After this model was implemented, the gap in heart health outcomes we measured between First Nations and non-Indigenous patients closed.
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Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a continent just grappling with hunger and starvation — it is now also dealing with obesity and overweight.
Fetch the popcorn – Love Island is back on our screens again and that can only mean one thing: a summer of fake tans, “Turkey teeth” and underboob-baring bikinis. Love Island may be one of the most popular…
The new Community Pharmacy Agreement highlights the power of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. No other part of the health-care system has seen such an increase in funding support.
The ACT is allowing nurse practitioners to assess people’s eligibility for voluntary assisted dying. But the latest law is unique in other ways.
In 2022 the top five conditions involved in deaths in Australia were coronary heart disease, dementia, high blood pressure, cerebrovascular disease (such as a stroke) and diabetes.
Nipples might be most associated with breastfeeding – but they can tell us much more about our bodies and health
Could mRNA vaccines be the next big thing for melanoma?
Can the virus transfer from infected farm animals to contaminate milk, meat or eggs? It depends on where you are and how well you cook your food. But for most of us, the chances are low.
Is one term less pathologising than another? Here’s what our new research found.
If you’re overworked, skipping gym and drinking too much – fret not. People had the same concerns some 2000 years ago.
A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.
When many are struggling to makes ends meet, the idea that multi-millionaire sportsmen are too busy to spend their wealth seems hard to swallow – but it shows that reward doesn’t protect wellbeing
The last significant outbreak happened in 2022.
Eating a vegan or vegetarian diet is about more than just food.
Johann Hari’s book opens a deeper conversation about the pros and cons of injectable weight-loss drugs – including whether we really want to trade the pleasure we get from food for losing weight.
The aim is to make health care affordable and sustainable. Our new research shows how.
Many people who survived the catastrophic landslide in PNG are likely to be facing serious injuries and illness, with warnings of a significant risk of disease outbreaks in the country.
Beyond Australia, childhood food allergies seem to be on the rise around the world. Here’s where the research is up to.
Hydration may be a cornerstone of health, but here’s why your body can sometimes have too much of a good thing.
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation - School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Black Health Lead, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor of Civil, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Director of the Healthy Plumbing Consortium and Center for Plumbing Safety, Purdue University
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Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
