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In the news:
The same team who developed the first vaccine against COVID-19 have come up with a vaccine for the new strain of Ebola in only eight weeks.
A report from the Grattan Institute calls for a shake-up of community pharmacy funding
US Department of War head Pete Hegseth announces plans for testosterone screening for military
References
UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks
Future pharmacy: A better deal for patients and taxpayers
Pete Hegseth announces plan to test US troops for low testosterone

There's a race going on in Silicon Valley to find ways to both slow down ageing and monetise longevity.
Some of the tools used to measure this are biological age tests that give various health readings. 
For an episode of Four Corners, Norman Swan visited one of the team who developed an evidence-based clock called DunedinPACE.
Guest/s
Dan Belsky, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, Columbia University 
References
Four Corners: The Race to Reverse Aging

How acne is treated depends on severity, but those affected can worry about the side-effects of medications that are taken orally. 
A study into the use of isotretinoin for acne in adolescents found no association with reduced adult height. 
Guest/s
Sigrun Schmidt, Medical Doctor and PhD, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark 
References
Isotretinoin Treatment in Adolescence and Adult Height

A newly updated human-infective RNA virus dataset may be used to find patterns that help predict what a future virus, or ‘disease x’ might look like. 
What can we learn from the behaviour of past viruses, to help prepare for the next outbreak? 
Guest/s
Mark Woolhouse, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh 
References
A complete catalogue of human-infective RNA viruses

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