Cryptosporidium is not the only cause of gastro, but its spread provides a timely reminder to think about what we can do to manage and prevent this nasty illness.
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By exploiting their victim’s disability, perpetrators increase their power and coercive control, thereby intensifying the abuse.
Is it time to cut the men in your life some slack this winter? Here’s what the evidence says.
A transactional mental health system fails to accommodate consumers’ needs for human connection and understanding. Elders in Perth are helping to transform this system.
‘FLuQE’ is a direct descendant of the earlier ‘FLiRT’ variants. But an additional mutation could make it more of a worry.
Autism and ADHD frequently overlap and the combination can create internal conflict and unmet needs.
Global temperatures have averaged at least 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than preindustrial times for over a year. Two scientists explain what that means and what humanity can do.
Lack of time was a major barrier to cooking and eating healthier foods.
Breathing wildfire smoke can cut years off people’s lives. As fires become more frequent in a warming world, smoke is leading to a public health crisis, harming people far from the flames.
Dual sensory loss means loss of sight or hearing where one sense can’t compensate for the loss of the other. It can happen at any age but the risk increases with age.
When we mapped where Indigenous Australians are using a program to access free or discounted medicines, we found huge variation around the country. Here’s why that’s a problem.
The release of a parliamentary committee’s report on diabetes has again highlighted the need to improve Australians’ diets.
Governments must consider a range of short- and longer-term solutions to this problem.
Women may be classed as high or low risk, and screened differently. But the path forward is not clear cut.
Our body fiercely protects the brain by holding onto things that help it and keeping harmful things out, such as toxins and bugs that can cause infection.
Historical housing discrimination in Detroit persists today and causes disparities in health outcomes. Policies are making a difference, but more needs to be done.
A set of papers published in Nature contain groundbreaking research into how even quick jaunts to space can affect an astronaut’s health.
Crowd accidents, particularly at religious mass gatherings in developing countries, are becoming a more common cause of premature death worldwide.
If you’re traveling to a tropical destination to escape the Australian winter, make sure to take steps to protect yourself from mosquito-borne disease such as dengue.
In the majority of cases, medications help patients. But even when treatment of individual illnesses is effective, treatment as a whole can become problematic.
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