Cost of living and housing strain mental health
Cost of living pressures, housing stress and growing concerns about technology are among the factors shaping mental health and wellbeing across Australia, according to...
Fertility drug dose linked to miscarriage risk, study finds
Higher cumulative doses of the widely used fertility drug clomiphene citrate may increase the risk of miscarriage and multiple pregnancies without improving the chances...
Study finds Barbie and Ken now closer to real body proportions
Barbie and Ken may still be fashion dolls, but a new Australian study suggests they now look far closer to real people than they...
AMA campaign argues Medicare funding is driving healthcare gaps
The Australian Medical Association has launched a campaign aimed at explaining why many patients face out-of-pocket healthcare costs, arguing that Medicare funding has not...
Social ties, not migration, shape women’s sexual health
Social and economic circumstances appear to have a stronger influence on women’s sexual dysfunction than whether they were born in Australia or overseas, according...
‘Mini brains’ spark fresh hope for reversing MS damage
Australian researchers are using laboratory-grown "mini brains" to investigate one of the biggest unanswered questions in multiple sclerosis research: how to repair the damage...
Assaults on Australian health care workers more than double over decade, AIHW data shows
Assault-related hospitalisations among Australian health care workers have more than doubled over the past decade, with new data highlighting growing concerns about safety in...
Australian vasectomy rates climb as cost of living influences family planning choices
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ustralian men are choosing vasectomies, with new research from the University of Adelaide pointing to a steady rise in permanent contraception alongside growing financial...
Trusted advice from doctors vital as AI fuels health misinformation: AMA
Australians are finding it harder than ever to distinguish reliable medical advice from misinformation as artificial intelligence and online content reshape the way people...
Holding Two Truths: Navigating Secondary Infertility and IVF in Australia
For many families across Australia, IVF offers hope where there was once uncertainty. Around one in 16 Australian babies are now born through assisted...