The Victorian government’s decision to reject a second Melbourne injecting room earlier this year provoked a polarised public debate, but one voice was largely missing in the media coverage.
In the season nine premiere of Monash’s podcast, learn how AI, deepfakes and humanoid robots are transforming human interaction and our perception of reality.
Researchers have identified stark differences between adolescent males and females during the height of the pandemic restrictions.
The automated vehicle “trolley problem” shows where self-driving technology can fail. But there could be upsides to coding human values into these machines.
The number of hospital emergency department presentations has increased between 23% and 49% globally in the past decade, and care is the casualty.
If implemented, the recommendations of Australia’s online gambling inquiry will advance regulation by several orders of magnitude.
Colloquialisms such as barbie and smoko are like accents – part of the glue that brings together Australian English speakers.
Paramedicine has a well-established research presence, but still lacks the imprimatur of a formalised role for those wanting to pursue field work and research.
There are many innovations that can bridge the gap for better support and care for older Australians in their home.
Hospitals are struggling, with ambulances ramping outside emergency departments, and patients facing long waits for care. But doing more of the same won’t fix the problem.
The pandemic stretched our healthcare system to breaking point, but it also proved how new and positive models of screening and care can quickly be created in adversity.
This season of Monash University’s 'What Happens Next?' podcast kicks off with a conversation about weight loss. What does science really have to say about it? Should we change how we think about – and therefore talk about – diet, exercise and wellness?
New research shows the ongoing effects from critical illness with COVID-19 can be long and serious.
Researchers are exploring the medical frontier of psychedelics, and their use in facilitating psychotherapy for common mental illnesses.
A lot has changed in COVID treatment since the pandemic began. Here are the treatments you can expect — from being diagnosed, to going to hospital, and for those who need to be cared for in ICU.
If humans are programming artificial intelligence, are we stuck with the human biases that inadvertently work their way into AI systems?
Dr Erica Tandori, a legally blind artist, is working with biomedical researchers to scale up microscopic life and place it, literally, into people’s hands.
How has COVID-19 accelerated technological change, innovation and advancement in digital healthcare?
A new program is designed to give people the knowledge and confidence to help someone having a sudden cardiac arrest.
There's growing evidence that an escape from underlying physical or emotional pain is a common driver of many opioid overdoses.
Most people diagnosed with COVID-19 can manage their illness at home, but some patients deteriorate after about five days. Fortunately, Australian doctors have up-to-the-minute treatment guidelines.
Melbourne is set to get its second safe injecting facility, but objections to them continue to overshadow the enormous public health gains made.
New rules aim to curb opioid-related deaths in Australia. These changes are a step in the right direction, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended consequences.
Maintaining or expanding addiction services is vital if we’re to avert a syndemic of opioid overdoses and COVID-19.
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