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If your gut is healthy to begin with, it will take more to knock it out of whack. Prepare yourself now by making food choices that feed the microbiome and enhance gut health.
The cluster in Sydney’s northern beaches is likely linked to a US strain of the virus. But no one knows how it got there.
We still don’t know if current vaccines prevent people from transmitting the virus to others. Here’s why that matters in 2021.
‘Catching a baby’ or caring for new parents on Christmas Day is special, midwives say. But Christmas can also be a vulnerable time for many women, especially so during a pandemic.
All the fluids in our bodies have a little bit of salt in them.
Evidence is mounting that suggests a link between cooking with gas and asthma in children.
The federal government has announced A$850 million for 10,000 additional home-care packages, as part of $1 billion for aged care. Here’s why that’s not nearly enough.
A new review from the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences says managing the pandemic into 2021 will mean persisting with the measures that have made Australia’s response successful so far.
Open windows and doors, use fans, and set your aircon to pull fresh air from outside.
Addiction remains shrouded in stigma, while the system through which we provide addiction treatment in Australia is fragmented and failing. There’s no better time to address these issues.
If the vaccine had been widely rolled out, people would think they had HIV when they didn’t. But it’s not the end of this type of technology.
Reports of two UK health workers having allergic reactions after receiving Pfizer’s COVID vaccine have led to safety warnings for others at risk of anaphylaxis.
Compared with other RNA viruses, the coronavirus is actually quite stable. So don’t believe the scary headlines about the ‘mutant coronavirus’.
The reason the vaccine appears to have worked better in participants who initially received only half a dose is still somewhat of a mystery.
At least three Chinese vaccines have been approved for emergency use, while phase 3 clinical trials are ongoing.
Checking in and keeping up with our friends is an important part of maintaining relationships. During the pandemic, technology stepped in where face-to-face interactions weren’t possible.
The evidence doesn’t necessarily support the widespread use of cardiotocography to monitor baby during labour. Women need to be aware there’s another option.
The guidelines are informed by a review of the best available evidence. The less you drink, the lower the risk of harm to your health.
Here’s what you need to know about COVID-19 clearances before travelling.
Vaccine hesitancy is not new, but it has a new element: few people can remember the devastating impact of diseases such as smallpox and polio and it is hard to see the lives saved by vaccination.
From heatwaves to droughts to storms, climate change poses one of the biggest health threats to Australians. Yet the federal government makes no mention of it in its strategic health planning.
Tokophobia goes beyond normal childbirth concerns and worries and becomes an intense and irrational fear of pregnancy and/or labour.
With a vaccine now approved in the UK, other countries won’t be far behind. But a vaccine won’t singlehandedly ensure the virus doesn’t cross international borders when travel picks up.
Australia is still aiming to start vaccinating high-risk groups from March. Why the delay?