From Townsville to Tuvalu

Most people accept that climate change is transforming the global atmosphere and environment, but far fewer people understand the significant effects that climate change and environmental change are already having on human health. 

Vaccines: Fact vs fiction

Despite the ill-informed controversies and internet misinformation, vaccination remains one of the most important and safest ways to protect yourself and your children from a range of dangerous diseases.

Smartphones can help tackle Australia’s mental health crisis

With smartphones and smart devices now ubiquitous in most Australian homes, a review by the Black Dog Institute has identified how these technologies can be used to identify, prevent and help treat mental illness. 

You are what you eat

In a study that will shock no one, people with the healthiest lifestyles enjoyed a 75 per cent lower risk of type 2 diabetes than those with the least healthy lifestyles, according to international researchers who looked at data from all over the world, including Australia and New Zealand.

Winning the fight against malaria

Research is paving the way for the development of new malaria drugs that could both treat and block transmission of the deadly disease.

The best place to launch a healthy lifestyle? Your kitchen

Cooking nutritious meals at home is a great way to embark on a healthier lifestyle.

Cutting health costs through better prosthesis

Health insurance costs are rising and the price of prostheses such as hip replacements are partly to blame. Fortunately there is a way to rein in costs – and give patients more choice and better devices.

Heads up – Skateboards are more dangerous than rugby

An Australian/ New Zealand study examining childhood head injuries has found that children who do recreational sports like horse riding and skate boarding are more at risk than kids playing contact sports like AFL or rugby.

Can a high-fibre diet reduce hyper-tension?

Volunteers are being sought for a new trial to investigate if a high-fibre diet can reduce blood pressure in patients suffering from hyper-tension.

Help investigate the causes of stuttering

Researchers need 3,000 Australian stutterers for an international study that is searching for the genes in human DNA which may trigger the speech problem.

Patients have rights, here’s how to use yours

As a patient, you have rights about how you’re treated. This includes not just your actual therapy, but how you’re spoken to, how your records are handled and even whether you wish to be treated at all.

High tech solutions to elderly falls

Drones, smartphones and sensors could offer a lifeline to the world’s growing elderly population and help cut global hospital costs.