Podcasts
Hong Kong Flu
Dr John Gerrard
Welcome to this podcast from the Medical Journal of Australia. My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor. “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.” Between 1968 and 1970, Australia was hit by a pandemic known as the Hong Kong Flu. The MJA is publishing an historical piece ...
The story of penicillin in Australia, with Dr Ameneh Khatami
Dr Ameneh Khatami
Vol 213, Issue 11: 23 November. Dr Ameneh Khatami is an infectious diseases paediatrician at The Children's Hospital Westmead. She talks about Peter, a young boy who had meningitis in 1943 and inadvertently brought penicillin and its mass production, to Australia. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 24 mins, 49 secs.
Ms Kate Mulvany
Ms Kate Mulvany
Kate Mulvany is an Australian actor and playwright. She is also the daughter of a Vietnam veteran who was exposed to herbicide cocktail Agent Orange during the conflict. Kate was diagnosed with Wilms tumour at age 3 and has ongoing chronic health problems. She speaks about her health care experiences as a "child of the mist" and her work as an ambassador for Agent Orange Justice. This podcast is also available as a video.
Episode 1: Professor Stephen Leeder
Professor Stephen Leeder
Stephen Leeder, Emeritus Professor of Public Health at Sydney University, talks about his hopes for Australian health care in 2015, and the influence of the new Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley.