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It’s difficult to predict what this year’s flu season is going to be like. But it’s a good time to start thinking about vaccination.
LP.8.1, a descendant of Omicron, is driving a growing proportion of COVID infections in Australia and elsewhere.
Measles is on the rise globally. We need to step up vaccination rates.
Caring for a loved one with dementia, particularly if they’re a parent, takes a unique emotional toll on a young person. They need better support.
It’s more than likely we’ll face another pandemic in the future. So what can we learn from COVID?
What might be causing this heightened risk? There are probably several factors at play.
Long-anticipated changes to how Australians buy paracetamol are on their way in a bid to reduce harms. Here’s what’s changing.
Antimicrobial resistance is yet another catastrophic legacy of war, threatening human health and security for generations to come.
The TGA has issued a requirement for new warnings to be provided with the drug montelukast, commonly used to treat asthma and hay fever.
According to recent estimates from the World Health Organization, more than one in five people aged 15–49 live with genital herpes.
Water fluoridation programs are a cornerstone of dentistry and public health.
Women experience more chronic conditions than men, potentially leading to higher health-care costs.
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.
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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The University of Melbourne
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Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Surrey
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Occupational Hygiene and Health, University of Adelaide
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Professor and Dean, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Evidence and Translation Lead, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Chief Investigator, Centre of Food Allergy Research; Associate Professor and Head, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology Group, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Lecturer, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW Sydney
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Samuel Cornell is a Friend of The Conversation.
PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
