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UN experts welcome WHO decision to add sunscreen to model lists of essential medicines
Could making tobacco cheaper actually cut down smoking rates? We asked 5 experts
Strategy To End HIV Transmission In South Australia
There’s a new outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Here’s what you need to know
Can You ‘microdose’ Exercise?
WHO released updated guideline on HIV service delivery
Cholera kills more people for second consecutive year, while prevention and treatment available
Meeting With Ministers To Stop Attacks On Healthcare
WHO announces the development of guidelines on multiplex testing
PolyU School of Nursing welcomes WHO Regional Director for Western Pacific to advance healthy ageing initiative
Study finds push to prescribe fewer antibiotics is working
WHO warns that tobacco use is linked to child stunting
Latest data suggests Australia is overcoming its sugar addiction
WHO updates list of essential medicines to include key cancer, diabetes treatments
Kennedy hearing deepens crisis over dismantling of CDC leadership – health scholar explains why the agency’s ability to protect public health is compromised
Fewer Australians Drinking Sweetened Beverages
Bridging global guidance and local action for maternal and newborn health
WHO hosts first online training on the Urban Health Capacity Assessment and Response Resource Kit
WHO releases new reports and estimates highlighting urgent gaps in mental health
UN High Level Meeting on NDCs offers rare window to tackle global chronic disease epidemic
CSIRO researchers discover new bat-borne virus: Salt Gully virus
Can meat really protect against cancer-related deaths, as a new study indicates?
Over a billion people living with mental health conditions – services require urgent scale-up
South Africa celebrates African Traditional Medicine Day with national commemoration
Australia Has Banned 3 ‘forever Chemicals’
UNSW To Lead Two New Centres Of Research Excellence
Support For Pacific Dengue Outbreak
‘We need to look after our grand-friends’: how childcare in aged care can help young and old
New research finds many infant food products make claims that don’t match the main ingredients
New online tool could revolutionise how high blood pressure is treated
Cigarette filters do nothing for smokers’ health and just create plastic pollution – they should be banned
1 in 4 people globally still lack access to safe drinking water – WHO, UNICEF
Common painkillers linked to antibiotic resistance
Australia has banned 3 ‘forever chemicals’ – but Europe wants to ban all 14,000. This precautionary approach makes clear sense
Long COVID is more than fatigue. Our new study suggests its impact is similar to a stroke or Parkinson’s
Famine Confirmed For First Time In Gaza
WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers from increasing heat stress
Human vaccination focus of Rift Valley Fever research
The George Institute redesignated as official WHO Collaborating Centre on Population Salt Reduction
Is wireless tech safe? Here’s what Australia’s radiation experts say
New report demonstrates that corporal punishment harms children’s health
New video highlights the critical role of evaluation at WHO
‘Theories of change can anchor our collective efforts and trigger real change in people’s lives’
Executive Board approves revised WHO Evaluation Policy (2025)
Ensuring vital mental health and psychosocial support reaches people in need
Steering Committee established for second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
World Patient Day 2025: explore free courses to enhance newborn and child health
WHO releases new Target Product Profiles for tuberculosis screening tests