The world has talked at great lengths about how climate change is an environmental crisis. But what about the human health effects that come from it?
Research shows an improved chance of surviving ICU when patients are cared for in units with more than 75% qualified ICU nursing staff, but there’s a desperate shortage of them.
Influenza vaccines are recommended annually, but there’s now an increasing number of different vaccine types. Here’s what to know about this year’s shots.
The TGA has just approved a vaccine against RSV for Australians over 60. Here’s where protection is up to for the youngest children, who are also at risk from the virus.
The number of hospital emergency department presentations has increased between 23% and 49% globally in the past decade, and care is the casualty.
Hotter, drier conditions associated with El Niño can be detrimental to our health. These tips may help.
An interdisciplinary “One Health” approach and strong decision-making are our best defences against the next zoonotic-disease outbreak.
New research shows the ongoing effects from critical illness with COVID-19 can be long and serious.
The new variant of interest, detected in 42 countries, possesses a “constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape”.
Scientists are well-advanced in mapping the way forward to develop and repurpose medicines for respiratory virus patients in the post-COVID era.
COVID-19 has highlighted what's possible when the collective will exists to mobilise attention and healthcare resources – something the slow emergence of chronic disease could not.
There's deep concern for the impact a second or third COVID-19 wave could have on Indigenous Australians.
How likely is it that we'll have a relatively quick fix for COVID-19, and what are the hurdles?
Mechanical ventilation is saving lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it can also harm the lungs.
... among other things lung damage, pneumonia and multi-organ failure, or sepsis.
Coronavirus infections are growing and crossing geographic borders, but what are they, and should we be worried?
Melbourne is again blanketed in smoke from bushfires, but the health implications from it may not be known for years.
A new report says policymakers need to address the impact of environmental changes on health in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
A pregnancy hormone may provide the first effective treatment in combating the silicosis epidemic.
There are no approved treatments or cures, and more research is urgently needed for the debilitating illness.
Two free flu vaccines will improve protection for older people, but like those already available, they're not perfect.
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