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The Healthy Start for Young Hearts Alliance brings together experts across public health and clinical care with the aim to prevent cardiovascular disease before it begins.

Rachel Climie, Jonathan Mynard, Sherly Li, Terry Dwyer

Delayed diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis remains a significant and preventable cause of harm for Australian children. With many waiting months, some years, for specialist assessment, earlier recognition in primary care is critical to reducing long-term disability and improving outcomes.

Jonathan Akikusa

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and Australia is no exception. Around 4 million Australians live with back pain and it is one of the most common reasons people see their GP or physiotherapist. The personal toll from chronic low back pain is significant and so too is the system impact with billions spent each year on health care and lost through reduced workplace productivity or early retirement.

Martjie Venter, Aidan Cashin

From July 31, the United States will impose up to 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals coming into the US. Some Australian-made exports look set to pay that highest rate, while some other countries – including the UK, Japan and the European Union – have negotiated lower rates.

Felicity Deane

An artificial intelligence algorithm used to detect breast cancer in screening scans can predict women’s cancer risk over the next four years, Australian research has found.

Nance Haxton

Over the last decade, I have worked with a team of editors and authors on an international book on sexual harassment in medicine, which has been published by Cambridge University Press. It has been a long, sometimes surprising and deeply disturbing analysis of a complex problem with world-wide ramifications.

Louise Stone

Food scientists at RMIT have studied native plant ‘Old Man Saltbush’ (Atriplex nummularia), traditionally consumed by Indigenous Australians, and found it to be incredibly nutrient-dense, and high in protein and fibre. It can also act as a salt replacer, and is climate-resistant.

Rebecca Whitehead

A psychologist colleague recently described a session with a new patient. When she asked why the person had been referred to her, the patient replied: “My GP said you were such a lovely person.” I’m sure she is. But it raises a clinical question: is “lovely” really a sufficient basis for referral, given the range and complexity of presentations seen in general practice?

Robert Schweitzer

Many kids are scared of getting needles, and this can stop them getting vaccinations that protect that against the flu. Less than one in four Australian children were vaccinated against influenza in 2025.

Allen Cheng, Christopher Blyth