Health
New Zealand becomes the first country to put euthanasia to a referendum
Euthanasia is a controversial issue, and its legislation has been debated in parliaments around the world; New Zealand being the......
Google under fire for worrying medical-data grabs
Everyone leaves behind a digital fingerprint – whether it be the sites you visit, the apps you use, or the......
No progress on voluntary assisted dying legislation
New research from the Clem Jones Group for Voluntary Assisted Life Ending (VALE) shows more than three out of four......
Oil-spill clean up costs human and environmental health
As the deadline for a decision to drill in the Great Australian Bight looks, new research has been released about......
Private health insurance on the precipice: report
According to theĀ Australian Medical Association Private Health Insurance Report Card 2019, private health care is on the precipice in Australia,......
Birth-related PTSD on the rise
Up to one in three Australian women have experienced birth trauma and perinatal PTSD is on the rise, according to......
Stress Looms for Students
Technology, high expectations, whether or not your grade will allow you to undertake your dream course – these are all......
Influenza and Pneumococcal vaccination rates fail to rise for Indigenous people
The National Immunisation Program was created to fund vaccination for aged adults, people with chronic medical conditions, and for Indigenous......
Quantum leap in gene editing
Gene editing is the exciting new frontier in medical science. Simply put, it allows scientists to cut out the faulty......
Potential opioid painkiller replacement from fungus
A mud sample taken 16 years ago by a boat ramp in Tasmania, is to thank for a new potential......