The Bureau of Health information (BHI) has released its annual healthcare performance report, focused this year…
Health & Wellbeing
Register as an organ donor this DonateLife Week
This DonateLife Week (26 July – 2 August), people in Northern NSW are being urged to…
Research shows emojis can help students accept online feedback and motivate them to do better during home-schooling
Remote and flexible learning has forced educators to adapt the way they teach and give feedback,…
Stroke numbers decline
The latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) figures show more Australians are now surviving…
Monash University scientists engineer low-cost immunotherapies
Researchers from Monash University’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) are paving the way for accessible and…
Telehealth reform stage 7 promotes care from regular GP or practice
Medicare-subsidised telehealth services, introduced as a key part of the COVID-19 response, will promote patients receiving…
When a pandemic strikes we still expect an ambulance
Research published today has found that Australians strongly believe paramedics deserve a work environment free from…
Whole body scans for trauma patients cut time spent in emergency departments
Ever sat in an ambulance or crowded emergency room with a loved one who has sustained…
RACGP welcomes changes to telehealth to ensure high-quality patient care
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has welcomed the Australian Government’s move to only…
PBS listings for Type 2 diabetes and lung cancer
The importance of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme has been underlined with new and amended medicines listings.…
Now is the time to get flu vaccination from your pharmacist
The easing of COVID-19 restrictions has reinforced the need for Australians to be vaccinated against the…
RACGP urges overhaul of telehealth to ensure high-quality patient care
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is calling for an urgent overhaul to telehealth…
‘Like a tunnel for cholesterol’: Scientists show how ‘bad’ cholesterol gets into cells
A study has outlined how two proteins are instrumental to bringing cholesterol into cells – a…
Why one person’s sweet scent is another’s foul odour
A UNSW researcher explains how our perceptions of smell differ and why products like perfume or…
Here to stay? Older Australians embrace telehealth and are willing to use it post COVID-19
There are many things that older Australians would like to see return to “normal” post-COVID, but…
Going viral: Museum of Human Disease launches viral museum
Online visitors can see how diseases – including past epidemics – affect real human organs. The…
Legumes Linked to Longevity
When was the last time you ate baked beans on toast for lunch, or tossed cannellini…
The Heart of the Matter
Tania Mathewson Dietary fats are not all equal. Untrimmed meats, salami, deep fried foods, croissants, doughnuts,…
Practising meditation on a daily basis can have many positive effects
“The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this…