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What's That Rash? — 250 episodes

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Should you be eating more fruit?

2

Red and other light therapy — can it work?

3

Why are some people right (or left) handed?

4

Headaches: causes, cures and exercise?!

5

Is a vibration plate worth the cost?

6

Should you add snail slime to your skincare routine?

7

Could headphones be damaging our ears?

8

Vitamin C: can it cure colds and cancer?

9

Can peptides keep you young and buff?

10

Can flossing benefit more than your teeth?

11

Doing nothing: the benefits of boredom

12

Should we all be taking fish oil?

13

Should you wait to swim after eating?

14

Is retirement bad for you?

15

Diet vs exercise: which is more important?

16

Why you don't need to avoid seed oils

17

Should you opt for aluminium-free deodorant?

18

Why do some people pee more often?

19

Sunscreen spectacular: UV protection, SPF drama, endocrine disruptors

20

Do the benefits of creatine go beyond the gym?

21

Why do we dream?

22

What's the best time of day to exercise?

23

Should you aim for an alkaline lifestyle?

24

Anything wrong with falling asleep in front of the TV?

25

Difference between dry needling and acupuncture?

26

What is lead doing in protein powder?

27

Should you be avoiding perfumes and fragrances?

28

Should you be flexible enough to touch your toes?

29

Butter vs margarine: what's better for you?

30

No-poo: why do we shampoo our hair?

31

Is running bad for your knees?

32

Is loving your pets bad for you?

33

Checking the pollen count? Here are some hay fever tips

34

Is there a cure for jet lag?

35

Don’t Die: Is Bryan Johnson going to live forever?

36

Should you cut or chuck mouldy food?

37

Is it OK to exercise when you're sick?

38

At-home DNA tests — what can they tell you?

39

Is emu oil the new snake oil?

40

Chronotypes: early birds vs night owls

41

Methylene blue: why are people drinking blue dye?

42

Do healthy people need lymphatic treatments?

43

Is whitening your teeth bad for you?

44

What are the health benefits of coffee?

45

You'll catch your death! Does cold weather cause colds?

46

Should you go organic if you're worried about pesticides?

47

What we do (and don't) know about tinnitus

48

Should you train cardio and strength on the same day?

49

Why do some people run hot, while others run cold?

50

Can consuming dairy really give you acne?

51

Cracking your knuckles: good, bad or just annoying?

52

Can tattoos increase your risk of cancer?

53

Why the carnivore diet is so risky

54

The perimenopause diaries from Ladies, We Need to Talk

55

Can you train yourself to pee less?

56

How worried should you be about microplastics?

57

Is daylight saving time bad for us?

58

Do glasses make your eyesight worse?

59

Don't sweat it? Conventional vs natural deodorants

60

How much protein do you REALLY need?

61

What's so bad about fine particulate air pollution?

62

Does magnesium work against muscle cramps?

63

Which hair loss treatments actually work?

64

We're answering your questions LIVE! March 30!

65

Can functional mushrooms really help treat cancer?

66

Why are people taping their mouths?

67

There's a lot of fog around brain fog

68

Why is everyone suddenly talking about seed oils?

69

Can you get away with skipping your daily shower?

70

Should you base your diet on your blood type?

71

The four steps you need to form a habit

72

Is that glass of red wine over Christmas dinner good for you?

73

Infrared, ultraviolet and LED therapy – can lights cure us?

74

What's the lowdown on energy drinks?

75

Is sitting the new smoking?

76

Can collagen supplements keep your skin supple?

77

Are mobile phones giving us cancer?

78

Should you be avoiding nightshades?

79

Is NAD+ a miracle anti-ageing supplement?

80

How medical mysteries fed monster myths

81

Can't stop sneezing? What to do when hay fever hits

82

What on earth is grounding?!

83

MSG's messy myths and racist tropes

84

Why is the internet telling me to lower my cortisol?

85

Is melatonin the answer to a good night's sleep?

86

What it takes to avoid iron deficiency

87

Why do hangovers get worse as we age?

88

Rapid-fire round: Answering your sleep questions

89

Can you zap yourself buff with electrical muscle stimulation?

90

Why Norman won't shut up about the Mediterranean diet

91

Sweaty sauna bathing for better health

92

Can't stop biting your nails?

93

Is being an Olympian bad for your health?

94

Are office jobs ruining our bodies?

95

What does sneezing have to do with orgasms?

96

Norman tried an ice bath so you don't have to

97

How risky is sharing a toothbrush?

98

Is gluten really the enemy?

99

Phlegm — better out than in?

100

Is botox worth a shot?

101

Should we all be vegetarian?

102

Is apple cider vinegar a cure-all tonic?

103

Can you train yourself to sleep less?

104

Why everything hurts when you turn 30

105

Can sudoku really keep your brain younger for longer?

106

A single glass of red wine for your health, yeah or nah?

107

Your emotional support water bottle is probably too big

108

How can you boost your immune system?

109

Is it safe to dose yourself with pre-workout?

110

How do over-the-counter painkillers compare?

111

Restless Legs Syndrome and how it's treated

112

Kate's cancer announcement: What do we know about her health?

113

Is your (artificial) sweet tooth killing you?

114

Pimples, spots and pleuks: The who, why and what (to do)

115

Why are mosquitoes so attracted to me?

116

We're doing a live show! Bring your rash to Brisbane March 22

117

Are hormones hindering your workout?

118

Why do we have wisdom teeth?

119

Multivitamins: Are they a scam?

120

Are chiropractors charlatans or misunderstood?

121

Does anti-ageing skincare actually work?

122

What's the deal with night terrors?

123

Why do we eat cereal for breakfast?

124

Working out? Why 'No Pain No Gain' is bull

125

Is there such thing as TOO much sun protection?

126

Can you adapt to allergies or does the dog have to go?

127

Why do you feel so tired after a big meal?

128

Can listening to music make you smarter?

129

Am I addicted to caffeine?

130

What is the perfect nap duration?

131

Are probiotics worth the money?

132

Does it matter whether I enjoy exercise?

133

End of Coronacast, but we're not going away!

134

INTRODUCING — Hello AI Overlords (and some Coronacast news!)

135

Getting a (strong) grip on Long COVID

136

When will we be out of the COVID pandemic phase?

137

We're finally feeling a bit less lonely!

138

Why the risk of Long COVID might be falling

139

Where have all the new variants gone?

140

Pirola! An asteroid? Football player? No, it's the latest strain!

141

Hello furry mammal are you the next pandemic?

142

Can picking your nose lead to COVID

143

How you and 200 friends can save one hospitalisation

144

COVID's not alone in the wastewater

145

How do COVID antivirals work? And what's with the rebound?

146

What's RSV again? The *other* winter virus that's hitting hard

147

What happened to Sweden? We're answering your questions!

148

Is this why it feels like everyone keeps getting COVID?

149

What makes a COVID superspreader?

150

What could a diabetes drug do for long COVID?

151

Introducing - Quick Smart

152

We're in a wave - are more drugs the answer?

153

Wait ... how many people have long COVID?

154

How many shots should I have had by now?

155

Is there a new flu surge?

156

WHO's given up on COVID?

157

Arcturus' rise: Another COVID (sub sub sub) variant!

158

What would it take to guard against future pandemics?

159

Animal origin theory suddenly has a lot more weight behind it

160

Not again! A new wave is building, so what now?

161

Almost 20,000 more deaths than expected last year – is it all down to COVID?

162

We're all getting boosters – why aren't little kids?

163

Do antivirals increase your risk of rebound COVID?

164

Don't chuck out your mask — and when to get boosted

165

BONUS: ATAGI updates its booster advice — it's not just about the fifth dose

166

How well does getting COVID protect you from COVID?

167

Three years on, is COVID still an emergency? Or should we be more worried about the flu?

168

We're back! So what did we miss?

169

What has COVID cost us in 2022?

170

Are we going to be free of this wave by Christmas?

171

How do you know if a pandemic is from a lab leak?

172

Is this the end of China's COVID zero?

173

Are the waves getting smaller?

174

Ok, now it's off and running - how do we slow it down?

175

Does anyone give a rat about RATs anymore?

176

Has the next wave already begun?

177

What could the floods mean for disease outbreak?

178

Australia's COVID report card is in. How did we do?

179

New Omicron booster is here! How well will it work?

180

What could the end to mandatory isolation mean?

181

Putin isn't our only worry from Russia

182

COVID numbers just got a whole lot harder to interpret

183

How else has COVID been killing people? Taking another look at excess deaths.

184

Where’s my Omicron specific booster? And will it help?

185

Is it time to scrap COVID isolation?

186

The best news since January - but can it last?

187

How much coronavirus is coming out of your mouth?

188

Can we wave bye bye to the B5 wave?

189

Rebound? Reinfection? Release me from this pandemic prison!

190

Do we need a new health revolution?

191

Why BA5 isn't like measles, but is still a big worry

192

The Doctor is back. What's Australia's COVID prognosis?

193

The latest great news for young kids and COVID!

194

Have we lost our vaccine mojo?

195

Which subvariant will be the One True Omicron?

196

How worried should we be about monkeypox?

197

The BIG COVID challenge facing Australia’s next government

198

Yes, you can get long COVID if you're triple vaxxed

199

5000 deaths this year and counting

200

The sub-variants just keep coming

201

How long can any country stay COVID zero?

202

Our first proper flu AND covid season looms

203

When two variants become one

204

Wasn't the peak meant to be in January?

205

BONUS: Introducing Australia, If You're Listening

206

What will winter bring as the sibling of Omicron rises?

207

How many people had COVID before me?

208

What's COVID doing to your brain?

209

Rethinking the lab escape theory

210

Australia is one again! So how are we tracking?

211

Are kids getting vaccinated too slowly?

212

How wars can supercharge pandemics

213

Restrictions finally easing up. Are they gone for good?

214

I'm worried about how worried I am

215

Exponential growth gets there eventually

216

Four scenarios for the pandemic's next phase

217

How do we sidestep the next pandemic?

218

It's OFFICIAL: you now need THREE doses

219

An unexpected COVID crisis

220

How will fancy new antivirals help fight COVID?

221

Wishful thinking and the end of the pandemic

222

The brothers and sisters of Omicron

223

The great big lull after Omicron

224

Is the death rate too high?

225

Is Omicron the last variant?

226

We're back! Now, when will the outbreak peak?!

227

See ya 2021. What does 2022 have in store?

228

Wowsers, 25,000 cases a day?

229

Is NSW going to the dogs? (And does it matter?)

230

All our (travel) bubbles are bursting. What comes next?

231

Why is the Moderna booster a half shot?

232

All roads lead to third doses

233

Omicron evades vaccines, but not all is lost

234

Do vaccinated people get long COVID?

235

When (and how) will we know if Omicron is taking over?

236

Omicron's latest clues are a bit concerning

237

Pfizer, Moderna, au naturale? What works best!

238

Can Omicron evade our vaccines?

239

Do we really know yet if Omicron is "milder"?

240

The three theories of Omicron's origin

241

Hello Omicron. Goodbye Delta?

242

How does COVID rank against other pandemics?

243

At 90%, what's the point of mandating vaccination?

244

Will vaccination cause new variants?

245

COVID isn't the only thing coming this summer

246

Why it's not worth waiting for Novavax

247

Why is Indigenous vaccination so patchy?

248

Don't be scared of bird flu headlines... yet

249

The NT's worst local COVID-19 day ever

250

One week until SA throws open the doors