Contact tracing didn’t identify any cases beyond this child. While the risk to the public is very low, the global situation with bird flu is precarious.
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People who menstruate in rural and remote Indigenous communities face a unique set of challenges, and have a particular need for better access to period products.
We don’t know much about the nature of this large-scale ransomware attack. But it’s not entirely surprising – health data is a prime target for cybercrime.
Here are some cheaper, healthy alternatives to olive oil.
Expanding the places people can get a flu vaccine could help.
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.
This is a structural problem, not something one budget can fix.
Overworking junior doctors has been normalised for decades. And we all suffer.
Children with childhood dementia progressively lose all previously acquired skills and abilities, such as talking, walking, learning, remembering and reasoning.
With so many people grieving, the notion of doing so in public was seen as tasteless and vulgar. Funerals became smaller, people put on a brave face in public and fewer people wore black.
Musk has recommended people experiencing severe neck and back pain should consider disc replacement surgery. Here’s what the research says.
Under the new law, the legal age for cigarette sales will increase by a year each year from 2027. This means people born from 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes in the UK.
Here’s how we design a fairer pathology system, fit for the 21st century, with no out-of-pocket costs or the public.
While for some, gambling might be a source of entertainment, for others, it can lead to significant harms.
Allowing pharmacists to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription would ensure people who are using them to quit smoking could access them legally, while preventing inappropriate sales to youth.
Top contributors
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
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Honorary Professor, Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney
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Head, Paediatric Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Group, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
