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**Health Report**

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.

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Fighting the good fight: eradicating polio is both political and personal Jul 02, 2018

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Two drinks a day: too risky? Jun 25, 2018

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Theranos: How a med-tech startup came crashing down Jun 18, 2018

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Rethinking what's best for low back pain Jun 11, 2018

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Presbyphonia: Dealing with an ageing voice Jun 04, 2018

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As the voice ages, structural changes to the larynx occur which can change the way someone sounds. But new research has found something peculiar — among older people with this changing voice, termed presbyphonia, only some of them will actually notice it. Plus, breast cancer and chemotherapy, cytisine as a smoking cessation tool, and the changing drivers of death in Australia.

Out-of-pocket costs and the future of private health insurance May 28, 2018

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There are constant headlines about how people are losing confidence in private health insurance.

One reason is rising premiums but another is the gaps between what doctors charge you and what you get back from Medicare and your health fund.

We asked you to send in your medical bills if you were upset about your out of pocket expenses and hundreds of you did.

It was extraordinary and shocking. A urologist charging $27,000 for a prostatectomy. A potentially illegal under the counter fee of $6000. So it went on.

Professor Stephen Duckett says the private system is under strain, and there's no easy fix on the horizon.

Plus, men with slow-growing prostate cancers aren't being properly monitored and the evidence for a link between schizophrenia and urbanicity on shaky ground.

Is that a steroid in my supplement? (Part 2) May 23, 2018

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More Australians use sports supplements than almost any other country — but do we know what’s in them?

The doctor-hoppers: Who's seeing multiple GPs and why? May 21, 2018

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Many of us have a particular GP we see — a doctor who has known you for years and has a strong understanding of your medical history and health issues.

Is that a steroid in my supplement? (Part 1) May 16, 2018

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Across Australia demand for steroids and sports supplements is booming.

Should we measure the performance of our surgeons? May 14, 2018

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In Australia, the UK and the US schemes are being implemented to track the outcomes of surgeons — that is, following up with the people surgeons operate on to see whether they experience complications.

The idea is that measuring these outcomes can help us see the strengths and weaknesses between hospitals, and improve in areas where we aren't up to scratch.

But not everyone's a fan. Some surgeons argue such schemes will encourage doctors to avoid risky patients or 'game the system' by tweaking how their patient data is entered into the system.

Then there's the question of how widely the data should be shared. Should it be just surgeons who get to see how well they perform and compare, or do patients have a right to know too?

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