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Engineered stone is a popular material often used for kitchen benches. But it carries serious health risks for the tradies who work with it.
The process of digestion actually starts before you eat anything! Tummy rumbles can too.
Researchers are desperately seeking viable alternatives to antibiotics. So what is phage therapy? And how could it help?
PanaNatra is a line of herbal products from the makers of Panadol. But can herbal ingredients relieve different types of pain?
Nurses say violence is treated as ‘part of the job’ or believe patients can’t be held accountable for their assaults if they are intoxicated or distressed.
This is a problem for everyone. Research shows mental health intervention and engagement helps reduce offending among people with serious mental illness who commit offences.
Our new study analysed the packages of around 8,000 food and drink products to understand the marketing techniques used.
An expert in infection prevention and control explains.
Scientists are racing to discover new antibiotics that can defeat these drug-resistant superbugs. So how is the newly developed antibiotic clovibactin different?
People age differently depending on the lives they lead. DNA testing shows every year of living in a privately rented home add 2.4 weeks of ageing compared to those who own their home.
For the majority of patients, blood collections are not a problem, just a minor inconvenience. Others may feel uneasy and anxious about the process.
We found lobbying registers were hard to navigate and not detailed enough.
This is expected to be the smallest Omicron wave so far. But eligible older and vulnerable people are still recommended to have a booster.
Menopause is technically the single day 12 months after your last period. But perimenopause can last years. Here’s what to look for.
Group chats can be places of joy, solidarity and refuge. But they can also be a huge time-suck, and create feelings of anxiety and worry.
Children born through international surrogacy aren’t protected by Australian laws.
Up to 20% of Australians admitted in hospital say they have a penicillin allergy. But not everyone who thinks they’re allergic to penicillin actually is.
Poor sleep deprives First Nations people of the chance to connect with culture. So they co-designed a sleep apnoea program they’d actually use.
Group therapy can be at least as effective as individual therapy. It improves mental health by giving people a stronger sense of belonging – without medicines, hospitals or expensive professionals.
Antibiotics have been around for less than a century. But as resistant bacteria become increasingly difficult to treat, we risk a greater number of deaths from infections.
Resistance arises when bacteria are exposed to levels of antibiotics that don’t immediately kill them. Here’s how.
Many patients prefer single-gender hospital rooms. For women, this preference often comes from fear, while male patients are concerned with dignity.
After more than 700 submissions and evidence from 79 witnesses at three public hearings, the senate inquiry into ADHD diagnosis and treatment barriers has delivered its findings.
The COVID pandemic has exacerbated staff shortages in health care. We need to think about how we can better retain staff in this sector.