Healthy Living

Listen to the full show of Healthy Living for Sunday, 24 May 2026 Hosts: Dr Ross Walker and Spiro Christopoulos Producer: Rob Kaldor Techical Producer: Darren Brampton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Ross Walker talks to Dr. Negin Hesam-Shariati, lead researcher from NeuRA's Centre for Pain IMPACT and the UNSW School of Psychology, about a paradigm shift in how we understand and treat chronic pain following spinal cord injuries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Ross Walker talks to fertility specialist from IVF Australia, Dr. Michele Kwik, about a historic shift in women's health: the official renaming of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). For more details go to https://www.ivf.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Ross Walker talks to psychiatrist and commentator Dr. Tanveer Ahmed about a paradigm shift in psychiatric treatment: targeting anhedonia, the total inability to feel pleasure. While conventional mental health treatments focus heavily on reducing distress, sadness, and anxiety, a groundbreaking study from SMU and UCLA reveals that a new 15-session psychotherapy called Positive Affect Treatment...

Listen to the Full Show for Sunday, 17th May, 2026 Hosts: Dr Ross Walker and Juilan King Producer: Rob Kaldor Techical Producer: Darren Brampton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Ross Walker speaks with Associate Professor Dr Elie Matar, a Neurologist and Research Fellow at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, who is also the co-lead of a crucial study funded by the Shake It Up Australia Foundation about specific sleep behaviours such as "acting out dreams as one of the earliest warning signs of Parkinson’s disease, shifting the focus away from...

Dr Ross Walker  speaks with Professor Henry Brodaty AOpioneer in dementia research, Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW, and Senior Australian of the Year about Federal Government’s recent $200 million budget boost for dementia care and research.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Ross Walker sits down with Dr. Ben Herbert to unpack a groundbreaking Nature Communications study from Texas A&M University that challenges long-held beliefs about mammalian tissue regeneration.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the full show of Healthy Living for 10 May 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Walker speaks with Dr Clay Golledge about the Hantavirus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Ross Walker speaks with psychiatrist Tanveer Ahmed about Bipolar II and the risk of early death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Ross Walker is joined in the studio by Dr Stephen Fention - author of The 5 CH Lifestyle: Lower Your Cholesterol Without Medication, Reduce Your Risk of Heart Attack and Achieve Long-Term Wellness.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Australian drowning deaths reaching a staggering high not seen since 1996, and four out of five cardiac arrests happening right in the family home, being prepared for a medical emergency is absolutely critical. Ross Walker speaks with national treasure and swimming icon Laurie Lawrence joins us to discuss the 2026 relaunch of  The Heart Beat Club —a life-saving online initiative cr...

Dr Ross Walker interviews Prof. Lucy Morgan, Clinical Professor at the University of Sydney and Chair of Lung Foundation Australia about 2025’s record surge of over 177,000 RSV cases and the severe risks it poses to older adults, including pneumonia and loss of independence. Ahead of the winter respiratory season, Prof. Morgan highlights the May 15 rollout of Australia’s first free RSV...

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Dr Ross Walker talks to by medical oncologist Dr. Nick Zdenkowski about the Rosalie trial that aims to determine whether radiation therapy can be safely skipped for breast cancer patients who have no invasive cancer remaining by the time of their surgery.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Dr Ross Walker talks to psychiatrist Tanveer Ahmed about gender-specific patterns of alcohol use. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Ross Walker is joined by Sleep Health Foundation CEO and health psychologist Dr. Moira Junge to explore the widespread impact and critical risks of sleep apnea.   See more about Sleep Apnea Awareness Day https://nationaltoday.com/sleep-apnea-awareness-day/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Ross Walker is joined by pediatric oncologist Dr. Noemi Fuentes-Bolanos to explore the crucial topic of better early identification of childhood cancer. More information at zerochildhoodcancer.org.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Kate Broun, the Manager of Screening, Early Detection and Immunisation at Cancer Council Victoria joins Ross to discuss the need for regular bowel cancer tests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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