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Funding announced in this week’s federal budget moves Australia closer to eliminating HIV.
Young LGBTQI+ people are much less likely to play sport than the broader population, new Australian research has revealed.
An ACCC taskforce may well prove effective in controlling unfair overcharging and NDIS costs. But the scheme’s pricing model could also use a redesign.
Our blood is red because of something called haemoglobin, which helps carry oxygen around our bodies.
The budget sets the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental health care, eases cost-of-living pressures and aims to keep people out of hospital. Will they work? And what’s missing?
Apart from folic acid and iodine, other supplements may not be needed. For the most part, they’re a waste of money. At worse, they could harm.
States could be in for another summer of unhealthy wildfire smoke as ‘zombie fires’ resurface in western Canada and more blazes break out in the dry conditions.
There’s more to navel gazing than meets the eye - literally. Look beyond your belly button to what it can tell you about your health.
The federal government has announced almost $50 million in funding for gynaecological health care. But there’s more to do to help women with chronic pain.
A 2020 training session resulted in the death of NRL player Keith Titmuss. An inquest has recommended several changes to training protocols as a result.
Making the wrong decision about how to access care can impact both your health and finances. So what are your options? And what policy reforms are needed to improve affordable access to health care?
Expanding the places people can get a flu vaccine could help.
Australians are more likely to receive treatment against their will if they are born overseas, speak a language other than English or are unemployed.
Healthcare productivity appears to be growing three times faster than economy-wide productivity.
The mass-produced wholegrain bread you buy from the supermarket isn’t harmful to your health, even though it’s an ‘ultra-processed’ food. Your overall diet matters more.
Travel is often linked to the idea of a life well-lived. And when diagnosed with cancer, the search for adventure, memories and meaning takes on a life of its own.
You’ve heard of cow’s milk and peanut allergies. But what about tick-meat or fruit-pollen allergies?
Stopping cells from dividing into new cells is one way to fight cancer. This is how the drug abemaciclib works.
Although surgery is common for ACL injuries, research has shown it may not be needed in every case. Some people who have ruptured their ACL fare well with only a rehabilitation program.
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation - School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Black Health Lead, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
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Professor, Macquarie University
