• The sole of the matter

    Yenny Vandalita     |      February 7, 2026

    Your dad always said you should have good tyres on your car and your mum told you to wear proper shoes on your feet and, as usual, they were both right.

  • Back from the brink

    Open Forum     |      January 20, 2026

    Poor sleep, psychological distress, socioeconomic disadvantage and bad eating habits are strongly linked to greater risk of suicidal thoughts among adolescents according to new research from the University of the Sunshine Coast.

  • Get fit for retirement

    Open Forum     |      January 19, 2026

    A new South Australian study has found little change in most people’s diet and exercise after retirement – pointing to the need for positive lifestyle choices during your working life to maximise long-term health outcomes.

  • Genomic screening could save thousands of lives

    Open Forum     |      January 18, 2026

    A national genomic screening program could save thousands of Australians from preventable cancer and heart disease.

  • Tackling endometriosis

    Roger Chao     |      January 18, 2026

    Endometriosis is more than “just bad periods” and more effort is required to understand and tackle the health consequences of a disease which affects one in seven women during their lives.

  • Living in the visitors’ kitchen

    Roger Chao     |      January 16, 2026

    Governments and hospitals should invest in family accommodation near children’s hospitals to allow regional parents to stay close to their sick children without risking financial ruin.

  • Don’t stack your diets

    Open Forum     |      January 6, 2026

    Many people resolve to lose weight in the new year after indulging over the holidays but ‘diet stacking’ – following multiple diet strategies at the same time to accelerate results – might cause potentially serious health risks.

  • Ice baths and marathons

    Samuel Cornell     |      December 31, 2025

    The new year is always a time of new health resolutions, but exercising to ape the status of others, rather than focusing on one’s own health, can do more harm than good.

  • Easing the slow grief of dementia

    Roger Chao     |      December 12, 2025

    The growing burden of dementia in Australia’s ageing population is also borne by those who care for them, and the nation’s army of family caregivers deserves recognition and support as well.

  • The 12-year gap: how Australians can stay healthier for longer

    Craig Donaldson     |      December 8, 2025

    Australians face a decade of poor health unless they close the gap between living longer and staying well.

  • Pushing the right buttons

    Open Forum     |      November 27, 2025

    New research from Edith Cowan University has highlighted the need for the effective management and integration of new technologies in the workplace, in order to protect workers’ psychosocial health.

  • Hospital reform can lead to better care

    Elizabeth Baldwin     |      November 25, 2025

    With productive prices, and a fairer federal cap, states can give their health systems more certainty and better incentives, while tougher, more realistic hospital budgets and productivity savings can generate more care for every hospital dollar.