Health Report - Separate stories podcast

A new Australian review finds vapes with nicotine are likely to cause lung and oral cancers.
Treatment pathways for peanut allergy in kids and their cost-effectiveness.
And concerning declines in vaccine coverage in Australia, still markedly below pre-pandemic benchmarks.
References
The carcinogenicity of e-cigarettes: a qualitative risk assessment
Cost-Effectiveness of Oral Immunotherapy Treatments vs No Treatment for Peanut Allergy in Children
Annual Immunisation Coverage Report 2025
Vaping likely to cause cancer, new Australian review of evidence finds (ABC News)

It's already that time of the year when we need to think about getting our flu vaccine - but there are some changes to the rollout this year.
The changes affect options for how the vaccine is delivered. Plus, which of the strains circulating should we worry about?
Guest
Professor Patrick Reading, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza at the Doherty Institute. 
References
Influenza (flu) vaccine - Department of Health
Influenza immunisation resources - National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance
Historic 1994 influenza vaccine cohorts define breadth of antibody and B cell responses toward future influenza A and B viruses
Lab Notes: Super-K flu is here … but it's not our biggest problem

Could a saline nasal spray stop kids with sleep apnoea from having unnecessary surgery?It’s low-cost and simple to try – so how often does it work and who should be using it?
Guest
Adjunct Clinical Professor Gillian Nixon, Paediatric Sleep and Respiratory Specialist, Monash Children’s Hospital. 
References
Intranasal Treatments for Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The MIST+ Randomized Clinical Trial

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is an enlargement of the prostate that can cause urinary problems - feeling like you need to pee often, waking up to go to the toilet in the night or weak flow.
Traditionally it's been treated with surgery, but a suite of studies over almost a decade finds a treatment called 'prostate artery embolisation' can achieve comparable outcomes and fewer side effects.
Guest
Nick Brown, Associate Professor at the University of Queensland; Clinical Director of Radiology with I-MED at Wesley Hospital; Interventional Radiologist
References
Prostate artery Embolisation Assessment of Safety and feasibilitY (P-EASY): a potential alternative to long-term medical therapy for benign prostate hyperplasia
The ‘Prostate Embolisation AS first-line therapY compAred to meDication in treatment naïVe men with prostAte eNlargement, a randomised ControllEd trial’ (P-EASY ADVANCE): a randomised controlled trial of prostate embolisation vs medication for BPH
Prostate artery EmbolisAtion Safety and efficacY: Preliminary and foLlow-Up urodynamic Studies (P-EASY PLUS)

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