Health
International Overdose Awareness Day: calls to combat stigma
Thursday, August 29 2024
International Overdose Awareness Day has been led in Australia for over a decade by the The Penington Institute, named after......
Calls to count: LGBTIQ+ community reeling over Census exclusion
Thursday, August 29 2024
The Australian government’s move to omit questions on gender diversity and sexuality in the 2026 census has sparked major outcry......
Global experts urge action on youth mental health crisis
Tuesday, August 27 2024
World-leading mental health experts have published an analysis of the global state of youth mental health in The Lancet Psychiatry,......
New allergy treatment set to hit Australia
Tuesday, August 27 2024
Immunity Group Australia was founded by Dr Douglas Jones, a globally recognised expert on food adverse reactions, and Dr. Nina......
Ozempic could affect depression
Friday, August 23 2024
Ozempic is a diabetic drug being hailed as a wonder drug for general weight loss, and now everyone is trying......
‘Win Some Lose More’: Councillor’s calls to act
Thursday, August 22 2024
As political leaders and experts deliberate over the Federal governments proposed partial ban on gambling adverts, the impacts from gambling......
Legionnaires’ Disease a Growing Concern in Australia
Wednesday, August 21 2024
Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have grown more common since it’s discovery in 1976, including a 100 case outbreak in Melbourne......
Expected new clinical trials for faecal transplant pills in Australia
Tuesday, August 20 2024
Curtin University and the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood are partnering to develop innovative faecal transplant pills for clinical trials. This......
New research suggests long covid sufferers should receive funding under NDIS
Monday, August 19 2024
A new report on long COVID says anyone suffering from it should be receiving NDIS funding. On average, The study......
What do we know about Mpox and the current Outbreak?
Friday, August 16 2024
The World Health Organisation has confirmed the first mpox case outside Africa has been found in a patient in Sweden.......