Australia’s professional sports players aren’t covered by the same injury rules as other workers – unlike in New Zealand.
Someone who is self-aware may be a better choice then your nearest and dearest when it comes to enacting your will and preferences as you age.
Recruiting people for clinical trials is a major challenge, and an obstacle to success, but there are strategies researchers can use to improve outcomes.
Many people in Victoria are opting to wear face shields instead of face masks. It's allowed – but are they as effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19?
Although a great deal of research is still required, it may one day be possible to identify and treat people suffering from CTE, or at risk of it.
A Monash research team studying head impacts at the elite level of Australian football says it's too soon to make a direct link between concussion in the sport and brain problems later in life.
The nature of Aussie rules means players risk injuries to their hands and wrists serious enough to send them to the emergency department.
Regulatory failure in gambling runs deep, and is a major political problem.
New research shows that, rather than single-force events, most ACL injuries are the result of continued-use damage that hasn’t repaired quickly enough.
Cyclists account for one in five hospitalisations for transport-related injures in Australia. And around 38 cyclists are killed each year.
By the time the aged care royal commission's recommendations lead to improvements in our nursing homes, four cohorts of residents will have died. Here's why.
Flexible road barriers are being rolled out on high-risk Victorian roads after research showed they eliminated up to 90 per cent of fatal and serious crashes.
It’s confronting work, but research into paediatric skeletal trauma will leave the courts better-informed when ruling on child abuse cases.
Major trauma and deaths from sports such as cycling are increasing sharply, causing a significant healthcare burden.
Combining sport and study can be a delicate balancing act, but it's reaping rewards, including medals, for many of our athletes.
If online advertising and news reports are to be believed, stem cell tourism is a thriving industry
Investigations of medical misconduct or false or misleading advertising are treated on a case-by-case basis after the patient, their family member or medical practitioner make a complaint to the TGA.
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