MJA Podcasts 2025 Episode 14: Clinicians’ discretion to contact patients’ at-risk relatives about their genetic risk
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No wait to donate for 625,000 Australians as Lifeblood lifts sexual activity rules for plasma donation
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Are chemicals, plastics in the food we eat driving up cancer rates among the under–50 age group?
By Sarah T Diepstraten
'Something's happened': Australians under 50 developing cancer at 'alarming' rates
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Are chemicals to blame for cancer in young people? Here’s what the evidence says
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If we're to stop the rise in under 50s getting cancer, things need to change
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Researchers hope new injection will one day be a 'game-changer' for people living with Parkinson's
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Breakthrough mRNA vaccine shows 100% effectiveness against deadly bacteria
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How a common childhood illness became a death sentence
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Research reveals high mortality risk for mothers involved with children’s social care
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Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows
By Tom Perkins
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Big pharma-funded psychiatrists 'cosplaying science' in misleading antidepressant withdrawal study
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After quitting antidepressants, some people suffer surprising, lingering symptoms
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Antidepressant withdrawal: new review downplays symptoms but misses the mark for long-term use
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What are the withdrawal effects of antidepressants? A new review explores the issue
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Africa records over 4,200 cholera, mpox deaths in 2025
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Emergency vaccines slash deaths by 60 percent
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What is fibremaxxing, the new diet trend taking over social media? How safe is it?
Fibremaxxing: could TikTok’s latest wellness trend actually make sense?
Forget looksmaxxing, ‘fibermaxxing’ is the newest trend taking over TikTok
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If You're Not Fibermaxxing, Are You Even Pooping Right?
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More fiber, fewer health risks: evidence for this easy diet fix
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It took Trump six months to 'dismantle' decades of HIV progress, experts say
By Maddy Morwood
AIDS agency warns millions will die by 2029 if US funding for HIV programs isn’t replaced
By Maria Cheng
US funding cuts could reverse decades of gains in AIDS fight: UN
US aid cuts could lead to millions more HIV/AIDS deaths by 2029, UN warns
UNAIDS report warns that HIV progress is at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold
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Study identifies four distinct clusters of symptoms that can possibly advance to Alzheimer’s
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Yemen launches campaign to vaccinate 1.3 mln children against polio resurgence
WHO and UNICEF launch polio vaccination campaign targeting over 1.3 million children in Government of Yemen-controlled areas
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Yemen launches campaign to vaccinate 1.3 million children against polio resurgence
Polio vaccination drive targets 1.3m children in government-controlled Yemen
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Ancient DNA reveals 37,000 years of hidden human infections
By Eric Ralls
The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia
By Martin Sikora, Rasmus Agren and Barbara Mühlemann
Scientists create a 'map' of human infectious diseases spanning 37,000 years
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Discovery of 4 different sub-types of autism paves way for personalised care
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Why this misunderstood chronic disease needs a rebrand
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Scientists just found 200+ hidden proteins that may drive Alzheimer’s
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Paternal and maternal exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and birth outcomes: a multi-country cohort study
By Jiajun Luo, Paweł Struciński and Jens Peter Bonde
Researchers grow 400+ brain cell types—a leap for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research
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Dementia warning as drug taken by millions raises risk of memory robbing disorder by up to 40%
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New Blood Test Tells Which Of Your Organs Are Aging Fastest, And How Long You Might Live
Your Brain's Youthfulness (or Lack of It) Could Predict How Long You Live
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Single Brain MRI Reveals Accelerated Aging, Dementia Risk
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Plasma proteomics links brain and immune system aging with healthspan and longevity
By Hamilton Se-hwee Oh, Tony Wyss-Coray and Yann Le Guen
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First-Trimester UTI Antibiotic Use Tied to Congenital Malformation Risks
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Tasmanian cancer rates set to soar
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What your swimmers might be telling you about your health
By Stephen Lunn
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Help with diabetes study
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Aging: Following a Mediterranean diet may lower constipation risk
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Intermittent fasting vs traditional calorie-restrictive diet: Which is better for weight loss, according
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Stroke can be stopped: Greek Australians need a new message
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