Health: Healthy gut bugs mean a healthier brain in midlife
According to US researchers, a healthy gut microbiome – the bacteria, fungi, and other tiny organisms that live in our guts – in middle age is linked to better [...]
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Around 1 in 6 Australians drank more alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic, but 1 in 6 drank less
According to Australian research around 1 in 6 Australians drank more alcohol during the COVID19 pandemic – but around 1 in 6 Aussies also drank less. One reason for [...]
Greens to introduce law: 14 days coronavirus leave for all affected workers
Amid the Covid-19 crisis and the subsequent community discussions around how vulnerable casual workers are in Australia, Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP said that when parliament [...]
ACTU calls for two weeks paid special leave for all workers
The ACTU Executive today has called on the Morrison government to provide a guarantee of two weeks paid leave for all workers, permanent, casual and contract, who are forced [...]
Antibiotic resistance is an even greater challenge in remote Indigenous communities
Asha Bowen, Telethon Kids Institute and Steven Tong, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Antibiotic-resistant infections already cause at least 700,000 [...]
New clinical care guidelines produced for transgender and gender diverse people (TGD)
New guidelines in Australia have been produced for transgender and gender diverse people (TGD) to receive better health care. The guidelines aim to help address a gap in [...]
Medical care in Aussie aged care facilities falling behind
THE uncoupling of health care from aged care is a worrying trend that “does not serve the rights of older people in residential care to equitable access to health care”, [...]
Words hurt…fat-shaming leads to people hating their own bodies
“…no human can tame the tongue. It is unruly and injurious…” James 3:8 “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me” How [...]
Health: New Study shows Australia’s mental health services lack the capability & capacity to respond to young people affected by trauma
A recent report has highlighted that Australian mental health services lack the capability and capacity to respond to the needs of young people affected by trauma. The [...]
USA: the battle begins – Obama, Pence Rally Lawmakers for Coming ObamaCare Fight
Ken Bredemeier – VOA NEWS U.S. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and Republican Vice President-elect Mike Pence rallied their political colleagues in Congress on [...]
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