Japanese encephalitis spreads via mosquitoes. It has been detected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs and claimed two lives in NSW. Here’s what you need to know about it.
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A fire in a nightclub in North Macedonia is the latest in a long string of such tragedies. Why are nightclubs so risky for fires?
Is our lifespan primarily dictated by our genetics, or do our behaviour and environment play the more important role?
Any drug that increases dopamine levels could theoretically be linked to impulse control disorders.
Patients and families need to know how these extraordinary treatments might change how they feel about themselves and the world.
Digital mental health services can use apps, symptom-tracking tools and programs to teach you CBT skills. But only some use real clinicians or peer supports.
Competing realities can be a major source of distress for those with dementia and some ways of responding are more effective than others.
Hepatitis B can lead to liver disease. But we can prevent and manage this viral infection. Here’s what we know about the latest health alert.
Strategies to combat misinformation often focus on written materials and fact-checking. Identifying deepfakes requires different skills.
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
The mental health of trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse Australians is suffering and getting worse.
Ice baths are an effective way to accelerate recovery after exercise. However, their general health benefits are less clear.
Friendships are often the first relationships we form outside of family. But how can we deal with conflict in these relationships in a grown-up way?
Australians tend to eat too much junk food and not enough fruit and vegetables. But how might these trends change in the years to come?
During Ramadan, when the body is already adapting to a shifted sleep schedule, a carefully timed nap might be especially beneficial.
Fungal nail infections can be embarrassing and frustratingly stubborn to treat.
The UN estimates more than 1,000 health-care workers have been killed in Palestinian territories since October 7 2023.
It’s more than likely we’ll face another pandemic in the future. So what can we learn from COVID?
The tragic deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betty Arakawa have brought hantavirus into the spotlight – but what is it and how can it be prevented?
A recent study explored COVID experiences among Indigenous adults in WA. Here’s what we must learn for the next pandemic.
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