Margot Gage Witvliet went from being healthy and active to fearing she was dying almost overnight. An epidemiologist, she dug into the research to understand what’s happening to long-haulers like her.
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Telehealth has seen massive increases in use since the pandemic started. When done right, remote health care can be just as effective as in-person medicine.
Our research shows that engaging in one of these social activities regularly may have some effect on preventing chronic conditions.
Assisted dying is often cast as an issue of individual autonomy, but an assisted death can have repercussions on many people — those left behind or others struggling with a chronic disease.
There is a low incidence of asthma in populations infected by parasitic worms. Now research has identified molecules secreted by these worms that could prevent or suppress asthma.
We’ve known for some time type 2 diabetes causes a range of health complications, like heart disease. But now we’re starting to see people with diabetes are more likely to get cancer and dementia too.
In poorer parts of the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa, health systems are not designed to care for people with chronic conditions. They are more focused on single, acute diseases.
Delaying medical care comes at a cost, both human and financial. The patients some emergency rooms have been seeing are a lot sicker and more likely to need hospitalization.
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Kenya, there is a looming threat for escalated disease and death due to the many people with chronic conditions.
While COVID-19 raises the risk for people with underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and COPD, social distancing can make it harder to keep up diets and medication.
It is not surprising that being unhealthy makes you more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. But what may worry you is just how many Americans are in this high-risk group.
We’ve got 6 tips and a tailored exercise program to help you keep active at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Aboriginal people are at greater risk of severe illness from COVID-19 than non-Aboriginal people. But plans to protect remote communities and keep the virus out are progressing too slowly.
Commercially available respirator masks are becoming a popular choice for cyclists and pedestrians wanting to reduce pollution exposure.
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the West.
Stigmas surrounding mental health can create difficult or even dangerous situations for employees struggling with mental illness.
Babies in Australia have been vaccinated against hepatitis B since May 2000, but 240,000 Australians still live with the disease.
Our research estimates how much benefit taxing sugary drinks could bring to Indonesia.
Do you have a question about climate change? This collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre gives you the chance to ask – and we’ll provide expert answers.
Personalised nutrition has the power to save lives.
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Professor, Health Policy, Victoria University
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Health Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professor of Health Promotion; Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University
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Associate lecturer, Nutritional Biochemistry, University of Hertfordshire
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Chercheur au Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec et Professeur titulaire au Département de médecine, Université Laval
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Deakin University
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Executive Director, George Institute Australia, George Institute for Global Health
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
