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Outbreaks often affect the same areas because, once released, the bacteria continues to live as spores in the soil.
It is not always easy to identify who needs palliative care.
What are the key policy issues on which the 2019 federal election will be fought?
To defend traditional Italian products such as meats and cheeses – delicious, but often high in fat and salt – the country’s government has launched an intense lobbying campaign to fight nutrition labels.
In some Nigerian universities, wealthy female students engage in trasnactional sex for pleasure, while those that needed financial support did it for the money.
As we celebrate moms this Mother’s Day, let’s remember that maternal health is a right that many do not enjoy.
Boys are more likely to engage in risky behaviours than girls
Measles cases in the US have reached their highest in 25 years. A bioethicist argues why parents opposed to vaccination are not just wrong about the science, but about the morals.
The next government can make its own luck, but it needs to focus on what matters and ignore the rest.
Home visits as part of community-based schemes to women during and after pregnancy can improve the health of mothers and babies.
Copious amounts of time spent looking at screens is likely affecting our health – so why aren’t we doing anything about it?
Drivers of polluting vehicles will face a daily charge, but evidence suggests it’s a price worth paying.
In some West African communities, age and magico-religious beliefs have a huge role to play in a woman’s independence.
Caroline Fisher talks about the week in Australian politics with Michelle Grattan.
Because of the potential drawbacks of forcing people to vaccinate their children, we should take other measures to increase vaccination rates.
Glaucoma is a serious disease which, if left untreated, can cause blindness. A professor of optometry explains the risks, process of diagnosis and available treatments.
The brain itself can’t actually feel pain. It can’t sense damage to itself the way your finger can. We know this because people can have brain surgery while they are totally awake.
Many diets make the case that eating certain types of foods will improve your health while redeeming our society and saving the planet.
Bribery in Uganda’s health care system is on a downward trend but researchers fear that it is not sustainable.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
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Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia
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Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor & Principal Fellow in Urban Risk & Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
