Women experience more chronic conditions than men, potentially leading to higher health-care costs.
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A series of vaccines offered during high school protect teenagers against certain diseases, and help reduce the spread of these diseases in the community.
Yet another new COVID booster has recently been approved by the TGA. Here’s what to know about the JN.1 shot.
While long COVID may not be immediately or directly life-threatening, it could exacerbate existing conditions.
There are several ways a person using violence may exploit their own substance use, or that of those around them, to gain more power. This is sometimes called ‘substance use coercion’.
RSV is most common in kids under 5. Research suggests it could cause asthma, but we need to know more.
Under new proposals, doctors over 70 may need to be declared fit to practice or have regular health checks. But not everyone’s happy.
There are many real physical risks that stem from social media use, particularly for children and young people.
Some IV fluids are in short supply due to higher-than-expected demand and manufacturing issues. But why do IV fluids contain different chemicals? And why can’t they be interchanged when one runs low?
Age 13 to 16 is an important time for the development of a young person’s identity. This process is complicated by social media.
The Federal Court has dismissed a class action against the makers of Roundup, saying there’s not enough evidence the active ingredient, glyphosate, causes cancer.
Ministers are tightening the screws. If food companies don’t embrace health stars, they’ll be compulsory.
Lupus is two to four times more common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It’s also tends to be more severe, with higher rates of kidney failure than non-Indigenous people with lupus.
Now there’s more speculation about US President Joe Biden’s health. But a COVID diagnosis in 2024 is nothing like one back in 2020, even for someone of his age.
We actually already have some vaccines against bird flu. But scientists are working on vaccines that could be adapted more easily as the virus changes.
Here are some options and what they mean for the health of tradies who cut and install them.
Your estimated due date isn’t always accurate but can impact the care you receive.
In 2022 the top five conditions involved in deaths in Australia were coronary heart disease, dementia, high blood pressure, cerebrovascular disease (such as a stroke) and diabetes.
Beyond Australia, childhood food allergies seem to be on the rise around the world. Here’s where the research is up to.
The NT government has invited views on access to voluntary assisted dying. But whether it should include access for those with dementia is not so clear cut.
Top contributors
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Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Officer, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Fellow in Food Policy, George Institute for Global Health
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Fellow, Social Work, The University of Melbourne
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Samuel Cornell is a Friend of The Conversation.
PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
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Senior Associate, Economic Prosperity and Democracy program, Grattan Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Evidence and Translation Lead, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Chief Investigator, Centre of Food Allergy Research; Associate Professor and Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology Group, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
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Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
