Hands of child and adults in hospital| Newsreel

Support for end-of-life care discussions

Parents coping with the heartbreaking scenario of dealing with end-of-life care of a child have some extra support. A new set of resources have been created to help
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Esports are on the rise as an alternative to physical sport.

Esports luring youth into new sport paradigm

Young Australians are embracing esports as a serious alternative to traditional physical sport. This is prompting a new tranche of research to find ways to negate the
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ESSA CEO Danielle Smith

Smith switches from Lightning to ESSA

Former Sunshine Coast Lightning boss Danielle Smith is the new CEO of Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA). Ms Smith takes over the Brisbane-based
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Mother and new born baby. | Newsreel

Fewer child deaths extending women’s lives

Women are living longer because fewer children are dying, a new study has found. Research out of Cornell University in the United States found that the decline in
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Man with Azheimer's disease and nurse. | Newsreel

New predictors of Alzheimer’s disease

A new study has linked the likelihood of a person developing Alzheimer’s disease with that person’s other medical conditions. The Australian Imaging, Biomarker and
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Woman talking to doctor. | Newsreel

Free Mental Health Centre in Ipswich

Queensland’s third free walk-in Mental Health Centre has opened in Ipswich, west of Brisbane. The Ipswich centre, which now has a permanent home on Level 1 of the Eats
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Eating and watching television can lead to overindulgence - Newsreel

Distraction kills pleasure and drives overindulgence

Distraction is a pleasure killer and leads to overindulgence, according to new research by the American Psychological Association. Study author Stephen Murphy from Ghent
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Life expectancy to increase by five years - Newsreel

Live expectancy to lift by five years by 2050

Average life expectancy across the globe is expected to increase by five years by 2050 as disparities between countries lessen. The latest findings from the Global
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Man on mobile phone. | Newsreel

Spike in racism-related calls to crisis line

A national crisis hotline dedicated to First Nations people has seen a sharp rise in racist-induced calls across its two years of operation. 13YARN, an Indigenous-led
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Giving Day for the The National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine.

Naturopathic centre drives new disease fight

The National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) is aiming to “change the conversation” on health as it explores enhanced natural treatments for a wide range of
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