The fight against diabetes in Malaysia and Southeast Asia requires a multifaceted approach that addresses dietary habits, physical activity, and socio-economic factors.
A team of scientists has developed an imaging technique to earlier detect abnormal collagen deposits in the heart, which causes a condition known as diffuse cardiac fibrosis.
Improved hospital cleaning practices can dramatically combat the incidence of healthcare-associated infections, with a new trial showing a 35% reduction.
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.
Ransomware has become a rising threat within government, business and academic circles, but there are ways to protect against it.
Some women who use drugs like Ozempic have reported unexpected pregnancies. What’s going on?
Efficient recording of risk factors in electronic medical records can help general practitioners identify and provide preconception care to women who may most benefit from it.
Sleep gadgets have become ubiquitous, but getting the information you need from them is more straightforward than you might think.
The world’s most advanced artificial heart, including a pipeline of transformative, next-generation cardiac technologies, are set to be developed and commercialised by a Monash University-led consortium.
Government reforms are fighting the tactics that have fed a cultural acceptability of vaping, and a mistaken belief it has insignificant health risks.
Months of painstaking negotiations, mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar, have led to a new package deal that the two sides are now weighing up.
A recent study from Sweden found people with a history of chronic stress or depression had a heightened risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
When Monash’s Associate Professor Jun Yang started investigating a little-known but sometimes fatal condition, she could never have imagined the very personal way it would enter her life.
The number of hospital emergency department presentations has increased between 23% and 49% globally in the past decade, and care is the casualty.
There’s a lot we don't see when Hollywood actors undertake dramatic body transformations, and many risks involved, including potentially long-term physical and mental health consequences.
Cardio-oncology services will provide much-needed access to heart healthcare for people with, or who have survived, cancer, and focus on the prevention of heart disease.
The Victorian Heart Hospital, which opened in February, brings researchers to where the patients are, and already there’s a real buzz about the place.
For Dr Anton Isaacs, initial thoughts of surgery specialisation turned into a 20-year journey that’s taken him into the heart of vulnerable communities in Australia and India.
A new study underlines the importance of preventing weight gain versus weight reduction, and the interconnectedness of joint health and heart health.
Last week on Monash University's "What Happens Next?" podcast, our guest experts served up some unappetising truths about weight loss. In today’s episode, host Dr Susan Carland continues the conversation by asking the things you’ve always wanted to know about weight but have been too afraid to ask.
There’s no one “thing” we can blame for causing dementia, and why it’s so hard to find that silver bullet to stop it – particularly at older ages.
Could psychedelic drugs provide the next big breakthrough in psychiatry? This episode of the ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast considers the regulatory, cultural and scientific aspects of psychedelic treatment for mental illness – and how innovation in this area could improve the lives of millions of people.
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.
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