Heat on High Alert: Paramedics urge extreme caution
As Victorians brace for back-to-back days of extreme heat, Ambulance Victoria has urged the public to take precautions to avoid serious heat-related illnesses and...
Why women start the year exhausted
Every January, I hear the same quiet question from women around me.“Why do I feel so tired, even after the holidays?”
As an Indian woman,...
When lingering trauma may signal PTSD and when to seek help
Feeling unsettled, anxious or on edge after a traumatic event is common, and for most people those reactions ease with time. A leading PTSD...
Melbourne’s Vasudeva Kriya Yoga wins India PM’s Yoga Award
Melbourne-based organisation, Vasudeva Kriya Yoga, has been recognised on the global stage after being named among the recipients of India’s Prime Minister’s Yoga Awards.
The...
No GP? No Problem: What your chemist can treat now
victorians can now have more everyday health conditions treated directly at their local pharmacy, making care faster, easier and free.
The Chemist Care Now program...
Common medicines tested to treat deadly salmon disease
An international team of researchers is testing whether common anti-inflammatory drugs could offer a better way to treat gill disease in farmed Atlantic salmon,...
Inside Australia’s push for vaccine self-sufficiency
Australia’s domestic vaccine capacity has taken a clear step forward with the opening of a major new cell-based vaccine manufacturing facility in Victoria. The...
Australia’s growing mental health crisis
Mental health has become one of the most urgent issues facing Australia, touching millions of lives across cities, suburbs, and rural towns. What once...
Record hospital bills show scale of high claims in 2024
Health insurers paid $9.4 billion for hospital treatments costing more than $10,000 last year, with new data showing that half of all hospital benefits...
Virtual Autism and the rise of the electronic nanny
Children in Indian and South Asian households grow up surrounded by warmth, family activity and community life. In recent years, however, a new presence...