Aboriginal children living in remote communities have the highest rate of skin sores, or impetigo, in the world. Almost one in two have skin sores at any one time.
While there has been a general decline in the incidence of type 2 diabetes since 2010, the incidence is still increasing in certain ethnic and socio-economic groups.
New data from a ten-year Australian population study, and specific data screening study published in the MJA, show a significant need to screen for reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) in Australia.
Death from heart disease is at its lowest since records began in the 1960s. But dementia is shaping up to be Australia’s biggest killer.
There’s a common thread linking our experience of pandemics over the past 700 years. From the black death in the 14th century to COVID in the 21st, public health authorities have put emergency measures such as isolation and quarantine in place to stop infectious diseases spreading.
While understanding of gambling disorder has improved drastically in the past 25 years, further research is urgently needed to determine the efficacy of harm reduction strategies and treatments in the long term.
Although melanoma is often referred to as Australia’s national cancer, an organised screening program is recommended for cost effectiveness and diagnosis.
Navigating the complexities of ADHD treatment just got a little easier for clinicians, with the release of a new evidence-based prescribing guide.
For the second time in three years, mpox has been declared a global health emergency — the highest level of alert given by the World Health Organization (WHO). Such a declaration demands continued monitoring, surveillance and response to ameliorate further transmission.
