Health Report - Separate stories podcast

In the news:
The American College of Gynaecology has strengthened it's clinical guidelines recommending removal of the fallopian tubes in women already having certain procedures, to prevent some types of ovarian cancer.
Australia's first NFL game was played this week, and we discuss a new paper that was presented at the International Sports Concussion Conference in Melbourne on CTE from brains of former rugby players donated to a brain bank. As well as a study about CTE in NFL players.
A coroner's report on the death of a child in 2024 discusses the role of the multivitamins the boy was being given. The supplements did not contain vitamin C, and the boy died of scurvy.
References
Salpingectomy for the Prevention of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer doesn't start in the ovaries
Study on degenerative brain disease finds CTE in 31 former rugby league players
BMJ: Prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy at death in National Football League players: retrospective population based cohort study, 2008-21
Brisbane Coroner's Court: Non inquest findings into the death of Conor Dean

A study looking at step intensity and step count provides helpful advice for those who are limited in their time and ability to increase the number of steps and their pace.
There are long term benefits associated with increasing the pace of your steps, even in shorter bursts. 
Guest/s
Emmanuel Stamatakis, Professor of physical activity, lifestyle and population health Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University
References
Combinations of stepping intensity and daily step counts against all-cause and cardiovascular diseasemortality: insights from a device-based prospective study

The pharmaceutical company closest to getting a drug to market to reduce Lipoprotein (a) levels announced that while it reduces levels of these molecules, that didn’t translate into fewer cardiovascular events. 
What does this mean for those with high Lp (a)?
Guest/s
Dr Nelson Wang, cardiologist and senior research fellow, George Institute of Public Health 
References
Novartis announces Lp(a)HORIZON Phase III topline results for pelacarsen in patients with elevated Lp(a) and established cardiovascular disease (CVD)

A gene study provides further evidence that cerebral palsy may be a collection of symptoms, not a disease.
It also indicates doing a genetic panel early on could help confirm diagnosis and provide an opportunity for better treatment of affected children.
Guest/s
Peter Robinson, Professor of medical computer science, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Connecticut in the United States 
References
A phenotypic paradigm for cerebral palsy genetics

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