In this edition of Writs and Cures the team take a look at one of the most contentious issues in our community: planning laws. And to guide them through it they invited special guest, Melbourne barrister Michelle Quigley QC. Michelle is an expert in planning laws and has acted in some of the trickiest cases. And in our Soapbox segment,...

In this special Reboot Your Life edition of Writs and Cures the team look at Home, Family & work. Long hours at work can have adverse consequences for family life. Of course work is necessary but how do we keep it all in balance? Bill & Steve give you their tips on how to achieve a work-life balance. Plus, special...

Drugs, desire and disease: How neuroscience is changing our understanding of addiction was held at the National Gallery of Victoria on 21 October. The world-leading panellists included: Director of Turning Point, Professor Dan Lubman sociologist and author of What's Wrong with Addiction?, Associate Professor Helen Keane former addict and now Director of Sober Living Housing, Gavin Crosisca, and former addict, now...

In this week's Writs & Cures the team take a look at how health is portrayed in the media. Their special guest is Jill Stark - Jill was a senior writer for Fairfax until recently, and spent many years covering health stories. She speaks about how health practitioners can better use the media to promote quality health stories to the...

You've heard the term "It's not brain surgery" Well, you can't say that about Writs and Cures special guest Associate Professor Kate Drummond - who joined the team to talk about what life is like as a brain surgeon. Plus Bill looks at email etiquette. The lawyers are having trouble containing their aggression when given the apparent freedom of email....

On today's show, Drs DoLittle, Peri-partum, Trainer-Wheels & newbie Dr Pat talk music therapy for cancer, plus a discussion about how old can humans can actually live. With the US Presidential Election race heating up, there's a discussion about politics & personality, and lastly - how can one predict post-partum depression? http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/d/c/0/dc0c77bf0a302ece/radiotherapy091016.mp3?c_id=13049761&destination_id=13599&expiration=1476748135&hwt=48faaa1ace7f81ef648f3f2b09709fad

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? How is it done? Is...

Jacinta Parsons fills in for Lindy Burns. Soapbox looks into health screening tests plus the team learn the story of poet Shelton Lea with author Diana Georgeff, writer of Delinquent Angel. With Co-hosts Prof  Steve Ellen and Bill O'Shea http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/local/melbourne/writsandcures/201608/r1607438_24428593.mp3

Special guest Dr Erica Sloan from Monash University explains the links between cancer and stress, and Dr Trainer-wheels reviews a film called 'Nuts,' whilst Dr Capri looks into the benefits of exercise. http://ondemand.rrr.org.au/player/128/201608141000

Professor Andrew Sinclair is Deputy Director of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and an expert on the genetics of sex and gender development. Plus this week's Soapbox is on the Census. http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/local/melbourne/writsandcures/201608/r1607413_24427943.mp3