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Norman Swan

Verified
Australia
As seen in: ABC 7.30, What's That Rash?, MSN Australia, AM (Podcast), ABC News (Australia), Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Health Report (Podcast), What's That Rash? (Podcast), Radio New Zealand (RNZ), The New Daily, Vogue Australia, Cosmos Magazine and
Co-host of RN’s Health Report and What’s That Rash & reporter on ABC TV’s 730. You can order my book on kids aged 0-10 at: geni.us/WhatsGoodForYourKids
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Program: Why do we cry?

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By Tegan Taylor Verified, Norman Swan Verified, Shelby Traynor
| What's That Rash? (Podcast) Verified
Do you feel better after a good cry, or do you feel worse than ever? There can be a lot to cry about, good or bad: a break-up, a milestone, a tragedy, a sappy movie. Norman and Tegan discuss why we evolved to cry, and the purpose it serves as we get older.
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Program: Kate has a history of anorexia. Why was she prescribed weight loss jabs?

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By Norman Swan Verified, Preeya Alexander, Michele Weekes
| Health Report (Podcast)
‘Kate’ has a history of anorexia nervosa and was once hospitalised for the condition. Yet she was able to access GLP1s to control her weight via a telehealth provider, without being screened for an eating disorder. Surveys of acute pancreatitis are currently underway around Australia, in response to an increase in cases globally. A study from South Australia shows some surprising results with an increased incidence in young people, women and those from a higher socio-economic background.
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Program: Stimulant use driving hospitalisations and overdose deaths

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By Norman Swan Verified, Preeya Alexander, Michele Weekes
| Health Report (Podcast)
In the news: An increase in hospitalisations and overdose deaths is being driven by use of methamphetamine, cocaine and stimulant medications, particularly in men. A study looking at the global burden of disease from Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol shows the impact of LDL is falling in rich countries but going up in poorer countries. Pioneer of nutritional psychiatry, Professor Felice Jacka has been awarded a prestigious prize for her work.
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