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  • INTERVIEW: Australia among first countries to launch lung cancer screening program

    INTERVIEW: Australia among first countries to launch lung cancer screening program
    2025/07/05
    Australians at higher risk of lung cancer are being urged to take advantage of a new screening program that has launched this month. The scan will be free for patients under Medicare bulk-billing through GPs, with eligibility to be determined by age - those between 50 and 70 - and smoking history. It is the first new national cancer screening program in nearly 20 years. Lung cancer is Australia’s fifth most diagnosed cancer, but causes the greatest number of cancer deaths because it is often diagnosed too late. SBS's Biwa Kwan spoke with Anita Dessaix from the Cancer Council, about the at-risk groups the program is targeting; and the goal to prevent over 12,000 deaths over a decade
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    13 分
  • New screening program offers hope for those most at risk of lung cancer

    New screening program offers hope for those most at risk of lung cancer
    2025/07/04
    Lung cancer is Australia’s fifth most diagnosed cancer, but causes the greatest number of deaths because it is often diagnosed too late. A new screening program has become available that hopes to detect cases much earlier for those at the highest risk - which includes Indigenous Australians and some migrant communities.
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    6 分
  • INTERVIEW: Professor Andrew Sindone talks to SBS about heart failure

    INTERVIEW: Professor Andrew Sindone talks to SBS about heart failure
    2025/06/28
    Heart failure is a growing problem with at least half a million Australians living with it at any given time - and more than 67,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Heart failure is responsible for approximately 61,000 deaths annually, numbers that are likely to increase with the growing and ageing population. Advocates say they are worried a lack of awareness about the condition is leaving Australians vulnerable. Deborah Groarke spoke with Professor Andrew Sindone, who is the Director of the Heart Failure Unit and Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Sydney's Concord Hospital
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    8 分
  • Former CDC staffers ring alarm bells over decisions of new US vaccine panel

    Former CDC staffers ring alarm bells over decisions of new US vaccine panel
    2025/06/27
    A new vaccine advisory panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced it will study the schedule of childhood and adolescent immunisations and review the use of older vaccines. It's also recommended single dose flu vaccination formulas which is thimerosal-free. The announcements have caused some alarm, with some concerned it's promoting long debunked claims and embedding vaccine scepticism into national policy.
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    9 分
  • Doctors' groups take temperature on appetite for health care reform

    Doctors' groups take temperature on appetite for health care reform
    2025/06/24
    Leaders from around 50 medical groups have gathered in Canberra to tackle some of the thorniest issues facing Australia's heath system. The Australian Medical Association is among the organisations to attend. The AMA argues that logjams in public hospitals, rural communities struggling to access care and the shuttering of private hospitals and services shows the health of Australia's care system is waning.
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    7 分
  • Suicide prevention workshops in language try to help refugees, asylum seekers find mental wellness

    Suicide prevention workshops in language try to help refugees, asylum seekers find mental wellness
    2025/06/20
    Research shows refugees and asylum seekers in Australia experience disproportionately high rates of suicide, PTSD and psychological distress. Mental health challenges are often further exacerbated by a lack of access to culturally appropriate care and information. Wesley LifeForce is one organisation working to fill this gap, by offering suicide prevention training for refugees in six languages.
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    7 分
  • UK votes to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales

    UK votes to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales
    2025/06/19
    The UK's original abortion law - approved in 1861 - stipulated that deliberately ending a pregnancy was a crime, and those who carried it out could be kept in penal servitude for life. The Parliament has now approved an amendment to that law to stop women from being prosecuted, which one Labour MP says has been happening to hundreds of vulnerable people over the years.
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    4 分
  • Victoria to open Australia's second permanent pill testing site

    Victoria to open Australia's second permanent pill testing site
    2025/06/17
    Victoria has confirmed plans to open its first fixed pill-testing site in Fitzroy, one of Melbourne's most popular nightlife areas.The service will offer testing for most substances - and act as an early detection point for authorities on the lookout for highly dangerous synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and Nitazenes, which can be mixed with other drugs. The decision puts Victoria in a unique position on drug policy, as Australia's states and territories grapple with how to balance harm minimisation with increasingly tough law and order approaches.
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    5 分