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New research has found notable inconsistencies in how different medical schools approach the teaching of women’s cardiac health, prompting calls for more comprehensive education on this topic.
A new research agenda from the University of Queensland will focus on health and wellbeing outcomes for First Nations people living in urban areas of Australia.
A decision to hand over water fluoridation decisions to local councils in Queensland a decade ago has resulted in more than a million Queenslanders having less access to fluoridated water, putting them at a greater risk of dental disease.
The way we talk about and value women’s health needs to change because too many women have painful periods and experience awful side effects from contraception, writes Dr Aajuli Shukla.
Evidence suggests that long lists of side effects on patient information lists do not improve informed consent but instead decrease consumer willingness to take medication.
People with diabetes-related foot disease are often not sufficiently educated on preventing and managing foot ulcers and other related conditions, and more research is needed to find the best approach so people with this condition can best manage themselves.
A second National Action Plan for Endometriosis is vital to help improve care and the quality of life for women with this condition.
Barriers abound in implementing artificial intelligence across Australia’s health care systems, with Queensland researchers calling for more government funding to take advantage of this emerging technology.
Wood heater smoke in the Australian Capital Territory is estimated to cause similar mortality to the extreme smoke of the Black Summer Bushfires of 2019–20, new research has found.
