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Blood transports nutrients, hormones, proteins, vitamins and minerals around our body.
Here we look at how blood transfusions started as an experiment four centuries ago, and became the modern-day life saver they are.
Health benefits of being close to nature are well established, but the rise of apartment living means we can’t always be close to greenery.
Women will now be better informed when it comes to deciding whether it’s worth undergoing another round of IVF.
Everything you never knew about the red stuff in your veins.
Public opinion, shifting views in the health profession and international trends allowing assisted dying mean it will be lawful in Australia at some point. But will it be lawful in Victoria soon?
Many people die of heart disease who don’t fit into the traditional risk factors. We’re learning the immune system can be to blame.
Would you trust a complementary medicine described as “vermifuge”, “vulnerary” or “emmenagogue”? That’s what new labelling proposes and not everyone’s happy about it.
A new paper published today has reported a small increase in the number of children born with autism from mothers who were using antidepressant medication while pregnant.
Teenagers pick up cues about drinking from you and your family. Here’s how you can help them develop a healthier relationship with alcohol.
Many men live with prostate cancer rather than die from it. Here’s the evidence for why they shouldn’t jump to surgery.
To the Bone has attracted comment from mental health professionals and advocates. Critics have concerns it could cause or worsen eating disorder symptoms.
Having “been there”, we believe we know what it’s like to be our friends in trouble. But do we really?
Speaking with: Dr Mark Blaskovich on antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the threat of superbugs
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William Isdale speaks with Mark Blaskovich about his research into antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the threat these superbugs pose to communities.
In the last decade we’ve seen a ten-fold increase in the number of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics.
William Isdale talks to Professor Julian Savulescu about the ethical implications of geneticaly modifying humans.
Our brain and gut are constantly talking to each other, so it makes sense mental health and stomach issues have a close relationship.
Most of us will be carriers of recessive genes that cause disease. If our partner carries the same gene we could pass it on to our kids. Testing exists, but what are the pros and cons?
A survey of Australians found most (70%) thought that a plant-based diet would prevent disease. But what does the literature say? And is meat really bad that for you?
Trolls tend to know the impact they’ll have, but don’t seem to care. So, how do we use our new findings to help stop this seemingly pointless, harmful behaviour?
Despite being so small they can’t be seen with the naked eye, pathogens that cause human disease have greatly affected the way humans live for centuries.
Myths that fluoridated water isn’t natural, safe, doesn’t work and shouldn’t be used to make up infant formula persist. Here’s what the evidence says.
Humans play host to many little passengers. Right now, you’re incubating, shedding or have already been colonised by viral, bacterial, parasitic or fungal microorganisms - perhaps even all of them.
A study that shows GPs are prescribing about five million too many antibiotic scripts a year means we have to take a radical new approach to reducing use of these drugs.