Health Report - Separate stories podcast

In the news:
RSV vaccines of mothers during pregnancy provides a 78 to 81 percent reduction in RSV-associated hospitalisation of babies from birth through 6 months of age.
An analysis of the headline news of the latest study on cholesterol lowering drugs for people over 70 years of age.
A clarification on our reporting of the two measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania from last week's story.
References
Maternal RSVpreF Vaccine Effectiveness Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Hospitalized Infants
New England Journal of Medicine: Atorvastatin, Cardiovascular Events, and Disability-free Survival in Older Adults
The BMJ: Measles: CDC refuses to record Pennsylvania fatalities in “measles associated deaths” row

An international study of the genes of 2.5 million people confirms fibromyalgia as a nervous system disorder. 
It also finds some surprising links to other genetic conditions which may provide future options for treatment.
Guest/s
Frances Williams, Professor of Genomic Epidemiology, Kings College London, consultant rheumatologist 
References
Nature Medicine: The genetic architecture of fibromyalgia across 2.5 million individuals

Women of reproductive age are getting iron infusions at an increasingly high rate.
What’s causing the numbers to rise so sharply? And who is missing out?
Guest/s
Dr Gizat Kassie, Senior Research Fellow, SAHMRI Women and Kids 
References
Increasing utilisation of intravenous iron among Australian women of reproductive age, 2013–2024: an Australian population-based study

Cuts to USAID are having big impacts on spread of HIV in Africa, according to a leading South African expert.
What can we learn from their experience about how to manage the growing spread of the disease in Fiji and elsewhere in our region?
Guest/s
Linda-Gail Bekker, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the University of Cape Town, Director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre  
References
Pacific Beat: Australia boosts Fiji's HIV crisis response with new $8 million funding

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week.
Burnout risk for unaccredited registrars caught in a ‘training bottleneck’You can email us at healthreport@abc.net.au