In NSW and Victoria this week, communities were hit by bushfires. Long after such devastating fires pass, the risks to physical and mental health remain.
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Whether for police, ambulance or fire fighters, the future of emergency communication is expected to be digital-friendly, flexible and diversified.
More cyclists are suffering from serious injuries than ever before. Here’s what we can do to provide a safer environment.
Don’t hold back. Performing CPR on a snakebite victim who has collapsed can save their life, however imperfect your technique.
We all know what a drunk person looks like, right? Wrong. Even health care workers can be confused.
Until recently we didn’t know much about which antibiotic is best for people who have been attacked by a crocodile.
If you’re confused about how best to treat a jellyfish sting, you’re not alone. Even the experts disagree. So, here’s the best advice we have.
Researchers from a range of disciplines need to work together if we are to predict and prepare for the next thunderstorm asthma event.
When disaster strikes, more people than ever are turning to social media to find out if they’re in danger. But Australian emergency services need to work together more to learn what works to save lives.
Papua New Guinea is now facing a drought and frosts that look set to be worse than 1997, when hundreds of people died. So how can memories of 1997 save lives over the next few months?
You do not find many climate change sceptics on the end of [fire] hoses anymore… They are dealing with increasing numbers of fires, increasing rainfall events, increasing storm events. – A senior Victorian…
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Clinical lecturer, Rural Clinical School, Australian National University
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Director, Clinical Toxicology Research Group, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Health Services Management, Policy and History, The Ohio State University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Dean and Professor of Public Health, The Ohio State University
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Professor, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
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Director, Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health and Professor of Rural Health Research, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Digital Communications and Culture, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Michael Howes is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Botany, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor and Environmental Health Scientist, Macquarie University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Professor and Head, Allergy Research Group, Queensland University of Technology
