Oct 30, 2018 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has promised to hold a royal commission into mental health if Labor wins the November state election. Last weeks announcement comes a couple of weeks after the federal government asked the...
Waiting for better care: why Australia’s hospitals and health care is failing
Oct 30, 2018 12:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
This week were exploring nine different policy areas across Australias states, as detailed in Grattan Institutes State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here. Australia has a good health system by...
We need answers to the thalidomide tragedy – to ensure drug safety today
Oct 28, 2018 13:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In 2015, after decades of fruitless lobbying, Canadian survivors of thalidomide finally received compensation from the federal government. The drug was a supposedly mild sleeping pill, a wonder drug that helped pregnant...
No safe suntan, but research suggests there may be a way to reduce 'old leathery' look
Oct 28, 2018 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Getting a tan may not depend on how much sun people get, but rather when they get it. This is the finding from a new international research project. The study, published in Molecular Cell, found that sun exposure every...
Being in nature is good for learning, here's how to get kids off screens and outside
Oct 28, 2018 12:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Contrary to the belief we Aussies are a nature-loving outdoor nation, research suggests were spending less and less time outdoors. This worrying trend is also becoming increasingly apparent in our educational...
Research Check: can you cut your cancer risk by eating organic?
Oct 28, 2018 12:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
A new study out this week has shoppers wondering whether its worth paying more for pesticide-free organic food. The research, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, found those who chose more organically grown foods over...
Heart attacks more frequent in colder weather
Oct 28, 2018 12:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Heart attacks happen more frequently in winter, a major Swedish study has confirmed. Published today in JAMA Cardiology the research found the incidence of heart attacks in a sample of more than one-quarter of a million...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects