Half a billion smokers crave quitting support
More than half a billion smokers around the world, who want to quit, do not have access to the support to do so.
In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has
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New bionic leg moves with thoughts and reflexes
A new type of bionic limb controlled by the brain and spinal cord is giving speed and balance back to amputees.
A study report published in Nature Medicine said some
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Deadline for online industry to protect children
The online industry has six months to create codes to protect children from pornography or have standards set for them.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman
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Long COVID impacts up to 30% of infected patients
An estimated 39 million people have experienced “long COVID” across the OECD, representing between 10 and 30 percent of people who contracted the infection.
An OECD
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New bodies focus on improved mental health
Two new national peak bodies are being created to represent people with lived experiences of mental ill-health.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said the National
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‘Super complainers’ line up ACCC
Consumer group CHOICE is one of Australia’s first ‘super complainers’.
The Federal Government today announced the advocacy group would be one the first
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Marine Rescue Queensland welcomes first units
Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ), the state’s first single integrated volunteer-based service, welcomes its first units this week.
Mackay and Gladstone will become the
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Australians living longer but are sicker
Australians’ life expectancy has increased by 40 percent since 2000, but our quality of life is dropping.
A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and
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Confusing options stifling consumer recycling
Consumers are being stifled in their desire to recycle by confusing options and inadequate information on what can be recycled.
Dr Bhavna Middha, from the RMIT Centre
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Nurse-led clinic for Brisbane CBD
Queensland’s first nurse-led health clinic will open in the Brisbane CBD in September.
Premier Steve Miles said the Adelaide St clinic would be the first of four to
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