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A needle-free vaccine sprayed under the tongue could prevent UTIs from occurring. 

In a long-term observational study, more than half of the participants remained UTI-free nine years after receiving the drug.

MV140 contains heat-inactivated bacteria from four of the major species that cause UTIs. 

Also, new research on the time of day you exercise, and what it could mean for your health.

UK's approach to gender affirming care has come under massive scrutiny off the back of two reviews into the system.  

However experts here are warning that applying these findings to Australia, misses important context. 

Associate Professor Elizabeth Scott explains what she sees on a day-to-day basis caring for children as a psychiatrist. 

And Professor Ian Hickie explains how Australia is already delivering the multi-disciplinary care that the UK reviews suggest. 

A new UNSW-led international study has assessed the levels of PFAS contamination in surface and ground water around the globe.

It found that much of our global source water exceeds PFAS safe drinking limits. 

Professor Denis O'Carroll, senior author of the study, takes us through the findings. And we discuss the potential health risks of PFAS exposure. 

Bladder cancer is common, but it doesn’t get much attention.

Safe and effective treatments are needed to treat this cancer early, with fewer negative side effects.

As Professor Dickon Hayne explains, a first-in-human trial has injected a type of immunotherapy directly into the bladder to attack tumours, with some early success.

mRNA became a part of the vernacular during the pandemic, but it's not just for COVID vaccines.

Dr Rebecca Nisbet at the Florey Institute is using mRNA to target proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

This week in health news a look at how cows in the US are catching bird flu.

What's new on the menu for flu vaccinations this year.

And could GLP-1s, commonly recognised by brand names like Ozempic and Mounjaro, be used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and the prevention of some cancers?