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Please don’t tape your mouth at night, whatever TikTok says

A new review looks at the safety and effectiveness of mouth taping during sleep for conditions such as sleep apnoea. The news isn’t so good.

Medicine and health

Ectopic pregnancy: Understanding the physical, emotional and clinical burden

A global review examining ectopic pregnancy through clinical insight and lived experience highlights diagnosis, treatment, emotional recovery, and the need for patient-centred, equitable care.

Medicine and health

This six-point plan to ease Australia’s gambling problems

The Albanese government now has the political capital to tackle Australia’s massive gambling problem – if it wants to.

Medicine and health

Racism: Unmasking the casual violence of microaggressions

Racial microaggressions are often dismissed as jokes or misunderstandings, but these everyday slights accumulate, impacting mental health and sense of belonging.

Education

Is medicinal cannabis for chronic pain effective?

One in five people experience chronic pain. Here’s how likely you are to find relief with medicinal cannabis.

Medicine and health

Comet, rocket, space junk or meteor?

There are tell-tale clues to help you work out what just blazed overhead.

Science

Whatever happened to Barbie’s feet?

Barbie has evolved over time. But a new study shows she isn’t ready to ditch the high heels just yet.

Medicine and health

How video games can unlock euphoria for transgender players

Thoughtful video game design offers more than an escape for many trans players. It can also help create pathways to joy, identity affirmation and inclusion.

Technology

Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third

A new study has found improving cleaning practices in hospital could not only significantly benefit patients, but also improve cost-efficiency.

Medicine and health

Can Sussan Ley heal the Liberal Party?

Her leadership win marks a turning point — but overcoming the party’s toxic legacy with women will be her hardest battle.

Politics and society

Empowering children of incarcerated parents

Children of incarcerated parents face unique challenges, often feeling abandoned and misunderstood. A new study highlights their voices, calling for better support and understanding.

Politics and society

Nursing people, and communities, to better health

When nurses are supported and empowered, they strengthen economies, enhance health systems, and contribute to better outcomes for communities around the world.

Medicine and health

Science is rewriting the Duchenne muscular dystrophy lifespan

What was once a childhood disease, DMD is now changing, with a new population of adults emerging as life expectancy increases, and care needs to evolve with it.

Medicine and health

Labor has promised to cut student debt, but some will have to wait

If you’re among the three million Australians with a HECS-HELP debt, it’s about to be cut by 20%, with no repayments until you earn $67,000. But there is one downside.

Politics and society

Australian federal election: The wash up

With the dust now settling on the election result, we examine where the election was won and lost, and what this means for Australian politics over the next three years.

Politics and society

The climate opportunities awaiting the next parliament

In its previous term, Labor laid the groundwork for stronger climate action. Now, in an expanded majority government, it has the chance to capitalise.

Environment

How heat speeds up the ageing process

Sustained heat takes it out of you, quite literally. Researchers have found heat accelerates ageing by changing how our bodies switch genes off and on.

Medicine and health

Pokies: Taming this gambling gorilla

Pokies are responsible for more than half of gambling problems in Australia. So why do politicians resist reform?

Politics and society

Reducing weight stigma in maternity care

Two-thirds of reproductive-aged women face weight stigma in healthcare. A new resource aims to challenge and reduce this discrimination.

Medicine and health

Fixing Australia’s housing crisis

Remember the housing crisis dominating the 2022 election? Three years on, the conversation feels frustratingly familiar, but there is a path forward.

Architecture

Digging deep: Australia’s critical minerals play

The Australian Labor Party's proposed A$1.2 billion strategic reserve of critical minerals aims to secure supply chains, counter China's market dominance, and support domestic production.

Engineering