Health
Water quality issues in regional Australia
Australians living in remote, regional areas of Australia have been dealing with water quality issues for decades. University of Queensland......
Indigenous representation essential in the medical profession
Increasing the number of specialist medical professionals of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent is essential to combating historical distrust.......
More Medicare-funded treatment for people living with eating disorders
The Federal Government has committed to more Medicare-funded treatment and support services for people living with eating disorders. The services......
Australian researchers have developed a universal cancer test
A research group from the University of Queensland have made a discovery that could change the way we screen for......
Government releases new report to reduce number of Australian stillbirths
Stillbirth impacts over 2000 Australian families a year. One in every 137 women who reach 20 weeks’ pregnancy will experience......
Advocates call for more awareness on World AIDS Day
December 1st each year is World AIDS Day and this years theme is ‘Everybody Counts.’ The day is an opportunity......
Meningococcal infections see dramatic increase
Australia’s peak scientific body is urging parents to vaccinate their children, after a spike in infections and the death of......
How do we explain cancer to children?
It’s an incredibly sensitive subject, so how do we broach it with our youngest? We talk to the experts about......
Inquiry needed over deaths of intellectually disabled people
On Monday experts will call for a national inquiry into deaths of intellectually disabled people, off the back of research......
Good news among the bad for indigenous youth
The new generation of young indigenous people are more likely to finish Year 12, have their health checked regularly and......