dizzy female person with hands covering face. Vector illustration.

Online scammers are exploiting the faces and names of real Australian doctors to sell dietary supplements and peddle harmful medical advice, putting patients' health at risk.

A doctor sitting behind a desk. Subtitles say 'Do you honestly think metformin is the answer by now?'

Smart people are getting caught out on private health insurance — so do they need to be more savvy, or does the system need to change?

An X-ray printout showing a pelvis with two hips replaced.

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