Pandemic demands preventative shift
COVID-19 has exacerbated weaknesses in Australia’s mental health systems, with waiting times soaring to beyond six months in many states, and continuing unemployment combined with diminishing […]
Pandemic disrupts baby sleep patterns
The onset of COVID-19 disrupted day-to-day routines for millions of families around the world, with the stress and changes in routines caused by home confinement temporarily […]
Lifting the veil on forced marriage
Forced marriage and slavery-like practices are going unchecked in South Australia, as social services, school teachers, nurses, doctors and other frontline workers do not recognise this […]
Virus tests support masks against COVID-19
Testing of commonly available fabric masks has found they significantly reduce the number of aerosolised viruses a wearer could be exposed to. The Flinders University study, […]
Fast-tracking research for COVID-19 patients
As the world waits anxiously for a vaccine to fight COVID-19, 30 former COVID-19 positive patients have gifted their blood to Flinders researchers in a bid […]
Media’s pivotal powers during pandemic
Can we trust the media for COVID-19 updates? The mass media’s coverage of the pandemic health crisis carries an important responsibility to offer balanced messaging about […]
Telehealth cuts see services withdrawn to vulnerable Australians
Cut-backs to telehealth services last week have seen countless Australians who are bedridden or housebound again become invisible in the eyes of our health system, highlighting […]
Women’s burden increases in COVID-19 era
The triple burden endured by women – in productive, reproductive and community roles – has been exposed and intensified due to COVID-19-enforced lockdown and quarantine restrictions. […]
Language reveals children’s pandemic perspective
Data from Oxford University Press in partnership with Storyathon, the largest story-writing event in Australia, has revealed the influence of COVID-19 on children’s vocabulary, interests and […]