Obesity is a chronic health condition affecting nearly a third of Australians. As a risk factor for illness and death it’s second only to smoking. Holding excess weight has been linked to 30 diseases [...]
A new drug to treat Type 2 Diabetes has been approved by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration and is now available in Australian pharmacies. Australia now joins the US, the EU and Canada in offering [...]
For women, nonbinary people, and trans men, PCOS symptoms can be distressing, confusing, and painful – and, unfortunately, so can the healthcare meant to treat it. PCOS is a difficult condition to diagnose and [...]
For years, people taking testosterone replacement therapy were advised that it could be bad for their hearts and lead to troubled tickers down the road. However, a new study has found that older men [...]
No man is an island, but every human body is a multiverse containing hundreds of worlds and thousands of different species. This inner environment is known as the human microbiome. No guts, no glory [...]
No one could accuse doctors of phoning it in during the pandemic. But with the advent of telehealth, many did just that – and their patients loved it. Virtually essential Telehealth was already on [...]
At this point in history, who could say no to an extra few hours of sleep or a nice afternoon nap? However, if you’ve been feeling run down for months, tired without reason, exhausted [...]
Gail Risbridger Junior Scientist Award Winner Ben Lawrence When he’s not cheering on the Newcastle Jets or hanging out with his black labrador Mabel, Ben Lawrence is in the lab and kicking goals with [...]
In a world without microscopes, diseases were known by their observable symptoms. Unbeknownst to the Ancient Greek physicians who coined the term, the name ‘diabetes’ (meaning ‘a siphon passing water’) lumped together several conditions [...]
Osteoporosis is a silent disease where bones become weak and can break easily. It often goes undiagnosed because of the lack of obvious symptoms.... until a fracture occurs. To learn more about osteoporosis and [...]
