Help! I'm Ageing

Most people only meet a geriatrician when they end up in emergency. By then you're often behind the eight ball. Geriatricians are medical specialists trained to look at the whole person, not a single disease or organ.  They zoom out and ask how your conditions, medications, day-to-day life, and the people around you, all fit together. This bigger picture is usually where the answers are. You'll le...

A third of Australians aged in their 50s and 60s are drinking at risky levels. Most don't realise they are. How do you recognise if your drinking is becoming a problem, and what can you do about it? You'll learn:  Why alcohol affects your body differently as you age How even small amounts increase your cancer and dementia risk What a standard drink actually looks like when you pour one at home (hi...

How do we age well? There's no shortage of advice out there. The hardest part is figuring out which advice to trust. That's what this podcast is for. Each episode, you'll meet people who've lived through the questions you're now asking yourself. You'll have all your burning questions answered by researchers from the National Centre for Healthy Ageing , who have devoted their careers to helping us...