Dating apps and body image risks
Dating apps have become the go-to for starting a romance but new research reveals they may harm Australian’s body image, mental health and overall wellbeing, as […]
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 […]
Tackling ‘lookism’ in hospitality hiring
First impressions count but hospitality-tourism workplace experts warn that ‘looks’ should not be the main consideration when recruiting for face-to-face consumer jobs. As the busy social […]
Parents surveyed on underage drinking
New research led by Flinders University is expanding the understanding of parents’ attitudes towards supplying alcohol to their underage children. Published in the Health Promotion International […]
$10m to drive Ideas for improved health outcomes
Research creating surgical mesh resistant to dangerous infections, treating tinnitus, and understanding the impacts of sleep apnoea have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council […]
Flinders University drives Territory’s medical workforce with local graduates
Flinders University continues to deliver the medical workforce that the Territory so desperately needs, with over 60 per cent of our NT graduates staying to serve […]
The economic case for lung cancer screening
A study by Flinders University, working with colleagues in The Netherlands, has shown that a national lung cancer screening program could significantly reduce lung cancer deaths. […]
Flinders professor awarded for alcohol harm minimisation in the NT
Flinders University’s Professor James Smith has become the first-ever researcher from the Northern Territory (NT) to receive a prestigious Research Action Award from the Sax Institute. […]
Aged care nursing in the digital future
Digital technology can better assist nurses to manage end of life care in residential aged care facilities but ensuring its impact requires better tools, training, and […]