Health Report (Health)

World renowned health researcher and physician, Professor Elliott Fisher, is a leading health care reform commentator who visited Australia recently to speak at a forum of the Hospital Alliance for Research Collaboration. In this program he discusses his ideas about health care reform in the US and Australia.

Nicky Phillips has made this two part feature about caesarean sections. In this second program we take a look at some of the consequences of the operation and we'll meet two mothers who developed serious complications from their caesars.

Caesarean sections are on the rise

Inflammatory bowel disease, which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is a chronic condition that can lead to colorectal cancer when left untreated

Scientists at Oxford University are investigating new approaches to treating common cancers

Researchers at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne have investigated the use of complementary and alternative medicine amongst cancer patients, with the aim to develop guidelines for oncology health professionals