As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely-populated cities.
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.
What does the future hold for the millions of women left to work in Asia’s agriculture sector battling a climate in collapse?
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.
The beginning of the new school year begins today in Victoria, and for some families the date fills them with trepidation.
Snake envenomation remains a significant health challenge in the ASEAN region, but the development of a universal antivenom holds great promise in mitigating its impact.
COP28 will include the first dedicated “Health Day”. It’s due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis.
The number of hospital emergency department presentations has increased between 23% and 49% globally in the past decade, and care is the casualty.
Antibiotics have been around for less than a century. But as resistant bacteria become increasingly difficult to treat, we risk a greater number of deaths from infections.
A new report has found that electrifying the residential sector will result in cutting household energy costs, provide health benefits, and drive job creation.
A new five-year study aims to build a broad picture of illicit drug use in regional Victoria, to better-understand the gaps in local health service planning.
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.
Displaced youths face several barriers to accessing quality learning opportunities, exacerbated by distance, crowding, and limited capacity.
Working with young people is a crucial part of promoting sustainable food systems, and reducing food waste’s impact on the environment.
What began as a heart research project looking at ways to understand a potentially fatal but preventable disease has evolved from the biomedical into one more in keeping with an Indigenous perspective.
You can’t save the planet on your own. Take a deep breath, take some notes from these leading experts – and then take action.
Struggling with climate anxiety? You’re not alone. Experts unpack this unprecedented and growing mental health crisis.
Changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme have influenced the way doctors prescribe opioids, but is it for the better?
Monitoring the quality of healthcare by routinely collecting, analysing and sharing standardised health-related information.
Parents wanting to migrate to Australia to join their children face ludicrous delays, and if opting for a paid contributory visa, exorbitant fees.
Hotter, drier conditions associated with El Niño can be detrimental to our health. These tips may help.
A study details the activities older people can engage in that are most likely to help in the battle against dementia.
A new survey finds Australians care deeply about the environment, but many aren’t aware of the full extent of biodiversity loss.
Researchers are investigating the eventual fate and function of food-derived bacteria, and the role they play in shaping our gut health and microbiome.
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