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Genetics, not pregnancy weight, key factor in childhood BMI
Curtin researchers secure funding to tackle youth health outcomes in WA
Speech from Dan Repacholi MP, Men’s Health Week Breakfast – 18 June 2026
Taste and smell genes could help explain how diet influences disease risk
Simple eating window can rival dietitian advice in pre-diabetes study
Advancing early phase clinical research through collaboration 
It’s time for blokes to put their health first this men’s health week
Discount on Grow It Local subscription for Cessnock LGA residents
Roundtable brings preventive health reform agenda to Parliament House
NSW Government Announces Preventative Health Summit
Tiny wearable sensor aims to improve heart health monitoring from patients’ own home
Elecoglipron, an oral small molecule GLP-1 RA, moves to Phase III programme and unlocks next chapter in AstraZeneca’s cardiometabolic and kidney portfolio
How mechanical stress can accelerate bone destruction in periodontitis
Children need protection from harmful junk food marketing: report
Americans agree: Ultraprocessed foods pose major health hazard
Feeling hungrier after weight loss doesn’t always mean eating more
Southern Cross University and KLE Academy launch joint research hub in India
Ageing isn’t inevitable decline. It’s a system failure we can afford to fix but choose not to
Woolworths plant-based products: Doctors For Nutrition offers support to lead on healthier, more sustainable food choices
The injury crisis women’s sport and women in general can’t ignore, says AFLW star Abbey Holmes
Dietitians welcome in-principle support for expanded Medicare access
Women Deliver 2026: Connecting Climate, Chronic Disease and Gender Equality
Study finds dementia risk factors could depend on which country you live in
GPs tell Tasmanian MPs they’re ready to help as they give state’s health system a checkup
Health bodies unite to expose big tobacco’s push for tax cuts that would reverse 25 years of progress
PolyU announces recipients of Young Innovative Researcher Award 2026, honouring six rising scholars for high-impact, interdisciplinary research
Study highlights high rates of malnutrition in remote hospital setting
AMA President’s update: Budget wins and missed opportunities
Alcohol Ad Rules Failing Australians, AMA Warns
Oral GLP-1 medication helps patients maintain weight loss
Urgent care clinics, medicines and vaccines: what the budget means for Australians’ health
Rapid health tests linked to better understanding and confidence in managing chronic diseases
PolyU showcases startup incubation and knowledge transfer excellence at Asia Summit on Global Health, advancing Hong Kong’s development into international health and…
Health reform remains unfinished business
The 678 day wait for Albanese Government’s diabetes response is over, but it’s no sugar hit
Older Australians among biggest Budget losers as health insurance rebate cut hits seniors
Patients and GPs to benefit from record investment in general practice research
Five reasons to add peas into your diet
Nutrition-related chronic disease is costing Australia billions – the Budget must respond
Urgent Care Clinic funding boost must pave way for smarter health care
How Britain’s housing crisis contributes to its declining healthy life expectancy
Medicare is failing the bush: Nursing and midwifery bodies demand urgent action
$2.46m NHMRC grant boosts national program helping Indigenous mums quit smoking
Sugary drinks tax to tackle Australia’s worsening obesity crisis
Blame games distract from what’s really impacting costs for patients
Blame games distract from what’s really hitting patients
AMA Medicare Gaps Poster
Sugar tax needed to tackle Australia’s worsening obesity crisis