In cases of cardiac arrest, time is everything. Community responders can save lives
Jan 20, 2020 09:01 am UTC| Health
Each year more than 24,000 Australians experience a sudden cardiac arrest. This means their heart unexpectedly stops beating. A cardiac arrest leads to loss of consciousness and will result in death if not recognised and...
I'm struggling to breathe with all the bushfire smoke – could I have undiagnosed asthma?
Jan 18, 2020 12:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
As bushfire smoke continues to pollute the air of large parts of Australias eastern states, some people have experienced throat irritation, coughing and breathing difficulties. Health authorities have also warned more...
Cancer treatment: study finds targeting nearby 'normal' cells could improve survival rates
Jan 18, 2020 11:55 am UTC| Health
Cancer of the immune system, called lymphoma or leukaemia, generally affects the entire bodys bone marrow and lymph nodes. Because these types of cancers are so widespread, surgery isnt useful, so patients are usually...
Why you need more Vitamin D in the winter
Jan 18, 2020 11:29 am UTC| Health
Winter is upon us and so is the risk of vitamin D deficiency and infections. Vitamin D, which is made in our skin following sunlight exposure and also found in oily fish (mackerel, tuna and sardines), mushrooms and...
Why we are hard-wired to worry, and what we can do to calm down
Jan 14, 2020 02:39 am UTC| Health
A new year brings both hopes and anxieties. We want things to be better for ourselves and the people we love, but worry that they wont be, and imagine some of the things that might stand in the way. More broadly, we might...
New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected
Jan 14, 2020 00:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
In many countries with a high HIV prevalence, at least 95% of children born to mothers living with HIV remain HIV-uninfected. This is due to the success of wide-scale provision of antiretroviral therapy to mothers with HIV...
Thinking of menopausal hormone therapy? Here's what you can expect from your GP
Jan 14, 2020 00:33 am UTC| Health
We have seen increasingly dramatic headlines over the years on the risks of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), also known as hormone replacement therapy. An alarming study in 2002, which found an apparent increased risk...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight