Fans a risk to elderly based on humidity levels
Using an electric fan in hot weather can reduce the risk of a heat-induced heart attack in the elderly, but only if its humid.
Researchers have been studying the best
Read more8 November 2024Health
Green light for Sigma and Chemist Warehouse merger
The mulit-billion-dollar merger between Sigma Healthcare and Chemist Warehouse has been given the green light by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Read more7 November 2024
Guide to counter holiday season financial stress
Almost half of Australians struggle to break even each week, with the holiday season set to place extra strain on household budgets.
In a recent survey by Beyond Blue,
Read more7 November 2024
World sadder, lonelier and more worried since pandemic
Australians are not alone in feeling the pain of rising house prices and cost of living pressures, with the world a sadder place now than before the pandemic.
The latest
Read more7 November 2024
Push to lower food costs in remote communities
Government and industry are meeting to work out ways to reduce the price of essentials in remote communities.
Federal Indigenous Australians Minister Senator Malarndirri
Read more6 November 2024
Active plan to connect Mooloolaba to university
A 10km active transport route is set to connect schools, shopping centres and local communities to the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Sunshine Coast Council is
Read more5 November 2024
Long COVID more likely to impact Australian women
Wealthy middle-aged woman, with pre-existing health problems, were the most likely to have long COVID in Australia.
Macquarie University researchers studied seven
Read more5 November 2024
Health workers battling regulatory barriers across borders
Australian health professionals are being prevented from maximising their benefit to communities because of a lack of a consistent national approach to healthcare.
An
Read more5 November 2024
Care worker sleepovers under Commission’s scrutiny
Care workers who undertake sleepovers as part of their duties are the focus of a case being heard by the Fair Work Commission this week.
The application was brought by
Read more5 November 2024
Global health risks hit climate-induced highs
Two thirds of the indicators tracking global health risks have hit new record highs.
The 2024 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has revealed an escalation in
Read more3 November 2024