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.
Getting enough quality sleep is important for good health and wellbeing, but sleep problems plague many people with diabetes.
Medical faculties globally have been slow to recognise the training needs of the next generation of doctors regarding the health consequences of a heating planet.
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.
A major international study international study has shown that brighter days and darker nights are fundamental for mental health.
As we wait for global leaders to convene and chart the future course for the world’s population of eight billion, we can take proactive steps to protect health from climate change through multifaceted and sustained efforts that transcend the confines of net zero.
Monitoring the quality of healthcare by routinely collecting, analysing and sharing standardised health-related information.
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.
Can genetically-modified cell therapies correct the immune system’s mistaken attack of healthy cells and tissues?
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.
A class of drugs developed to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity is in short supply, sparking debate about who should be prioritised for access.
As Alzheimer’s cases grow, scientists have been deep in debate over its causes. Now, with treatments are on the horizon, the new race is to ready the health system.
Reports of a diabetes “tsunami” are hiding a key part of the picture. There’s a good reason the numbers are increasing.
About 10% of Australian women experience early menopause before the age of 45, yet it's an aspect of women's health to which state and federal governments pay little more than lip service.
It’s hoped new research will raise awareness among reproductive-aged women and men of the importance of optimal health during the preconception period.
The country ranks fifth in the Western Pacific, with 4.4 million adults diagnosed with diabetes in 2021, but there’s a way forward to combat the disease.
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.
Indigenous babies are still being removed from their parents and placed into out-of-home care at alarmingly high rates. A new alliance is hoping to change that.
Can eHealth lifestyle programs help address the rising childhood obesity epidemic?
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.
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?
Human-centred design approaches can help solve some of our most pressing health challenges.
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