Nicotine pouches are placed between the lip and gum, and users absorb the nicotine in their mouths. Although these products don’t contain tobacco, this doesn’t mean they’re safe.
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Children are uniquely vulnerable to bushfire smoke because of their physiology and their behaviour.
You might be surprised how salty or fatty some plant-based foods are. Not so healthy now, are they?
It’s illegal to discuss voluntary assisted dying via telehealth, which means people who live in rural areas and those who can’t physically go to see a doctor may not be able to access the scheme.
Many Australians with ADHD are having trouble accessing their usual medication. This can create difficulties for people who have previously been managing their symptoms well.
Chronic UTIs come back repeatedly or never fully go away despite treatment.
Rather than focusing on seed oils specifically, reduce your intake of processed foods more broadly and focus on eating fresh foods.
A free birth is when a woman chooses to have a baby, usually at home, without a registered midwife or doctor in attendance. It’s much riskier than a planned home birth.
Back pain is common. One in thirteen people have it right now and worldwide a staggering 619 million people will have it this year. Chronic pain, of which back pain is the most common, is the world’s most…
The most important factor for disease risk is exposure – you actually have to inhale asbestos fibres to be at risk of disease. But asbestos needs to be treated with caution.
There is no express right to health in New Zealand law. But international agreements protecting Indigenous rights to health and wellbeing set the standard New Zealand should follow.
But this comes with legal and health risks. Here’s what you need to know before importing medicine for yourself or your immediate family.
Accidents happen and kids get injured. But how can you tell if it needs an icepack, a physio or a trip to the emergency department?
The infection is spread by spores called oocysts in the stools of humans and animals.
Our new study shows you may be able to walk, run, lift or dance away depression. And the more intense your exercise program, the better.
Corporate medicine is hijacking feminist narratives around empowerment and women’s rights to market technologies, tests and treatments that aren’t backed by evidence.
Collarium sunbeds are promoted as a means to tan quickly, and reduce the effects of aging on the skin. Two experts explain what to make of their claims.
Smoke from bushfires can travel significant distances and reduce air quality throughout a city or region.
There are no vitamin patches listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and there’s not enough evidence to show they work better than tablets.
Western Australia has introduced a limit on ham in school canteens. Here’s what has changed and the evidence it’s based on.
Taking a medicine with alcohol can increase effects like sedation, poor hand and eye coordination, dizziness and poor judgement.
Shivering actually helps warm our bodies up.
Some 17,000 people told us exactly how much they drank, smoked and used illicit drugs. Here’s a unique snapshot of Australians’ vices.
We need to see suitable infection prevention measures alongside targeted public health campaigns to reduce COVID infections across the community.
New Zealand is just the second country to approve a novel defibrillation procedure for some patients. With current survival rates very low, it is hoped the new method will save many more lives.