Indigenous representatives for culturally safe health care
24 March, 2023First Nations representatives will be central to regulatory decisions where Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples are involved.
Diabetes Vic warns of 'silent diabetes'
24 March, 2023Diabetes Victoria celebrates its 70‐year anniversary and reports that diabetes prevalence rates are continuing to grow at a concerning rate, but there is hope.
Pre-birth cohort study launches follow-up after 33 years
24 March, 2023Scientists are keen to follow up on the Raine Study — one of the world's largest multigenerational cohort studies into familial risk factors for disease.
Google Australia partners to personalise AI hearing tech
23 March, 2023Google joins Cochlear, Macquarie University Hearing, National Acoustic Laboratories, NextSense and The Shepherd Centre to explore new hearing solutions.
Four in five alcohol-related deaths among males: AIHW
22 March, 2023Four in five alcohol-related deaths and three in five hospitalisations in 2019–20 were among males, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Optimal, healthy infant growth targeted by online program
21 March, 2023A new online program, Baby-EATS, aims to support early childhood educators and parents of infants and toddlers to improve child nutrition early in life.
The impact of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in NT
17 March, 2023 by Nicholas TaylorAn evidence review of the impact of minimum unit pricing in the Northern Territory three years on. Has consumption- and alcohol-related harm reduced?
NSW mental health system "too complex, too hard to access"
14 March, 2023A report detailing firsthand accounts of New South Wales's mental health sector has described a system of chaos, confusion, fiscal neglect and fragmentation.
Monash study links diet, gut and mental health
10 March, 2023Fermentation of protein in the gut could release toxins and affect the brain's access to neurotransmitter compounds, according to a Monash study.
GPs suggest a team approach to beat burnout
08 March, 2023Improved data and encouraging doctors to work together as a team on patient care could be ways to improve conditions for stressed GPs, a new study has found.
Record demand for Lifeline amid cost-of-living crisis
08 March, 2023Data from Lifeline's search engine shows there were over 26,000 searches for assistance and support in January 2023 across Australia, the highest on record.
EOI open for Medicare Urgent Care Clinics
03 March, 2023An expression of interest (EOI) window for 14 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) with locations across metropolitan and regional NSW is now open.
Deadly Heart: RHD still impacts First Nations peoples
27 February, 2023The Heart Foundation has released a documentary highlighting the devastating impact of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) on Australia's First Nations people.
Dementia overtakes CHD as leading cause of disease burden
23 February, 2023Dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and over, leading to almost 230,000 years of healthy life lost in 2022, a 61% increase since 2011.
Study suggests psychiatric symptoms follow encephalitis
22 February, 2023Survivors of encephalitis — an inflammation of the brain that can lead to permanent brain injury — are at a high risk of suicide and self-harm, according to new research.
