Beyond vaping: the increased risks of smoking for Australian adolescents who vape
New research shows Australian adolescents who have vaped are five times more likely to initiate smoking compared to their peers who have never vaped.
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HIV on the decline but challenges remain
A recent spike in HIV diagnoses is a stark reminder that complacency in prevention could undo decades of progress.
Biodesign: a clinical training framework for medical technology innovation
Clinicians play a critical role in medical technology innovation; however, structured training in this discipline is lacking in Australia. We propose that formal education, using well validated methodologies, should be incorporated into clinical training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Using the arts to educate communities on air pollution
By bringing health and the arts together in the form of a picture book, researchers are delivering their health findings to communities in a way that is easier to understand.
Celebrating health care interpreters on International Translation Day
The role that interpreters play in health care is complex, difficult and largely unacknowledged. We couldn’t do our job without them.
Cultural safety must be 'hard-wired' in our health care systems
The Lowitja Institute has outlined a new plan for national cultural safety training standards in health care that will improve health and safety of Indigenous peoples in Australia.
Growing and sustaining doctors in rural, remote and First Nations communities
Training general practitioners and rural generalists in the same practice over a number of years in rural and remote areas has benefits to the community, health services and supports the retention of doctors in these areas.
Unregulated chemicals found in black market vapes
Experts are calling for an investigation into the toxicity of nicotine alternative 6-methylnicotine and the health consequences of inhaling it.
Wiping infections away with the CLEEN study
Health care-associated infections are a preventable burden. A recent randomised controlled trial presents evidence on how enhanced cleaning and disinfection can reduce infection rates.
