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Ever wondered what an occupational therapist actually does in people’s homes and communities? Here’s what this support might look like.
Here’s how the government can fund these vital supports and save the NDIS – without spending more money.
The promise and peril of sequencing every baby’s genome.
Reassuringly, documented allergic reactions during flights are very rare. But there are precautions you can take to reduce any risk.
The aim is to find and treat lung cancers early, before they grow and spread, to improve the chance of survival. Here’s what’s involved.
The blooms have become an annual problem in the Great Lakes. DNA studies show what’s growing there and why it’s dangerous.
You don’t need silence, incense, or hours of free time to benefit from mantra meditation. A few repeated words can shift your mind, and find a moment of presence.
Many Indigenous families around the world say hospital staff often don’t understand their cultures or even give them basic rights during maternity care.
While young people who spent the first year of their lives in public housing started with higher levels of behaviour difficulties, by 12 they had closed the gap.
The Productivity Commission has found governments’ agreements to improve mental health care and reduce suicides are ‘not fit for purpose’.
The evidence is clear - so why are people questioning the benefits of plant-based diets?
Disordered eating doesn’t always lead to an eating disorder. But these behaviours – especially dieting – can be the first sign.
These tests promise to show how much cellular ‘wear and tear’ your body has undergone, and how that corresponds with your age in years. Here’s what the science says.
Although symbolically visible in some places across the continent, Turkey’s presence remains a work in progress.
Seminal plasma hypersensitivity can trigger allergic reactions after sex. Although it’s treatable, it’s often mistaken for yeast infections or STIs.
From July 2025, most 25–49s with a negative HPV result will be screened every five years. At-home kits will help reach those who avoid cervical screening.
Many of us feel sluggish or less social when it’s colder. But seasonal affective disorder is more than just a slump.
If our body is moving, but our brain can’t work out why, this creates some internal confusion.
An operation to remove the uterus should be called a uterectomy – like the removal of the tonsils is a tonsillectomy, or an appendix removal is an appendectomy.
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