The fight against diabetes in Malaysia and Southeast Asia requires a multifaceted approach that addresses dietary habits, physical activity, and socio-economic factors.
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.
It’s argued that building research capacity helps clinicians to provide better care, and health outcomes, for their patients in rural and remote areas.
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.
Health status is more complex than just your address. At a population level, the biggest predictor of health status is the social determinants of health. We need to think outside the box to determine who needs care most, and how it can be delivered.
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.
Entrepreneurs are an engine of economic growth, but it can only move into top gear when there are more women involved.
As the situation evolves, the World Health Organisation expects still more cases of monkeypox will be identified as surveillance expands in non-endemic countries.
The four main contributors to poor mental health in older women include illness and disability, financial insecurity, maltreatment, and loss and grief.
A new study indicates methamphetamine smokers are likely to experience higher levels of depression and anxiety than the general population.
Jomo Kigotho knows from personal experience the devastating impacts of malaria. Now, the young scientist is part of a team that’s found a new weapon in the war against the disease-causing parasite.
The lack of investment in the development and deployment of decentralised diagnostic devices in Australia, most importantly a COVID-19 nucleic acid test, is a public policy failure.
A new trial aims to ensure all Australian women know what is available to assist them to prevent unwanted pregnancy.
We'll struggle to find a vaccine that works perfectly for people who need it most, despite what the headlines say is coming in 2021.
A study has exposed the yawning gaps in our society due to the removal of face-to-face interactions in schools, and the intense pressure on their leaders.
Many Indigenous children leaving state care face an unknown and difficult future, with little support after they exit the system.
Getting clean water to natural disaster areas can be difficult, but a simple water filtering device could circumvent the problem.
Sharman Stone has worked to advance the rights of women for more than 20 years, in Parliament and as Ambassador for Women and Girls, but her work isn't finished yet.
Friendships, marriages and business partnerships continue to be forged at Monash.
Monash's most recent cohort of Fulbright, Rhodes and Schwarzman scholars share their passions and plans for the future.
Safe and clean access to water and sanitation is still not a right afforded to everyone, even in Australia.
Brexit and the 'yellow vest' protests in Paris are symptoms of a growing discontent among people economically abandoned by globalisation.
A new framework focuses on the psychological needs and mental health of mothers so they can provide adequate care.
A collaboration with Oxfam is radically improving the lives of women in rural communities in Bangladesh through mobile phone technology.
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