Media portrayals of suicide Professor Jane Pirkis is the Director of the Centre for Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and joins the team to discuss how the media talks about suicide and this week’s Soapbox looks into stigmatised property. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/media-portrayals-of-suicide/id1023534464?i=1000381039103&mt=2

The original Writs and Cures line up are all back, it’s Reboot Your Life month and after a bit of catching up Dr Steve Ellen discusses the correlation between mental wellbeing and exercise. Plus special guest tonight is Professor Don Campbell, who joins the team to unravel the mysteries of diagnosis. Why is diagnosis important?…

Professor John Seymour from the Peter Mac Cancer Centre talks blood cancer and Bill explains why some of Victoria’s planning laws might be in need of reform. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/treating-blood-cancer/id1023534464?i=1000369474461&mt=2

The team look into the legal minefield that is assisted reproduction with special guest Dr Fiona Kelly. Steve offers his tips on how to survive the election and Bill talks cancer and the law. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/legalities-assisted-reproduction/id1023534464?i=1000368608222&mt=2 And on surviving the election… https://theconversation.com/election-survival-guide-nine-tips-for-politicians-and-one-for-us-59003

Australia’s leading researcher into HIV/AIDS Professor Sharon Lewin discusses the latest research into the field plus the team look at the application of The Royal Commission’s report into family violence. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/latest-advances-into-treating/id1023534464?i=1000366980426&mt=2

The team are joined by Prof Kate Leslie with a CV too long to mention! She chats about everything from women in medicine to advances in anaesthesia. In soapbox the team look at new laws just introduced around child protection. Note – Bill was away but Kathy Wilson very expertly filled his chair! https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/anaesthetics-explained-child/id1023534464?i=365049372&mt=2

An extended interview with Melbourne’s top criminal lawyer, Robert Richter QC. He shared many secrets!! Plus in soapbox the team discuss privacy as it relates to health. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/in-depth-robert-richter-qc/id1023534464?i=365046793&mt=2

Special guest is the Manager of Seniors Rights Victoria, Jenny Blakey. Steve looks at a schizophrenia breakthrough and Bill continues on the legalities around short -term stays. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/combating-elder-abuse/id1023534464?i=361835699&mt=2

Bill & Steve are back from their travels!! Tune in at 8 pm to hear all about cosmetic medicine (the pros and cons). Also, our guest, from London, is Clive Stafford Smith, the founder of UK Reprieve – a charity dedicated to assisting prisoners on death row. 774ABC radio or via the web with Lindy…

What’s worse for your health? Smoking, obesity or alcohol? Tonight we tackle obesity: What can you do? What can your doctor do? What can the government do? Then we interview Jerome Sarris – an expert who crosses the divide between traditional and complementary medicine (meaning he knows about both!). He’s going to tell us about…