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Recent changes to WorkCover in Victoria have raised the ire of unions and criticism from psychologists.
Although retirement finances and accommodation top the list of priorities for older Australians, new research on the detrimental effects of loneliness suggests that social connection and wellbeing should be better prioritised.
The National Hypertension Taskforce aims to achieve 70% blood pressure control in Australia by 2030.
Gut microbes are in constant communication with the rest of our body and they define how we digest food, perform everyday tasks and how we respond to stress. Recently, they have been in the limelight for their role in diseases outside of the gut. Our research has indicated the important role that gut bacteria may have in triggering and accelerating dementia pathology.
As climate-related disasters around the world increase, so too does the burden of accumulated trauma on global mental health.
Around the country, private maternity hospitals are closing, with enormous implications for many Australians needing care and for the health system as a whole.
Throughout the pandemic, one of the key questions on everyone’s mind was why some people avoided getting COVID, while others caught the virus multiple times.
Australians’ life expectancy has fallen for the first time in 30 years.
Pharmacists will be able to supply therapeutic vaping products without a prescription from October 2024. This policy represents a substantial change in practice and is being implemented in a short timeframe. What will this mean for current prescribers, pharmacists and patients?
