Health Report - Separate stories podcast

Norman Swan, Preeya Alexander

Booking Overview

A health news briefing focused on medical developments, public health policy, and research, combining host analysis with short interviews featuring specialist researchers and senior health-agency officials. Suitable pitches include medical researchers, epidemiologists, public-health leaders, and clinicians with authoritative evidence or relevant Australian health expertise; booking is likely medium difficulty because guests need strong subject-matter credentials and the program is produced by ABC Australia.

Metrics

Episodes: 1994

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: Australia

YouTube: 408.0k subscribers

Instagram: 40.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

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Host

Norman Swan - Australian physician, medical journalist, broadcaster, and longtime presenter of ABC health programming.

Preeya Alexander - Australian general practitioner and health communicator known for translating medical information for public audiences.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Medical researchers, public-health officials, epidemiologists, and clinicians with relevant specialist expertise, institutional affiliations, or direct involvement in significant health research and policy.

Required Achievements:

Leadership roles in health agencies or research institutions, Authorship or direct involvement in peer-reviewed medical research, Expertise connected to timely Australian health data, policy, or clinical findings

Recent Guest Discussions

Anja Mrhar - Diet Quality And Its Relationship To Dementia Risk In Older Adults With Alzheimer Pathology.

Michelle Gourley - Australia’s Changing Causes Of Death, Including Dementia Mortality Trends And Findings From The Aihw’s Australia’s Health 2026 Report.

Recent Topics

Public Health, Medical Research, Healthcare, Medicine, Nutrition

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Health Report - Separate stories podcast

Out of pocket costs to become more transparent

September 18, 2026

In the news:A legislative amendment passed this week will see an overhaul of the Medical Costs Finder website with more specialist fee data to be included. Plus powers to prevent private health insurers from 'phoenixing' policy products have been introduced.A study from University of Sydney analysing social media posts about the new blood test for Alzheimer's disease reveals the extent of misleading information being spread by influencersReferencesBetter transparency and choice in health care...

AHPRA 'investigating' unsafe prescribing of weight loss injections

September 18, 2026

Our story on weight loss injections being prescribed to people with lived experience of eating disorders without proper screening, drew a raft of responses from people with similar stories and concerns.Rachel has lived experience of an eating disorder and came across ads for a telehealth weight loss company on a podcast. The ads continue in their podcast feed, more than a year after they lodged a formal complaint with AHPRA. Rachel hasn't been updated on the status of the complaint. What is t...

Lost sleep affects both mother and baby health

September 18, 2026

Disrupted sleep during pregnancy and the post partum period can increase the risk of cardiovascular events for mothers, and it's now understood these risks can be transferred to the baby as well.What can be done to improve cardiometabolic and cardiovascular health in pregnancy and beyond? Guest/sHelen Collins, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville, Center for Cardiometabolic Science ReferencesThe implications of maternal sleep disruption on cardiovascular adaptations and cardiometabol...

Publicly listed emails

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

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