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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
New Commissioner For Children And Young People
Safer in school? An extra year of compulsory schooling reduced child harm: study
Holiday changes to Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support services
Who makes your community shine? Nominate them for an SA Volunteering award
Stronger recognition for SA’s unpaid carers as Carers Bill passes Parliament
Mobile Clinic Brings Healthcare To Vulnerable Patients
Vice President Dick Cheney’s life followed the arc of the biggest breakthroughs in cardiovascular medicine
Centrepay is changing. These are the questions we’re being asked
Real Consequences For Serious Repeat Young Offenders
New grants of up to $100,000 to continue Julia Farr legacy
Former Hairdresser Uses Listening And Trust Skills In Youth Justice
How Government Shutdown Is Hitting Health Care System – And What Battle Over ACA Subsidies Means
Yamba Service Centre On Move
Inaccessible South Australian Access Taxis. Recent changes are impacting the lives of those living with disability in the Greater Adelaide region
Survivors struggle to access cancer rehabilitation, research finds
Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions
Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, our study of 2.5 million children shows
Record Number Of Women In New Ministry
Vaccine death and side effects database relies on unverified reports – and Trump officials and right-wing media are applying it out of context
New Commissioner for Children and Young People appointed
Detroit is the most challenging place in the country for people with asthma − here’s how to help kids in the Motor…
Kennedy hearing deepens crisis over dismantling of CDC leadership – health scholar explains why the agency’s ability to protect public health is compromised
Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children
How federal officials talk about health is shifting in troubling ways – and that change makes me worried for my autistic child
South Australia launches landmark disability inclusion plan
Services Australia Is On Move
Pediatricians’ association recommends COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers and some older children, breaking with CDC guidance
Two years on from Australia’s bold psychedelic experiment, here are our concerns
Multicultural Queensland Month spotlight: Senior PLO Hlawnching’s journey to build bridges through trust
RFK Jr.’s plans to overhaul ‘vaccine court’ system would face legal and scientific challenges
COVID-19 vaccines for kids are mired in uncertainty amid conflicting federal guidance