Health

Hands and heart. | Newsreel

Family consent for organ donation drops in 2024

The number of Australian organ donors increased last year as more than 1300 people received transplants, despite family consent dropping. The latest Australian Donation
Read more 25 February 2025
Group of elderly people exercising. | Newsreel

Five minutes of exercise can reduce dementia risk

As little as five minutes of exercise per day can help prevent dementia in the elderly, according to a new study. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Read more 25 February 2025
Woman spraying air freshener. | Newsreel

Fresh air inside masking nanoparticle risk

Our obsession with bringing nature’s fresh smell inside could be making the air inside our homes more polluted than outside. Assistant Professor Nusrat Jung, from
Read more 25 February 2025
Trainee doctors. | Newsreel

More guidance needed on future medical workforce

A lack of insight into the required make-up of Australia’s future medical workforce has sparked a call for a new national planning body. The Australian Medical
Read more 25 February 2025
Medicare card Australia. | Newsreel

What the bulk billing announcements mean for patients

By Stephen Duckett Labor has foreshadowed a major Medicare change to address the falling rate of bulk billing, with an $8.5 billion election announcement. The Government
Read more 24 February 2025
Researcher in lab. | Newsreel

Australian scientists disarm molecular cancer trigger

Australian scientists have been able to “switch off” a molecule linked to a range of cancers. Monash University researchers, in Melbourne, said the molecule was one
Read more 24 February 2025
Person getting help online. | Newsreel

Free online mental health support program expanded

Almost $30 million will be invested in a free program for adults experiencing complex mental illness and trauma. SANE CEO Rachel Green said a grant of $27.3 million,
Read more 20 February 2025
Sweet heart. | Newsreel

Science says we are all sweethearts

The heart has “sweet” receptors similar to the tongue, with researchers hopeful the discovery will pave the way for new ways to treat heart failure. A team at Loyola
Read more 20 February 2025
Woman on oxygen in hospital. | Newsreel

World short of breath in a medical emergency

More than five billion people around the world do not have access to medical oxygen in an emergency. A new Lancet Global Health Commission report found almost 400
Read more 20 February 2025
Australian alpine skier Samantha Gaul. | Newsreel

Elite athletes join race to support youth mental health

Australia’s elite athletes are in high demand as mental health advocates in the nation’s schools. Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Performance Executive General
Read more 18 February 2025