New insights on long COVID
With around 5% of COVID-19 patients estimated to develop long COVID, it remains a global health issue. To help doctors and the community, experts have launched […]
Key role in reducing health hazards
Do you know the role of environmental health officers (EHOs)? Along with disaster and pandemic preparedness, EHOs help keep water and restaurants clean to reduce disease […]
Buckle up: Gambling can be risky
Like driving a car, gamblers should always prepare for a rocky ride – even if they believe they don’t have a problem, Flinders University experts say. […]
Health costs spiral in Aboriginal communities
From sleeping rough in parklands to skipping medical appointments, the additional burden of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure is widening the healthcare gap for Aboriginal households in rural […]
AI driving a SMART future for public health
Australia’s first integrated public health and clinical data platform to help combat current and future healthcare challenges such as pandemics and natural disasters is being established […]
Health and housing link for resettlement
In high-income countries with expensive and tight housing markets affecting many people, resettlement for people from refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds is becoming increasingly difficult. To delve […]
Improving virtual EDs to keep people out of hospital
As emergency departments across Australia continue to struggle with overcrowding and ramping, alternative virtual EDs – where specialist emergency doctors provide urgent care consults with patients […]
Women carry burden of aged care
Women make up more than 60% of the older adult population in the Asia-Pacific, where the challenges associated with one of the fastest ageing population clusters […]
Counting cravings for coffee and soft drinks
Craving a glass of wine or a cold beer at the end of the day may not seem unusual but people can also experience cravings for […]