Helping first responders deal with stress

Fortem Australia is a not-for-profit organisation providing mental health support to members of first responder agencies and their families.

A sweet solution to the sugar problem

Away from the glare of metropolitan Australian cities and research centres a unique experiment helped reduce sugar consumption in the far north of the country.

“No jab, no pay” delivers results

A tightening of rules has encouraged higher vaccination rates for some of Australia’s most vulnerable children.

Coming back stronger

Our recovery from the pandemic is ultimately dependent on strong communities. We are all in this together.

Coming to a head

Coming to a head

A Monash research team studying head impacts at the elite level of Australian football say it’s too soon to make a direct link between concussion in the sport and brain problems later in life.

Reinventing medical education in the digital age of COVID-19

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, everything about clinical practice and the medical educational system has been turned upside down, but scientific discovery progresses at a rapid pace during times of crisis as new approaches are born from adversity.

New frailty index could improve aged care outcomes

A new frailty index using historical data from more than 900,000 older Australians could improve aged care and health outcomes for vulnerable older people.

5 design trends reshaping healthcare institutions

Health care institutions are being forced to adapt to the current pandemic, but are also looking to improve their services in terms of institutional design as well as the delivery of care.

Now is not the time to shy away from innovation

Telehealth and virtual healthcare stand out as opportunities which should continue to be leveraged in a post-pandemic world.

Australia’s Health 2020 report reveals mental health crisis

The Australia’s health 2020 report shows one in five Australians reported a mental or behavioural condition in 2017-18, but a UNSW mental health prize is helping to highlight the work of people fighting this crisis.

The pathologization of normality?

Concerns that normality is being medicalised by the inflation of psychiatric diagnosis criteria appear overblown – but some conditions do need scrutiny.

In praise of vitamin K

How many of you can “plank” for over an hour? Octogenarian Doug Fenwick can, and he puts his recovery from serious illness and current remarkable fitness down to Vitamin K.