Suicide Prevention Conference comes at critical time
28 April, 2023Suicide Prevention Australia, the national peak body, is hosting the National Suicide Prevention Conference from 1–4 May in Canberra.
Flexible gold sensor could unlock next-gen medical implants
26 April, 2023The approach suggests a new way to miniaturise and improve medical devices for diagnostics, biological sensing and neurological exploration.
Food choices could cause 70% of type 2 diabetes cases
18 April, 2023A research model of dietary intake in 184 countries has estimated that poor diet contributed to over 14.1 million cases of type 2 diabetes in 2018.
Potential anxiety risk in children with asthma
11 April, 2023A significantly increased risk of anxiety was found in children diagnosed with asthma, according to a University of Queensland study.
Fasting diet could help cut Type 2 diabetes risk
11 April, 2023Local researchers have compared a time-restricted, intermittent fasting diet and a reduced calorie diet to see which one was more beneficial for people who were prone to developing type 2 diabetes.
Sustainable health care
06 April, 2023In Australia, the health system contributes 7% to total national carbon emissions. Globally, health care contributes 4.4% to emissions.
Trial to test drugs to reduce post-surgical complications
27 March, 2023A Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH)-led trial is set to explore whether a newer muscle relaxant reversal drug can help reduce the number of post-surgical lung complications.
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.
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.
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.
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.
