Primary Healthcare
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Gym break won't mean you 'lose it' when it comes to muscles HealthTimes - 04-02-2019
Neil Martin, Loughborough
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We have weaker bones than our hunter-gatherer ancestors - this is what you can do about it HealthTimes - 30-01-2019
Karen Hind, Durham
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According to health officials, three people are critical after festival overdoses AAP - 29-01-2019
New critical care teams stationed at Sydney music festivals may have stopped several people from dying or receiving serious injuries, health officials say.
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Several people have been hospitalised due to drug use at NSW festivals AAP - 28-01-2019
More than a dozen people have been hospitalised due to drug use at festivals in Sydney over the Australia Day long weekend. Several people
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The NSW government will employ more medics but no pill tests at festivals AAP - 23-01-2019
The NSW government will employ harm reduction measures at music festivals but stopped short of supporting pill testing. There'll be more
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Drug treatment experts will have a pill testing demo to NSW MPs AAP - 22-01-2019
Drug treatment experts behind a pill testing trial at a 2018 music festival in the ACT will demonstrate the service and testing equipment to interested NSW MPs.
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Major health insurers have slashed some benefits AAP - 11-01-2019
Major health insurers have slashed some benefits, in particular for natural therapies, in response to the government's reforms to simplify health insurance.
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Here's why doctors are backing pill testing at music festivals across Australia HealthTimes - 08-01-2019
Martyn Lloyd Jones, University
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Gene map offers osteoporosis hope HealthTimes - 08-01-2019
An atlas of genetic markers may hold the key to unlocking new treatments for osteoporosis, thanks to University of Queensland researchers. The team identified
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3 Things Teenagers Need to Know About Sleep HealthTimes - 19-12-2018
Many Australian teens and young adults underestimate the importance of sleep. “We’ll
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The relationship between posture, spatial awareness and health HealthTimes - 12-12-2018
Scientists have recently revealed important insights about posture and spatial awareness. These new discoveries add to our collective understanding of how posture can influence
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Home detox - supporting people to overcome alcohol addiction HealthTimes - 06-12-2018
Alcohol detox at home is an excellent option for most people with alcohol addiction, according to Sydney GP Dr Chris Davis in the December edition of Australian Prescriber.
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More Australians are downgrading or dumping their private health insurance due to rising premiums AAP - 27-11-2018
Higher private health insurance premiums appear to be forcing more people to either downgrade or dump their policies. More Australians are
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Task force proposed setting a minimum of six minutes for GP consultations AAP - 05-11-2018
GPs may be set a minimum of six minutes for a consultation, according to a proposal contained in a leaked report, but not everyone is in favour of such a move.
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Prime Minister Morrison rejects fresh asylum seeker calls AAP - 17-10-2018
A pediatrician who spent time treating patients on Nauru says he is amazed government policy is forcing ill children to remain in detention without proper care.
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Clinical trial of new treatment for common cold HealthTimes - 10-10-2018
The USC Clinical Trials Centre is launching a trial of a new nasal spray that aims to reduce the severity and duration of the common cold, which remains the most likely illness
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The UK government look at Australia to fill GP shortages AAP - 05-10-2018
The UK government is to offer Australian doctors a $34,000 incentive to relocate so it can address an alarming shortage of GPs. Britain's
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Victorian researchers have found a key "villain" in causing migraines AAP - 13-09-2018
Researchers at Monash University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences have found a key player in the initiation and pain of migraines. The team from the Monash
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Blood tests and diagnosing illness: what can blood tell us about what's happening in our body? HealthTimes - 10-09-2018
This week we’re running a series in collaboration with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service looking at blood: what it actually does, why we need
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