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Is meat healthy or not? The answer can depend on who funded the research, according to a new study.
Some health advice takes root despite being false – even among academics and scientists.
Remote Indigenous communities are bearing the brunt of the latest diphtheria outbreak. Inadequate housing may be one reason why.
Some mornings it can feel like we’ve had a busy night of dreaming.
Trauma is everywhere in mainstream vocabulary and online, but its meaning has never been hazier. Has the concept been de-stigmatised or diluted? And does it matter?
Our study looked at 36.6 million summer births.
You want to be a good friend. A psychologist explains when it’s time to suggest therapy and what to say to make a difference.
Do you knit or solve puzzles for fun? Research suggests hobbies such as these could help keep your brain healthy, particularly in older age.
Sometimes you can’t wait wait until 9am or Monday morning to see a doctor or access health care. Here are your options.
Growing old isn’t always easy. But new research suggests staying curious and social may help you age well.
Indigenous people have a far higher risk of early stroke than non-Indigenous people. It’s often caused by atrial fibrillation, which may not have any symptoms.
Changes in how healthcare is managed have had a meaningful effect on what contraceptive options are available to women.
Motor neurone disease can strike people who are young and fit. And there’s no cure.
A lot has to go right for the $37.8 billion in NDIS savings to be delivered without leaving disabled people to fall through the cracks.
Diseases once thought confined to history are making a comeback in Australia. And vaccination is only part of the story.
Since January, Australia has recorded more than 220 diphtheria cases. Experts say waning vaccination rates are contributing to this historic outbreak.
Case numbers have steadily increased since the outbreak was confirmed on May 15.
The move reshapes how future assessments of chemical dangers will be carried out, and if they’ll be ignored, delayed or understated to benefit industry.
Authorities have recalled a cake decorating powder, after an Australian child inhaled it and ended up in hospital.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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