Latest Human Services News

Iowa State total external funding drops as federal research landscape evolves
From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention
Training gains momentum as senior nutrition workforce faces growing demand
Services Australia opens new Marrickville Service Centre
How cuts to CDC are dismantling its capacity to protect Americans’ health
Services Australia Geraldton Is On Move
Mornington Service Centre On Move
$1.2 million investment to tackle loneliness and strengthen men’s mental health
Community Mural Unveiled In Port Augusta
Professor Barney Glover To Head ATEC
Long COVID will cost the US an estimated $8 billion over just 3 years due to healthcare burden, managing symptoms and loss…
Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail – but funding cuts to VA and government programs are threatening their work
Appointment of New Australian Public Service Commissioner
Respected African Australian community leader receives RMIT honorary doctorate
GlassesSA sees the way forward to strengthened access to essential care across South Australia
Round 2 Of Julia Farr Disability Inclusion Grants Open
Up to $1 million in new grants to strengthen SA communities
New report calls for radical rethink of how Australian institutions support Lived Experience Leadership
Fastest-growing Victorian corridor warns of repeat service gaps as population set to triple
Trump’s Medicaid fraud crackdown may sound sensible, but it could harm Americans who require long-term care
Additional $2.8 million investment to provide further relief to South Australian families
Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades
Researchers Recognised In Premier’s Award
Cannabis legalization spurs innovation, but not always in ways that benefit patients or public health
What declining vaccination rates mean for your family – and what you can do
Federal judge temporarily blocks RFK Jr.’s vaccine agenda – an epidemiologist answers questions parents may have
What’s the equivalent of a wheelchair for a person with schizophrenia? How psychiatric rehabilitation brings community into care
Nutrition policy scholar Marion Nestle to speak March 19
NACC investigation into Robodebt reveals public service corruption, but it will take much more to fix the system
Hockey partnership a boost for students, India relationship
Hockey Partnership Boosts La Trobe Opportunities
Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty cause real harms, even if the money is later restored
Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment
FDA’s abrupt flip-flop on Moderna’s mRNA flu shot highlights growing risks to drug-makers of investing in vaccines
Nearly three quarters of US baby foods are ultra-processed, new study finds
Innovations in asthma care can improve the health of Detroiters living with this chronic disease
Empowering Women On Their Path To Employment
Life-saving Support Activated During Extreme Heat
‘Expertise’ shouldn’t be a bad word – expert consensus guides science and society
Women’s sport a winner in $11.7m MRFF grants
Women’s Sport Winner In $11.7m MRFF Grants
Parramatta Service Centre Site Change
RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record
Life Saving Phone Calls Activated For Extreme Heat
LNP continues breast removal and genital mutilation surgeries for gender-confused children
New year changes for child care, social security and health costs
RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long
Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes