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Recent research suggested cutting back on dairy, gluten, caffeine and alcohol could improve endometriosis pain. But here’s what to consider before making big changes.
A new study has found improving cleaning practices in hospital could make a big difference. Here’s what the researchers did.
Silicosis is a serious, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling small particles of silica dust.
Moving your body can have a big impact on your brain – and it doesn’t have to be a workout at the gym.
A new review has found a lack of convincing evidence stem cell injections are helpful for knee osteoarthritis. But there are ways to manage this painful condition.
This is unacceptably high and we need targeted solutions.
A new review shows bed rest is unlikely to help your back pain. The treatments that work can depend on how long your pain has lasted.
A new modelling study has sought to find out what impact recent foreign aid cuts – particularly from the US – will have on HIV. Here’s what the researchers found.
Men wait an average of 21 years before telling anyone they were sexually abused. A new study looks at why men often don’t disclose sexual abuse and assaults.
Is our lifespan primarily dictated by our genetics, or do our behaviour and environment play the more important role?
Australians tend to eat too much junk food and not enough fruit and vegetables. But how might these trends change in the years to come?
How did we get here? And what can be done to turn this trajectory around?
Sexual assault services provide more than just medical forensic examination, and in a recent study, 75% of people who used one found the process reassuring.
87% of posts mentioned the benefits of the tests, while only 15% mentioned potential harms.
Half of Australians who visit their GP for knee pain will get an X-ray. But new research shows this route of diagnosis may do more harm than good.
Some people ask generative AI health questions that would usually require clinical advice, such as whether to go to hospital for certain symptoms.
There are a number of things that could help reduce these delays, so that people can get the help they need sooner.
Do you ‘trauma dump’ on social media? Read this first.
You might have heard that eating too many eggs will cause high cholesterol levels, leading to poor health. But what does the latest science say?
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Adelaide University
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Research Officer, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Physiotherapy, Macquarie University
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Medical Director, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services, Indigenous Knowledge
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology and Chair in Translational Childhood Medicine, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University