Health Report - Separate stories podcast

3D printing is becoming an incredibly versatile modern tool — there’s scope in engineering, manufacturing, architecture and design — and very much in several aspects of health care.
Today we tour the Herston Biofabrication Institute, part of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, where clinicians, academics, and industry work together in a state of the art facility.
This story is one from our archives. It was first broadcast on 2 October 2023.
Guests
Mathilde Desselle, Biomedical Engineer, General Manager, Herston Biofabrication Institute, Metro North, Queensland 
Dr Martin Batstone, Director, Maxillofacial Unit, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital 
Dr Tanya Kairn, Director, Medical Physics for Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital 
Dr Jason Brown, Director, Queensland Adult Statewide Burn Service

Kylie and Gillian had been friends for years when Kylie had a stroke in her early 30s. 
It turned Kylie's work-driven life upside down, and forced her and husband Chris to re-evaluate everything. 
Just 12 months after the stroke they decided to have children, and were soon navigating stroke recovery with raising Beren and Corey.  
In episode one of A Stroke of Luck, we hear from Kylie and her family about the experience.
This story is one from our archives. It was first broadcast on 30 January 2025.
You can hear all of the episodes from the 'A Stroke of Luck' series on the Health Report website.

A possible new tool to help quit smoking - psilocybin, the active component of magic mushrooms. But there are plenty of caveats.
Significant differences between women and men after a diagnosis of cancer - both in their risk of death and adverse outcomes.
And an update on a story from Health Report producer Shelby Traynor last year - about Paul and a pioneering cancer treatment for his dog Rosie with the help of artificial intelligence.
References
Psilocybin or Nicotine Patch for Smoking Cessation
Sex-based prognosis in industry-sponsored advanced solid tumour trials: an individual participant data meta-analysis of survival and adverse events
Thanks to AI, Paul can see the culprit of his dog's cancer
Meet the man who designed a cancer vaccine for his dog

Could diets high in ultra-processed food for kids be increasing their risk of anxiety, aggression and hyperactivity? 
Researchers in Canada have been investigating that question.
Guest
Dr Kozeta Miliku, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto.  
References
Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Behavioral Outcomes in Canadian Children
Multilevel predictors of ultra-processed food intake in Canadian preschoolers

The spotlight in women's health is often on conditions like endometriosis, menopause and perimenopause.
But a new study finds that the top issues for women might include some very different areas.
Guest
Dr Sara Holton, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
References
‘Women deserve better’: a national mixed-methods exploration of the ‘silent’ health conditions and social issues affecting women and girls in Australia