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Huge health benefits by cutting back sugar in sugary drinks
More than 150,000 Australian deaths could be prevented if the energy content of sugary drinks was cut by around a […]
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Hidden causes of methamphetamine-related death
Significant increases in mortality rates between 2009 and 2015 indicate a major methamphetamine problem in Australia, National Drug and Alcohol Research […]
Tackling snakebite deaths
Improving treatment and reducing the death and injury toll from snakebites globally took a major step forward when the World […]
Sensors to monitor and treat concussion
University of Sydney researchers have developed an impact sensor being worn by players at Randwick Rugby Union Club to better […]
Golden staph a public health threat to children
The first major study of golden staph bloodstream infection in Australian children has found higher death rates if the right […]
The chewing gum test that could prevent blindness and save lives
Researchers from the University of Sydney’s Save Sight Institute have reported a simple ‘chewing gum’ test that could be the […]
Use of palliative care medicine services increasing with expenditure up by 80%
Over the past 5 years, Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) payments for all palliative medicine specialist services increased by almost 80%. […]
Family-focused therapy reduces complicated grief
Supporting families of patients with advanced cancer and assisting them in bereavement is an important clinical goal for oncology and mental […]
Science on the move for health
Medical researchers have confirmed that by taking an additional 3,500 steps and spending an extra 45 minutes on the move […]
Aspirin is safe for heart surgery patients
A worldwide study led by Monash University clinician-researchers shows that patients who take aspirin before heart surgery are at no […]
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