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Despite endometriosis being common among women in Australia, it remains unknown which patients will benefit from surgery, prompting the need for more local research, write Dr Samantha Mooney and Associate Professor Sarah Holdsworth-Carson.
Dr Will Cairns reflects on a chance childhood meeting with the physicist Leo Szilard, inventor of the atom bomb, and wonders about our capacity to address the challenges facing humankind.
While many other drugs get national attention, a significant number of people still die from heroin overdose.
An action plan is needed to care for people with lipid disorders in Australia to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.
Tertiary education students experience higher levels of distress and mental disorder than both the general population and their age matched peers, requiring targeted mental health support.
It is important to optimise the pre-conception health of women, as women with PCOS are more likely to have a higher risk of pregnancy complications.
Collecting meaningful race and/or ethnicity data to improve public health outcomes is imperative and must be part of Australia’s national agenda.
Our team’s experiences have found that justice-involved people who are older are at risk of inadequate care and falling through service gaps, writes Jane Hwang.
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