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Is Melatonin Safe for Kids? & The Unsexy Truth About Gen Z Living At Home For Longer

Is Melatonin Safe for Kids? & The Unsexy Truth About Gen Z Living At Home For Longer

Update: 2025-09-25
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After a spike in accidental ingestions, we look at the growing concern over the use of melatonin in children and what parents need to know about the rules and risks of giving this regulated medicine at bedtime.

Plus, we explore how cost-of-living pressures are forcing more Gen Z adults to live at home, leading to an unexpected, and unsexy, side effect on their dating and intimate lives.

And in headlines today, An Australian grandmother convicted of drug smuggling has lost her appeal in a Japanese court despite her arguing she was a victim of an elaborate romance scam; Sean Diddy Comb’s lawyer has urged a judge to set aside the jury’s verdict finding him guilty of prostitution charges; There are calls for migraine sufferers to receive more attention with one in three Australian women living with the condition; Animated TV show South Park has aired its first episode after Jimmy Kimmel was suspended for comments around the murder of right wing activist Charlie Kirk, slamming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr

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Hosts: Taylah Strano & Claire Murphy 

Guest: Dr Danielle McMullen, President Australian Medical Association 

Audio Producer: Lu Hill

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Is Melatonin Safe for Kids? & The Unsexy Truth About Gen Z Living At Home For Longer

Is Melatonin Safe for Kids? & The Unsexy Truth About Gen Z Living At Home For Longer

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