HEALTH CARE BRIEF: Type 1 Diabetes
With
Professor Toby Coates AO
Director Kidney and Islet Transplantation
Royal Adelaide Hospital &
Professor Of Medicine at University of Adelaide
Donna Wellins,
Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE)
& Pharmacist, Bray Park, Queensland
Bailey McDonald,
lives with Type I Diabetes &
Australian Professional Cyclist, Team Novo Nordisk
HEALTH CARE BRIEF
Filmed in Adelaide, Brisbane & Spain | March 2026
Incidence rates, management, lived experience & research
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Gaining a better understanding of perimenopause and menopause
Nearly half of women seeking help for menopause symptoms are already experiencing clinically significant distress by the time they ask for support, according to a recent national benchmark report released by Metluma.
The 2026 Australian Menopause Experience Report, based on insights from 1,468 women using Metluma’s UMA40 assessment tool, found 43% triggered at least one clinical red flag at baseline (referral to a doctor within 24-48 hours), with more than one in five presenting with multiple red flags linked to more complex symptom burden.
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Nurse led micro-suction earwax removal service continues success
At the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards in February, Earworx was recognised as the National Championing Health Award winner. Lisa Hellwege, the Clinical Director and Founder of Earworx, expressed her gratitude to the entire team and their patients for their trust and support. Earworx specialises in providing professional earwax removal services led by trained nurses using a procedure called microsuction.
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Developing the next generation of medicines to target and enhance the microbiome
Australian Health Journal spoke to Associate Professor Sam Forster, Research Group Head
Microbiota and Systems Biology, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Team Leader, Australian Microbiome Culture Collection & Chief Scientific Officer, BiomeBank and Dr Sam Costello, Co-Founder and CEO of BiomeBank about the microbiome, partnering and some of the breakthroughs in recent years.
