‘Gamechanger’ breakthrough in antibiotic resistance
New research suggests antibiotic resistance and side effects can be addressed by reducing the duration of their use.
Scientists from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Read more23 January 2025Health
Medicine shortages cause delay in patient treatments
The vast majority of Australian pharmacists have reported delaying patient treatments due to the need to manage medicine shortages.
A national survey, conducted by
Read more23 January 2025
AMA calls for forum to focus on medicine shortages
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for a new body to better manage future medicine shortages.
AMA President Danielle McMullen said a new dedicated forum
Read more21 January 2025
Cancer impacting more women and young adults
Mortality rates from cancer are continuing to drop but the disease is starting to shift towards women and younger people.
American Cancer Society data, released this
Read more21 January 2025
Call to look past body size for holistic health assessment
Dietitians are hoping recent debate around the merit of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to determine a person’s health extends to re-thinking body size as a measure of
Read more17 January 2025
Reducing screen time is harder without green space
Programs to reduce screen time for young people tend to be less effective if there is no green space nearby for them to escape to.
A University of Michigan study said
Read more17 January 2025
Audit underlines confusion around Satellite Hospitals
An audit of Queensland Health has found more than 3500 Queenslanders, with imminently life-threatening conditions, presented at one of the state’s new Satellite
Read more16 January 2025
Gene discovery helps better predict risk of depression
Scientists have enhanced the ability to predict a person’s risk of depression through the discovery of almost 300 more genes linked to the condition.
The global study,
Read more16 January 2025
Gen Beta makes its debut in 2025. Five trends to watch
2025 represents the first time in history seven generations (eight, if you count centenarians) will be alive at the same time, with Gen Beta joining the party.
Babies
Read more16 January 2025
Looking for a dopamine hit? Read a great book
The power of words has been confirmed, with new experiments showing the human brain releases chemicals based on language, just as it does for physical experiences.
An
Read more15 January 2025