• Rethinking food labelling

    Open Forum     |      July 5, 2025

    Food labelling is out of step with healthy diet recommendations and could be improved by including nutrient release rates, according to University of Queensland Emeritus Professor Mike Gidley.

  • Who can we trust?

    Paul Harrison     |      June 28, 2025

    Brands want consumers to trust them so we give them money without much thought, but as the SPF debacle shows, they need to earn that trust as the profit incentive means their interests are not aligned with the public good.

  • Health education

    Open Forum     |      June 28, 2025

    If Australia is serious about achieving health equity, improving access to quality education must be part of the strategy.

  • A slip, slop, slap in the face for sunscreen manufacturers

    Katie Miller     |      June 27, 2025

    Recent SPF testing has exposed the lies which sunscreen manufacturers tell their customers about the protection they give, raising concerns over sunscreen labelling, prompting questions about consumer trust, regulation, and how Australians make health-critical decisions.

  • Honey could be a sweet solution

    Marcus Strom     |      June 25, 2025

    A new study suggests that Australian stingless bee honey possesses antimicrobial properties that remain effective even after heat treatment and long-term storage.

  • Heading into trouble

    Jocelyn Prasad     |      June 20, 2025

    The findings of a world-first experiment add to evidence suggesting heading a ball in the world’s most played sport can impact the brain, even when concussion doesn’t occur.

  • On the slide

    Open Forum     |      June 19, 2025

    Poor lifestyles and bad habits start to affect our health by our mid-thirties, much earlier than some people assume.

  • ReNeuWell

    Open Forum     |      June 18, 2025

    Researchers from NeuRA and UNSW Sydney have launched a new app aimed at boosting the wellbeing and resilience of adults. ReNeuWell helps people to shift the focus from managing distress to actively promoting mental flourishing, offering a neuroscience-backed, personalised approach to mental health.

  • Out and about

    Open Forum     |      June 12, 2025

    GPS technology appears to be encouraging older people to be more adventurous on the road.

  • The natural way to better mental health

    Open Forum     |      June 8, 2025

    Regular chats with friends, time spent in nature and mentally engaging activities are strongly linked to better mental health, according to new Curtin University research that highlights the power of simple, everyday behaviours to improve well-being.

  • Private hospitals in crisis

    Yuting Zhang     |      June 4, 2025

    Is Australia’s private hospital system collapsing? Here’s what the sector’s financial instability means for you.

  • Thank you, modern medicine

    Grant Blashki     |      May 26, 2025

    Modern medicine often gets a bad rap, with people preferring to complain about its cost or bureaucracy, or put their faith in unproven ‘alternative’ treatments, but we should all take a moment to appreciate the massive contribution it has made to improving – and extending – our lives.