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Finding a supportive doctor willing and qualified to assess your eligibility for voluntary assisted dying sometimes depends on luck.
Affordable and available dental care is crucial to addressing inequality in Australia.
Intended to be a no-fault insurance scheme for Australians with severe and permanent disability, the NDIS has changed lives but also been the subject of controversy in its first decade.
Our new paper found most of what you are being told to do in the gym is likely primarily based upon data about men, written by men.
It’s important to establish regular and adequate eating so your body and brain are well-fuelled and you can make sensible decisions around the food you consume.
From July 1, authorised psychiatrists will be able to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin in some circumstances. Here’s what we’re excited and concerned about.
New Zealand has a poor record when it comes to banning carcinogenic products, even though cancer accounts for about half of 750-900 annual deaths from diseases caused by occupational exposure.
Opioids are the one of the most prescribed pain-relief for people with low back and neck pain. But new research shows they don’t effectively relieve low back or neck pain and can result in worse pain.
Just having hyperactive, impulsive, and inattentive symptoms is not sufficient to qualify for a diagnosis of ADHD. Symptoms need to have a negative effect.
Veneers are coverings usually made of porcelain and stuck over the top of your natural teeth. But their look needs to be balanced with their risks.
The success of anti-smoking campaigns has come with growing stigma around lung cancer. Over one quarter of Australians admit they have less sympathy for lung cancer sufferers.
Lots of young teens and first-time tampon users are intimidated by tampons. But they’re easy once you get the hang of it.
Because it reduces inflammation, ibuprofen is better for osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis, period pain, some types of headache and after an operation. Paracetamol is better for pain with fever.
Rates of flu vaccination are down for children. That leaves them and us vulnerable to the flu and its complications.
Parents and emergency responders repeatedly said evacuation centres should have a separate space for families with very young children. Here’s what else we could do.
Around half of toddlers who aren’t chattering by age two will catch up later, but we can’t predict which ones.
No, we shouldn’t all rush out to buy multivitamin supplements. Here’s what this new study actually found.
Firstly, there is no such thing as ‘too much’ immunity. Beyond the regular side-effects of a vaccine, there are no known additional risks to being re-vaccinated soon after an infection.
People in disadvantaged communities are less likely to access COVID antivirals. That needs to change.
Psychological debriefing usually involves counsellors providing survivors with a single counselling session soon after an event. But ‘talking through’ trauma can over-consolidate painful memories.
For some people, successful treatment of co-existing ADHD may be the best way of getting relief from chronic anxiety.
Patients and some doctors have an inflated sense of the risks of low-to-moderate strength cortisone cream and might not use enough to be effective.
The genetic evidence behind why some people suffer longer term concussion effects is growing. But what are the ethical considerations that flow from that knowledge when it comes to sport?
This isn’t the first time a ban on junk food advertising has been floated. But there is are good reasons to support a new push.