Low awareness of the link between heat and eco-anxiety in Indonesia requires a more comprehensive strategy in the campaign.
Nitazenes can be up to 50 times stronger than fentanyl. They’re not yet common in Australia, so now’s the time to implement policies to reduce their harm and limit their uptake.
The federal government’s announcement of $3.5 million to fund a healthy masculinities project trial is promising, but lacks detail on precisely how the funds will be used, and what will inform the programs.
Given its remit and membership, the inquiry is unlikely to break new ground – and has met fierce opposition even before starting its work.
No one can say Australian sport is worse off without tobacco ads. We can protect a new generation of young sports fans from harm by following other nations’ leads and phasing out gambling ads.
Now that the TGA approved promising medicines, it’s important we get the rollout right to ensure those suffering have access to what could be an important ingredient in solving the mental health crisis.
Could the massive data we all generate when connecting to, and disconnecting from, the internet help researchers better-understand sleep?
Unclear and often mixed messages have contributed to public confusion that has arguably placed people’s health at risk.
The hidden costs of loneliness can devastate both individuals and society. Learn about its modern roots in a new episode of Monash University's podcast, 'What Happens Next?'.
It’s almost comically hypocritical to argue that the Therapeutic Goods Administration needs to ‘loosen up’ in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How do we enable people to make evidence-based, health and life-protecting choices in a pandemic?
A new study has found extreme cold weather increased the risk of death in Italy during the pandemic, and while Australian conditions are different, there are valuable lessons to be learned.
The platform can have toxic effects on some young people’s body image — particularly girls — but it is also presents an opportunity for parents to start important conversations about online lives.
Does it matter that NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has stopped having daily media briefings?
Heard the one about the Scottish physiotherapist wearing a vulva suit? It’s spawned an international collaboration examining the effectiveness of humour in serious health messaging.
We have the means, but how do you convince people to follow public health advice such as lockdowns?
Community pharmacies and pharmacists are important resources in Australia’s vaccine rollout, and right now they’re being under-utilised.
We need to fix our COVID-19 and vaccine rollout interpreting services – and translated information – so vulnerable pockets of our diverse population aren’t forgotten.
Before COVID-19 began causing sickness, pain and death, a much bigger health threat has been evolving, and desperately needs to be stopped.
A new study suggests that approaches to support effective communication with multicultural communities should be incorporated in government strategies from the beginning.
COVID-19 has proved that the homelessness problem is solvable, but will Australia make good on its human rights obligations once the pandemic has passed?
Multicultural leaders say it's vital to involve their communities in COVID-19 response strategies, tailor messaging to community values, and choose trusted messengers to deliver it.
Depicted as selfish and reckless, people in their 20s and 30s have been blamed for spreading COVID-19, but perpetuating negative stereotypes of a selfish generation is wrong and disingenuous.
Young adults talk about food as good and bad, but health professionals should move away from the focus on shame, guilt and fear around food and nutrition.
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