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Electrical signals in the dying brain | A positive film about palliative care | New government system to assess trials
Bringing clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.
2 years, 11 months ago
Medication searches and obesity correlations | Diabetes and exercise benefits | Peripheral artery disease and women
A recent study has looked at correlations between rates of (Australian) population obesity and searching online for anti-obesity and diabetes drugs—s…
2 years, 11 months ago
Could the shingles vaccine lower dementia risk? And ADHD clinics cashing in on demand
A new kind of ADHD clinic is cashing in on surging demand for diagnoses — and promising salaries of more than $900,000 to recruit psychiatrists.
2 years, 11 months ago
Warnings about artificial sweeteners | ultra-processed foods and depression | strategies to reduce medical waste
The World Health Organisation has advised against artificial sweeteners for weight loss because they offer no long-term benefits.
Australian research …
2 years, 11 months ago
Gene therapy approval advances for Duchenne MD | Psychotherapy for depression in pregnancy | Child neglect links to poor health later | Protection against eye injury
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have voted that when they meet formally at the end of May, approval goes forward for a treatment for Duch…
2 years, 11 months ago
Health bots give good empathy but how about medical advice? | hormonal contraception and depression risk | new lung cancer screening program
When given the choice between a ChatGPT bot or a real doctor, a panel of health care professionals found the bot's responses were both more empatheti…
3 years ago
Normalising menopause | Prostate cancer treatment | Life after an organ transplant | New requirements for cosmetic procedures
Bringing clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.
3 years ago
A virtual assistant fluent in sign language | Biodiversity loss and human health | Quitting vaping | RSV vaccine
Bringing clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.
3 years ago
Where Australia stands on drug decriminalisation
Drug use has been increasing, whether it be cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, hallucinogens or ketamine. That includes recreational use and substance abuse…
3 years ago
'Life and potential death': Being diagnosed with cancer while pregnant
The shock of a cancer diagnosis is familiar for far too many people.
But when Na'ama Carlin was diagnosed with breast cancer, her health wasn't the on…
3 years, 1 month ago