10-year study shows bariatric surgery safe and effective
A 10-year study has shown bariatric surgery is effective in lowering a person’s weight by up to 34 percent and reducing the need for diabetes medications.
A Monash
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Two-way charging set to boost energy storage
More than a third of Australia’s energy storage needs could by found on our roads within the next five years.
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Darren
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Health insurers’ profits up 50% as April 1 hikes loom
As Australians are urged to re-assess their private health cover needs ahead of potential premium increases on April 1, new data reveals profits for health insurers have
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Ben Gales to lead new Office of Social Impact
An executive at one Australia’s largest philanthropic organisations will lead Queensland’s first Office of Social Impact.
Ben Gales, the current Chief Impact Officer
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Jump in Queenslanders waiting to see specialists
More than 300,000 Queenslanders are on a waiting list to see a medical specialist, a more than five percent increase over 12 months.
The December quarter health data
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Earth shooting through 1.5°C global warming limit
By Andrew King and Liam Cassidy
Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5°C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the planet’s
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Start of high school sees spike in cyberbullying reports
Children starting high school make up more than a third of all cyberbullying reports made to the eSafety Commissioner.
As the world marks Safer Internet Day (February
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Climate change extending length of pregnancies
Climate change may be extending the length of human pregnancies, according to new West Australian research.
A study by Perth’s Curtin University found exposure to
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$100m for extra elective surgeries in private hospitals
The Queensland Government will tap into capacity in the private health sector to deliver 10,000 extra elective surgeries this financial year.
State Health Minister Tim
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Critical tax incentives for net zero transition
New production tax incentives have been passed in Federal Parliament in an attempt to boost the local green energy economy.
Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King
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