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Prenatal program helps Indigenous mums and bubs thrive
A unique prenatal health care program is closing the gap in maternal and infant health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
Flow Australia
Sep 15, 20232 min read


Junk food the primary culprit in Aussies' failing diet
Australians' diets are falling short of health standards, prompting a warning they need to do better to ward off disease. Australians are...
Flow Australia
Sep 11, 20232 min read


Hip surgery wait reduced in bid to lift survival rates
Every year, 19,000 Australians fracture their hip and one in four die within 12 months - statistics a health watchdog says are influenced...
Flow Australia
Sep 10, 20232 min read


Medicinal cannabis eases pain, anxiety, fatigue: study
Short-term results from an Australian longitudinal study back up the use of medicinal cannabis as a treatment for anxiety, depression,...
Flow Australia
Sep 8, 20231 min read


Stronger botox and filler safeguards on the cards
Authorities are cracking down on advertising and regulations for cosmetic procedures like botox in a bid to improve safety as their...
Flow Australia
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Huffy puffy pollies get physical for a healthy cause
Parliamentarians are taking part in a four-week cardio challenge aimed at encouraging Australians to become more active for the sake of...
Flow Australia
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Epilepsy breakthrough sparks hope for more treatments
There's hope of developing more treatments for epilepsy after scientists uncovered DNA clues about why some people develop the brain...
Flow Australia
Sep 1, 20231 min read


Pharmacists shelve medicines campaign as talks begin
The federal government has entered into talks with the peak body representing pharmacies as its 60-day medicine dispensing policy kicks...
Flow Australia
Sep 1, 20232 min read


Blood test for Parkinson's is promising in early study
There are hopes a new test for Parkinson's disease will help identify drugs that can reverse or halt mitochondrial DNA damage and the...
Flow Australia
Aug 31, 20232 min read


Bush maternity decline a red flag for rural health care
Doctors warn the loss of regional maternity services are often followed by the closure of other critical healthcare facilities and pose a...
Flow Australia
Aug 30, 20232 min read


England to roll out world-first seven-minute cancer jab
A world-first seven-minute cancer treatment jab called atezolizumab will be offered by Britain's National Health Service. Britain's...
Flow Australia
Aug 29, 20232 min read


People accessing euthanasia laws continues to grow
The number of Victorians choosing to end their life using the state's euthanasia laws continues to increase, an annual report shows....
Flow Australia
Aug 29, 20231 min read


Python parasite found in woman's brain in world first
A researcher has praised an Australian woman's courage after doctors found an eight-centimetre parasite from a python in her brain during...
Flow Australia
Aug 28, 20232 min read


Australia's care workforce to soar as population ages
Australian life expectancies will continue to hit an advanced age, with a key sector of the economy expected to grow as a result, a key...
Flow Australia
Aug 21, 20233 min read


Making News: Regional for NSW, Victoria and South Australia
New South Wales Yanco Creek Modernisation Project Victoria childcare centres being built in regional areas. South Australia Keith and...
Flow Australia
Aug 15, 20231 min read


Huge haul takes 300,000 illegal vapes off the market
A tip-off has led to the discovery of hundreds of thousands of illegal vapes worth $10 million and 10 tonnes of nitrous oxide in a Perth...
Flow Australia
Aug 13, 20231 min read


Epilepsy: Breaking the stigma
In Australia one in 50 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes seizures, there is no cure...
Flow Australia
Aug 11, 20231 min read


Making News: regional health, cost living crisis & the Varroa Mite in NSW
Regional South Australian women are unable to access medical support. Regional Doctors are urgently need in the recruitment process....
Flow Australia
Aug 9, 20231 min read


Hospital shortages threaten local births for Vic women
Maternity services in Victoria's Geelong region are struggling to get enough staff, causing them to turn pregnant women away to other...
Flow Australia
Aug 6, 20233 min read


Fertility expert Gabriela Rosa says IVF is no pregnancy panacea, despite rise in popularity
Australian-based world-renowned fertility expert, Gabriela Rosa recently told Flow FM listeners that couples are often left in the dark...
Ellis Gelios
Aug 6, 20232 min read
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