Hello, health reporter Lauren Roberts here with your weekly news update.

The use of GLP-1 medications has been rising rapidly in Australia, with an estimated half a million people now using them.

The drugs, sold under brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, mimic the activity of a natural hormone, helping people feel full for longer.

But they are not without risk.

Anaesthetists are urging patients to disclose the use of weight-loss jabs or unapproved peptides before surgery, after a new study found an 11-fold risk of aspiration or regurgitation under general anaesthetic for GLP-1 users: a very serious complication, which can be fatal.

In other research news, an Australian study has linked more frequent exposure to anti-trans stigma with statistically higher rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts.

Some of the people surveyed described the stigma they encountered online or in traditional media as "relentless", "omnipresent" and "inescapable".

And, over in audio land, What's That Rash? unpacks the evidence for hypnotherapy.

It's a practice that's been around for centuries, and you may have heard about it as a treatment for a range of things from PTSD to addiction and even IBS.

But does it work?

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Patients hiding the use of illegal peptides or weight-loss jabs before surgery could face "serious" consequences, after a new study reveals an 11-fold risk of regurgitation or aspiration under anaesthetic.

A new Australian study has linked more frequent exposure to anti-trans stigma with a statistically higher prevalence of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

For nearly two years, veteran Steve Johnstone was prescribed huge quantities of high-THC cannabis by doctors he had never spoken to.

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The Greens signal they will not back the government's controversial private health insurance changes as they stand.

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