Peptides: who's using them and what's in them?
From Health Report by ABC Australia
May 22, 2026 · 45 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the growing popularity of peptides in Australia, their users, associated risks, and recent health studies related to Parkinson's disease and heart failure.
The popularity of peptides appears to be growing in Australia - what do we know about who is using them, what's in them and the risks? A large study of Australians with Parkinson's disease finds links to certain pesticides and high-risk occupations. For people with heart failure, there's a procedure that you can avoid with no ill-effect. And an outbreak of diptheria across multiple states in Australia - how did this happen? References Obesity and cardiovascular disease: A clinical consensus statement from the National Heart Foundation of Australia Impact and Effectiveness of Australia's 2025 Hybrid RSV Immunisation Program: Results from the PAEDS-FluCAN Network Diphtheria outbreak could be 'contained within months' but response criticised as too slow Responding to injectable synthetic peptide use among young people: priorities for clinicians and public health Insights from a cross-sectional population-based study of 10,929 Australians living with Parkinson's disease: risk factors, comorbidities, and sex differences Cardiac resynchronization therapy with or without atrioventricular node ablation in atrial fibrillation: the CAAN-AF trial
Topics covered
- peptides
- Parkinson's disease
- diphtheria outbreak
- heart failure
- pesticides
- health risks
Keywords
- peptides
- Parkinson's disease
- diphtheria
- heart failure
- pesticides
- health risks
- Australia
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Heart Foundation of Australia, PAEDS-FluCAN Network
Places: Australia
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