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She Looks For Answers Among Perpetrators
PFAS in ski wax: Despite bans, these forever chemicals linger in wax rooms, study shows – so does their health risk
Large grant for research on how weight cycling affects cardiovascular health
Pain shouldn’t be judged with a lie detector test – here’s why
WHO invites manufacturers to submit medicines for prequalification to expand treatment for substance use disorders
Should climate change be declared a global health emergency?
KI researcher awarded major grant to tailor treatment for ovarian cancer
Women with kidney disease are being undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research
New AJGP issue examines why ‘less is more’ in modern medicine
What is ‘clean eating’ and how can it affect wellbeing?
What to know if you’ve been prescribed medicinal cannabis
Age 80, walking 80km: Baw Baw local Sydney Woods takes on Walk For Him to put prostate cancer on the map in his community
Priority Aged Care Support For Australians With MND
Independent Review of cohealth General Practice and related services
Supporting First Nations Mothers And Babies
Care That Makes Difference When It Matters Most
RACS Statement On Aotearoa New Zealand Budget 2026
Building Joy, Dignity and Community: Inside WA’s First Children’s Hospice
Kompozition Appoints Damien McLachlan as Field CTO – Defence, Bringing Three Decades of Defence Engineering Leadership
Cheaper Medicines For People Fighting Leukaemia And Migraines
Indigenous Literacy Foundation publish Geigi The Stubborn Boy, a Torres Strait Islander Creation Story for young readers
Australia-China network set to advance collaborative biomedical research
How flu overtook COVID as Australia’s deadliest respiratory virus
Alcohol delivery reforms showing signs of impact, but gaps remain
SA GPs call for patient-centred care as new abortion bill flagged
Triple Zero access failures and concern confirmed in further research
PATH-UTI evidence falls short of justifying broader pharmacy prescribing expansion
New study challenges link between arming police and officer shootings
ACEM survey reveals persistent pressures on our ED workforce
Violent rocket particles could reshape future spacecraft design
Breakthrough drug nearly doubles survival with advanced pancreatic cancer – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib overcame an ‘undruggable’ disease
Could a gut microbe help reduce weight regain after dieting? New study suggests it might
The hidden assumptions that leave nurses exposed to sexual harassment
Why researchers may be getting mental health inequalities wrong
FORTIFY launches to strengthen innovation protection in Europe’s health data space
Data centre boom risks 26% jump in power prices, more pollution: report
New WHO discussion paper sets out opportunities and risks of AI in evidence-informed health policy
Driving innovation in stroke care and sustainable clinical trials
Do your patients know the risks of unapproved medicinal cannabis products?
DoorDash Extends DashPass Offer with KFC Australia
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic show promise for more than weight loss. But what’s science vs hype?
Different products, same addiction: The evolution of Big Tobacco
Building trust in screening programs one conversation at a time 
Proposed NDIS changes risk leaving people with life-limiting illness without essential support
Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?
Gallant Law addresses Australia’s access to justice gap, operating across four states and regional communities
Delivering More Aged Care Beds In Perth And Hunter
ANMF minimum wage rise a ‘step in the right direction’ for low-paid care workers

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