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Between allowing more “free speech” and removing official fact-checking, Meta’s platforms risk becoming more hostile to public health organisations.
What might an updated newborn screening program look like?
Human bodies aren’t prepared for the toxic chemicals in smoke, and the effects can be harmful in the short term and long term.
While it’s a relief to hear the word ‘remission’, it doesn’t necessarily mean cured.
A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.
A recent study has generated alarming headlines, but it’s been unhelpfully exaggerated in the news.
Travellers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Here’s what medieval people believed would keep them healthy.
Water fluoridation programs are a cornerstone of dentistry and public health.
Aggressive and misleading marketing is fuelling demand for medicinal cannabis. Here are some of the ways clinics bend the rules.
Health authorities in Victoria and NSW are warning of an increased risk of potentially life threatening mosquito-borne disease. What can you do to protect yourself and your family?
You don’t have to go to a specialist camping shop to buy healthy, energy-dense snacks for bushwalks. These three foods should do the trick.
Women experience more chronic conditions than men, potentially leading to higher health-care costs.
The chemicals emitted when buildings and vehicles burn can find their way into nearby homes. Studies show the health risks can stick around.
Our study found that tracking your exercise boosts mental wellbeing.
Olive leaf extract may reduce blood pressure, improve blood lipids and help the way our bodies handle glucose. But the evidence isn’t clear cut.
For example, the first Trump administration tried to use the principles of transparency to prevent federal agencies from considering major health studies when setting pollution rules.
In most cases, leftover pathology samples are thrown away. Sometimes though, they may be used again for other purposes, including research.
For most people, hMPV will cause symptoms similar to a cold or flu.
Unlike mat pilates, which only uses your body weight, the reformer adds resistance, so you can change the difficulty according to your level of fitness. But there are also cheaper options.
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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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