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Diamond Rehab Thailand/Pexels You’ve got the sniffles and your nose is running like a tap. The tissues feel like sandpaper. Many Australians reach for cold and flu tablets, expecting them to “clear the sinuses” and get them through a cold. They often promise fast relief. But the evidence is clear:...

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says Medicare is being “rorted” by up to A$3 billion a year, and that “a lot of this could be prevented” by requiring photo ID on Medicare cards. But where did this $3 billion figure come from? And would putting photos on Medicare cards really help claw back billions...

Drazen Zigic/Getty More children under five years old should be able to be vaccinated in pharmacies from January 2027 under a range of measures designed to boost vaccine coverage announced in this year’s federal budget. Other measures include funding to send families SMS reminders and targeted infor...

The jury is still out as to whether porn is addictive, from a scientific perspective. Pexels, Canva, The Conversation, CC BY-NC Porn is a topic we tend to avoid talking about – whether it be at school, work or around the dinner table. But in Australia, roughly three-quarters of men (76%) and more th...

Junior REIS/Unsplash You’ve forgotten a few appointments lately and you find yourself losing track of conversations. Close friends or family may have also noticed some changes in your memory or thinking. Becoming more forgetful and feeling slower in your thinking is normal in older age. But when the...

Olena Malik/Getty For decades, lung disease has been the most visible and life-threatening part of cystic fibrosis. People might picture chronic (long-term) cough, breathlessness, recurrent chest infections and oxygen therapy. But this only tells part of the story. Many people will be surprised to...

Getty Images By their eighth birthday, an estimated nine in ten New Zealand children will have experienced some form of serious adversity. They might have been neglected, grown up with family violence, lived through a separation, or coped with a parent’s mental illness or substance use problem. Outs...

Wikimedia Commons, Pexels, The Conversation, CC BY-NC When high-profile figures publicly discuss their prostate cancer, the public health impact can be immediate. The media coverage raises awareness. More men may seek information or medical advice. We’ve seen a recent example, with media personality...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and reduce lifelong disability for millions of children. A new WHO report, Strengthening capacity for newborn screening, diagnosis...