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COVID halted global life expectancy gains

The COVID-19 pandemic wiped our nearly a decade of global life expectancy gains. New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows the pandemic reversed a trend of

Mental health issues ‘transmit’ in social circles

Certain mental health disorders have been found to “transmit” within social networks formed at school. A major study of 700,000 young people in Finland, released

Call to tighten super rules for medical treatments

The Federal Government is being urged to tighten rules around accessing superannuation for medical treatments to stamp out exploitation. Private Healthcare Australia

Supporting spines and building futures

By Elissa Lawrence Associate Professor Paige Little has made it her life’s work to help children with spinal deformities. She also champions disadvantaged teens to

Action on complex childhood illnesses

A new centre to support children with rare and complex illnesses has been opened. The Queensland Children’s Hospital ACTION (Advanced therapies and Clinical Trials

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

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

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

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

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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