Health Report - Separate stories podcast

In the news this week:
Evidence for IVF add on treatments weak or non-existent
Health risks of toxic weight-loss peptides like unapproved "Retatrutide" purchased online
Bird flu update, WA Health says they are monitoring humans who have been exposed, but risk is low
References
Safety and effectiveness of ten common in-vitro fertilisation add-ons
No evidence most IVF add-on treatments improve fertility
Concerns regarding the public health risks associated with unapproved peptide products
WA Health provides public health update following avian influenza detection in wild bird

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) decision to restrict but not ban the use of paraquat by farmers has disappointed some in the medical and scientific community.
Movement disorder specialist says the APVMA decision on the use of pesticide paraquat ignores evidence of the link with cases of Parkinson's disease.
Guest/s
Associate Professor Wes Thevathasan, Parkinson's disease specialist working across several hospitals, the University of Melbourne and The Florey Institute 
References
Statement from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
Chemical regulator approves restricted use of herbicide paraquat previously linked to Parkinson's disease

Following hospitalisation for cardiac procedures, patients are offered a 6-8 week rehabilitation program to help them recover and make lifestyle changes to improve heart health. 
But a study shows only 1 in 5 people do the program, despite the fact that it can make a huge difference to health outcomes. So what's going wrong?
Guest/s
Dr Susie Cartledge, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University school of public health and preventive medicine 
References
Mapping patient outcomes associated with cardiac rehabilitation

There has been a substantial increase in vaccine concerns from parents, with changes to messaging on vaccines in the USA filtering through to Australia. 
A childhood immunisation expert says one on one conversations with trusted health care providers are vital for parents who have immunisation concerns and this can have real impact on others in their community.
Guest/s
Professor Margie Danchin, immunisation expert at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute 
References
Childhood vaccine hesitancy, The New England Journal of Medicine

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week.
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