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We have lots of data about hospital safety, but it’s not used to make us safer or more comfortable when we’re admitted.
Whether we’re happy or sad, it doesn’t take much to turn on the waterworks. But how and why do humans cry?
Research is increasingly finding an association between alcohol consumption and sperm health.
What you should be doing this thunderstorm asthma season.
Gonorrhoea has seen a sharp increase in diagnosis rates, of up to 94% in some groups.
There are three psychological treatments we know work, that aren’t funded by medicare.
Health professionals often have to navigate an ethical minefield working in offshore detention facilities. The current crisis in Manus island provides a case in point.
A palliative care doctor discusses his interactions with his patients: “I wouldn’t know what I would want were I in their shoes,” he says.
A better vaccine could have reduced the rates of flu, but not the high-dose Fluzone vaccine doctors were touting at the start of the week.
Some patients might be offered IVF who don’t actually need it, and some might be offered repeated cycles of treatment, even when they aren’t likely to succeed.
Our study found people held narrow, often inaccurate and outdated understandings of palliative care.
Here are some tips if you are looking after someone who is nearing the end of their life.
A new study has found bodyweight exercises you can do at home are just as good as a gym workout.
While research indicates there are likely to be fewer female psychopaths than male, this may be because their traits are less visible than their male counterparts.
While there are similarities in the general principles of palliative care provided to children and adults, there are also key differences.
If you’re tossing and turning in the middle of the night, these techniques may help you to nod off.
When a person has a serious illness, palliative care aims to improve that person’s quality of life.
After much lobbying, the TGA has announced it will crack down on dodgy stem cell clinics.
Coconut oil is being hailed as the new “superfood”, helping us lose weight and kill harmful bugs. But how do the claims stand up to scientific scrutiny?
The umbilical cord drops off a baby’s belly button after birth. What happens on the inside is far more fascinating.
Enzyme supplementation won’t cure those with coeliac disease, but it could make life much easier for many sufferers.
Stillbirth deeply and profoundly affects parents and families. Here are five actions in response to this hidden tragedy.
A new productivity report has suggested automated dispensing machines could replace pharmacists.
The NDIS was set up with the philosophy of choice and empowerment. Yet participants have little control over their support plans and aren’t allowed to view them before they are approved.