Help needed for life-saving mission in PNG
The violent earthquake that rocked Papua New Guinea in early 2018 – causing devastating mud slides that trapped many communities in remote mountain areas – highlights […]
College of Medicine and Public Health
New study links child’s health to delivery style
For the first time, a team of leading international researchers have found significant links between medical interventions used in the birthing process, such as caesarean section […]
SA country health to improve with more training
A new Regional Training Hub will enable Flinders Rural Health SA to work closely with stakeholders in the Limestone Coast and Riverland regions to instigate and […]
Obesity trigger identified within the human gut
The key chemical for happiness and sadness, serotonin, is also a force in our body’s weight gain and calorie control, and scientists say more research could […]
What to do with an unexpected arrival
Four in 1000 births in Australia are unplanned out-of-hospital deliveries – or Born Before Arrival (BBA) births. They occur when mothers intend to give birth at […]
Housing barriers are harming refugee health
Many new arrivals to Australia find securing a house difficult and have ongoing problems with their housing once they do, Flinders University researchers say. Housing issues […]
MOOC tackles tricky topics
Dying2Learn is proving a popular new resource to help lift the shroud of concern and social stigma about the inevitable subject of death and dying. Developed […]
New chapter of Indigenous history told through food
The undocumented colonial history of Indigenous food on Cape York Peninsula in north Queensland is about to unfold under a new, three-year study led by Flinders […]
Low ranking for student behaviour model
Behaviour management in schools is fundamentally flawed, says Dr David Armstrong, a Flinders University expert in education psychology and learning difficulties. In a recent paper, Dr […]