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Little benefit from 10 years of food health star ratings

Voluntary health star nutrition ratings introduced in Australia and New Zealand over a decade ago have improved the life expectancy of the Kiwi population by a little

Chasing happiness triggers “self-destructive decisions”

Chasing happiness is exhausting and destroys a person’s willpower. Those are the findings of a new study into the “happiness paradox”, a phenomenon where trying to

Extra 10 Urgent Care Clinics planned for Queensland

Queensland will be home to 10 more free Medicare Urgent Care clinics under a plan to increase the number of centres nation-wide to more than 130. Federal Health Minister

$400 million voucher plan to boost health outcomes

One million vulnerable Australians would have easier access to health and fitness support through a voucher program being promoted by Olympic champion Duncan

Having children slows brain ageing process

Researchers believe having children protects the brain from the effects of ageing. A study of nearly 37,000 adults, by scientists at Rutgers Health and Yale University,

Free flu shots at the ready for Queenslanders

Queenslanders can access free flu shots from tomorrow. The State Government-funded flu vaccination program, for all Queenslanders from six months of age, runs from March

Push for “no CPR” rule to allow a peaceful death

Aged care staff should not be compelled to provide Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on residents, according to a group of New Zealand academics. University Otago

The five medical tests influencers are mis-representing

By Brooke Nickel, Joshua Zadro and Ray Moynihan When Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram about having had a full-body MRI, she enthused that the test can be “life

Tropical humidity focus of new location-based tool

Australians sweltering through sticky summer nights have a new tool which will help them lower heat stress in their specific suburb. The CSIRO has developed a new portal

New therapy aims to repair nerves of MS patients

A new therapy being trailed in Brisbane has the potential for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients to regain their quality of life. Researchers at Mater Hospital Brisbane

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