Health Report - Separate stories podcast

In the news this week:
Researchers at a diabetes conference ejected after handing out editorial criticising US President Donald Trump.
Fewer egg allergies in Australia after a shift in guidelines.
The TGA says it's cracking down on unregulated peptides that risk consumer safety.
Statement from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing in response to the Health Report.
For more on peptides, listen to our recent story Who's using peptides, and do we know what's in them?
References
Diabetes society apologizes after removal of Trump protesters from conference sparks outrage
Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts
Egg Allergy Prevalence Before and After Guidelines for Earlier Egg Introduction
TGA strengthens compliance focus on unapproved peptide products as part of evolving risk response
TGA cracks down on unregulated peptides, says increased imports are posing a risk to consumer safety

For many years it's been expensive and challenging to do genetic testing that works out if you're at greater risk of something like a heart attack or a specific type of cancer.
That's meant testing is limited to those who already have a condition or a strong family history.
But the decreasing costs and increasing accessibility of these tests means expanding their use is becoming a stronger possibility.
A new pilot study for population-wide genomic screening found one in 50 people were at high risk of developing certain conditions based on their genes.
And in the sample of 10,000 people, more than half of them had no family history of the diseases they were at risk of.
Guest
Dr Jane Tiller, Ethical Legal and Social Advisor, Public Health Genomics, Monash University
References
Feasibility and outcomes of the DNA Screen nationwide adult genomic screening pilot

IUDs -- intrauterine devices -- are a highly effective form of long-acting reversible contraception. But Australia lags behind other comparable countries when it comes to their uptake.
One barrier to greater use is concerns over the pain of having an IUD put in.
A national survey has looked at how common women experience pain during an IUD insertion and the factors linked to pain - including mental health and previous pregnancies. 
Guest
Professor Danielle Mazza, Head of the Department of General Practice, Monash University; Director, SPHERE Centre of Research Excellence 
References
Factors Associated With Pain Related to Insertion of a Contraceptive Intrauterine Device: Findings of a National Survey

Australian researchers have published an editorial in Science critiquing the state of our peer review for scientific grants.
They say the current state of affairs is 'farcical', with the removal of panel reviews limiting opportunities for true review of a grant application's merits and budget.
Guests
Professor Massimo Hilliard, Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland
Professor Steve Wesselingh, CEO, NHMRC
References
Australia’s erosion of peer review - Science

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