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There is no approved vaccine to curb the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. But new funding offers hope.
The number of ozone-related premature deaths due to wildfires is also rising.
Education systems across southern Africa must better prepare for a hotter future.
This drug is used to treat endometriosis and some breast cancers, but will soon be stripped from Australian shelves.
On first glance, this might appear to be a defensible measure. But there’s little evidence these abortions are occurring.
Western PTSD treatments typically focus on talking to a therapist about your feelings and emotions. But this doesn’t actually help everyone.
New research offers a cautionary tale about the difficulty of removing ‘forever chemicals’ from the environment.
For some people, healthy eating can become an obsession that has a devastating impact on their health and relationships.
This sounds far-fetched. But what does the science say?
In the second half of 2025 influenza killed more Australians a month than COVID. Here’s how it happened.
Three experts explain how the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola may have crossed continents.
A GP reflects on the lessons of Eric Schlosser’s ‘muckraking’ classic. A necessary health check on the world we’ve built, it urges us all to take back our agency.
A single dot on a growth chart doesn’t mean much in isolation. Here’s what your nurse is looking for when checking your baby’s growth – and how they’ll support you.
From brown bananas to soggy salad, we often let food get past its prime. Here are some tips to salvage what you can.
Therapies aimed at reframing negative thoughts may not work for some people with PTSD. New research shows it may be because their brains work differently after trauma.
Our study found a way to shorten hospital stays in mental health units by multiple days.
What actually is ‘fitness’? Research suggests it’s not as straightforward as you might think.
Social media platforms are shaping how we collectively think about mental health, a new study shows.
After two people in the Northern Territory died from Murray Valley encephalitis, health authorities are warning residents and travellers to avoid mosquito bites.
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