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The COVID pandemic, climate events and international conflicts have all contributed, while supermarket giants have been accused of price gouging.
Australia’s aged care system is undergoing significant change, but is still governed by an act more than 25 years old. Can the government meet its mid-year deadline for the next round of reforms?
A clinical psychologist who treats young people with eating disorders gives her verdict on changes to the Australian curriculum designed to prevent these mental health conditions developing.
Employers have a duty to address work stressors and make adjustments for workers with long-term illnesses.
Weight loss can seem like an impossible, unachievable task. But you don’t need to lose a lot of weight to start noticing the health benefits.
New guidelines from the Australian Institute of Sport recommend players in youth and community sport are sidelined for three weeks after a concussion. Here’s why.
The growing popularity of e-scooters has seen a surge in related injuries. They may not be more common than cycling injuries – but they may be more serious.
Scientists have published the first evidence that Alzheimer’s can be transmitted from person to person. Patients received human growth hormone from the tissue of donated brains.
A cancer that spreads is much more dangerous. Here’s why – and how it happens.
Women are disproportionately affected by pain in terms of how common it is and sensitivity, but also in how their pain is viewed, treated, and even researched.
If the government is serious about reducing the cost of smoking, it should stick with Labour’s smokefree legislation rather than freezing the price of smoked tobacco products.
Unlike many viral wellbeing trends, this one may have some science to back it. But don’t drink too much too close to bedtime.
Though the outbreaks overseas are bigger, a number of cases have also been detected in Australia so far this year.
You’re worried and you want to see them well cared for. You’ve tried to talk to them about aged care but been met with swift refusal. Now what?
Women are under-represented as NDIS participants and over-represented as carers. But the NDIS review ignored them.
Potassium-enriched salt tastes like regular salt and you don’t need to change how you cook or season your food. You just need to switch the type of salt you buy.
Food cravings during pregnancy are common, with studies reporting anywhere between 50% and 90% of pregnant women experience a food craving at least once during their pregnancy.
The health care world has changed a lot in 40 years, but Medicare hasn’t. Here are three areas for radical forms to the system that will achieve its aims of universal health care for all Australians.
The JN.1 variant has become dominant in Australia and around the world, causing large waves of infections. Here’s what we know about it so far – and why it’s so important.
During pregnancy, the body’s capacity to regulate temperature changes. Here’s how to cool down and the overheating red flags to watch out for.
Trust, particularly in government leaders, has diminished over time.
If a former disability discrimination commissioner can be subjected to humiliating treatment at an airport, it’s likely the travel experiences of ‘everyday’ Australians with disability are even worse.
New research shows mosquitoes spread Buruli ulcer. So reducing mosquito populations and avoiding bites is critical.
If the scheme isn’t successful, some people may continue using illicit vapes, or to switch to traditional cigarettes.