Did you know your gut health has a direct impact on your mental and physical health? 
SAHMRI microbiologist, Professor Geraint Rogers, joined FIVEaa radio to explain how our microbiome works and what we can do to keep it in check.

FIVEaa Health Talk - Microbiome

SAHMRI is throwing the Cheesegrater doors open and you're invited to meet our researchers and learn more about the life-saving work they do.

See what happens inside the Cheesegrater this Open Day

A/Prof Cedric Bardy joins host David Bevan on ABC Mornings on World Sanfilippo Awareness Day to talk about the impact of this little known and extremely devastating rare disease and the progress being made towards discovering treatments.

World Sanfilippo Awareness Day

SAHMRI Women & Kids Theme Leader, Professor Alice Rumbold joins ABC Afternoons for World Prematurity Day to talk about the current reality of preterm birth in Australia and the work being done to improve it.

World Prematurity Day

Following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's national apology to survivors of the sedative drug, thalidomide, A/Prof Luke Grzeskowiak joined ABC radio to give his expert insight on the previously misprescribed drug that’s still in use today.

Thalidomide: science of a scandal

Professor Leonie Heilbronn joins FIVEaa radio to discuss the impact of diet on risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Diet and heart disease

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made headlines revealing he starts each week with a 36 hour fast. 
SAHMRI's Professor Leonie Heilbronn joined ABC Afternoons to explain the science behind fasting and answer how long is too long.

How much fasting is too much?

Endocrinologist, Professor Gary Wittert joined FIVEaa alongside Sarah Game MLC.for a discussion about men's health and overcoming barriers for men in accessing health services. The Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing (FCMHW), based at SAHMRI, is now developing a new app that aims to streamline the process of men visiting the doctor and getting the appropriate help. The project has been kickstarted by $100,000 in funding from the State Government.

New app to help men at the doctor's office

Professor David Lynn joins ABC Afternoons host, Nikolai Beilharz, on International Long COVID Awareness Day, alongside Long COVID sufferer, Amelia Hurren, to discuss the progress in Long COVID research, the unknowns and calls to stop referring to the condition as Long COVID

International Long COVID Awareness Day

Ozempic, a brand name for the drug semaglutide, has taken the world by storm as a weight loss medication prescribed for diabetes and used to combat obesity. Research is now showing it could also be a tool to reduce the risk of heart disease and heart attack, making it even more likely to continue growing in popularity. 

Cardiologist and SAHMRI Deputy Director, Associate Professor Peter Psaltis joined ABC Afternoons to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using semaglutide and how the drug might factor into the future of health.

The future of Ozempic in heart health

Calls for Australia to introduce a sugar tax have been reinvigorated following the revelation that Coca-Cola has increased the sugar content in Sprite and Fanta. 

Director of SAHMRI’s Health Policy Centre, Professor Caroline Miller, gave her take on the situation on ABC radio.

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