Historical housing discrimination in Detroit persists today and causes disparities in health outcomes. Policies are making a difference, but more needs to be done.
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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.
Medicare encourages providers to deliver more services, not to deliver good quality care. Here’s why that needs to change.
All manifestos lack the kind of preventive mental health strategy that will stem the rising tide of mental illness.
An unintentional consequence of NDIS supports has been an emphasis on clinical settings. But children with autism are served better by naturalistic supports.
NZ’s teachers say they want to help students but they can’t do it all. And many feel like they are being stretched to support their students’ mental and physical health well in the classroom.
Some people weigh themselves daily, while others have ditched scales altogether. So what does the evidence say?
Here are some options and what they mean for the health of tradies who cut and install them.
Several Australians have been hospitalised after consuming ‘mushroom gummies’. This highlights the challenges of regulating products that fall somewhere between a food and a medicine.
Your estimated due date isn’t always accurate but can impact the care you receive.
Many residents in Australia’s aged care homes are not receiving the level of care they need and are entitled to, a new analysis has found.
Keep an eye on your health while at a summer festival - you don’t want falling ill to be the headline event
New research finds a link between childhood trauma and a reduced engagement with healthcare services later in life.
Rural emergency departments can be busier than normal during school holidays. Plus they can be short-staffed. So please, save the ED for true emergencies.
The June heat wave triggered warnings of a flash drought and caused a surge in ER visits. Many other countries have been facing extreme heat at the same time.
The experience of hearing voices can be very different from person to person, and can change over time. They can be comforting or very distressing.
Durability and the risk of chemicals being released when pipes heat up are just 2 concerns about plastic pipes.
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