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Australia’s response to mental illness is still hospital-centric. Treating more patients in their homes is a step in the right direction.
Twenty years after the first face transplant, the procedure still carries profound unknowns about safety, identity and what it means to live in a stranger’s face.
People could take a genetic test to gauge their future risk of disease without worrying their life insurers would penalise them.
People in rural areas often have to travel long distances for treatment and spend weeks or months away from home, family and work.
Root canal treatment may offer health benefits far beyond saving a tooth.
New studies reveal that orange juice appears to influence thousands of genes in immune cells and improve markers linked to heart disease.
No increased risk was found for another UV-related skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma.
Over 20% of people with the Duffy null variant are wrongly labelled ‘abnormal’, by current blood test ranges, leading to needless biopsies and lower chemo doses.
Is vitamin B6 safe? How much is too much? And will I still be able to buy my supplement over the counter?
The microbes in your poo could be a gift to others. Here’s what to think about if you’re interested in donating your poo.
This debilitating brain disease is rare. But its early symptoms are often mistaken for anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue or dementia.
There are effective ways to reduce outpatient waiting lists that can be implemented now
Even moderate night-time aircraft noise can increase insomnia – particularly children. The US and UK both do more to mitigate the noise around airports.
Despite the way they’re portrayed online, ADHD drugs are not ‘benign’ study aids.
Research suggests many young adults do not understand the difference between stopping air and stopping blood flow to the brain.
Home testing could mean faster results, less stigma, and more choice - but only if everyone can access it.
Droughts, outbreaks and violence: Environmental health expert explains why there is no human well-being without a healthy environment, and the climate changes’ impact on that
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne