Health
Medicine to prevent bone loss may help lower risk of ovarian cancer
A study of tens of thousands of women suggests a common bone density drug could lower the risk of ovarian cancer.
- by Stuart Layt
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Qld’s free flu jabs a shot in the arm for coverage, but more needs to be done
Immunisation levels have jumped in just a few weeks, but experts say they need to increase before the free vaccination program ends in two weeks.
- by Stuart Layt
Healthcare workers to receive $883m in incentives to work in remote areas
The four-year funding commitment in next week’s state budget will be targeted at filling critical and “hard to fill” roles with packages of up to $10,000 per worker per year of service in the bush.
- by Lucy Cormack
What’s with all the fuss about nose breathing?
The trend of taping your mouth during sleep to force yourself to breathe nasally is gaining traction. But just how worthwhile is this?
- by Paula Goodyer
‘No large negative effects from drinking coffee while pregnant’: research
A major genetic analysis of thousands of women has found caffeine does not raise the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth in any dose.
- by Stuart Layt
Older Australians encouraged to give blood as supplies dwindle
Experts are urging older Australians to help make up a shortfall of blood donations, even though in the past they’ve been less likely to become donors if they weren’t already.
- by Stuart Layt
New medical alliance to target Indigenous health gap in city areas
A new Indigenous health alliance featuring UQ, Metro North HHS and community organisations, aims to close the gap for Indigenous people living in metro regions.
- by Stuart Layt
New research confirms some melanomas may be harmless - but which ones?
The research backs up previous findings that cancer screening programs are saving lives, but are also causing some people to receive invasive treatments they do not need.
- by Stuart Layt
Schoolgirls to get ‘pep talk’ on how to spot signs of endometriosis
Students in Victorian state secondary schools will be taught to spot the early warning signs of endometriosis and how to seek help for it.
- by Adam Carey
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Coronavirus pandemic
Pandemic response shrinks as COVID-19 pressure builds
The Victorian government is dismantling its central pandemic bureaucracy at the same time the health system confronts a deadly surge of COVID-19 and influenza inflections.
- by Chip Le Grand
Qld doctors watching for monkeypox but no vaccination push
Queensland health authorities will not push for vaccinations but are keeping a careful watch after a man with monkeypox visited the state recently.
- by Stuart Layt