Health & Medicine

A new Australian platform – co-designed by people with disability and carers – is helping build connections through physical activity

A flowing river for arteries, a bare boab tree for depression. A project in the Kimberley shows how listening before we speak can improve health outcomes for Aboriginal people

When we seal our homes to keep heat in, we also capture moisture and allergens, affecting the air we breathe. Here’s a few simple ways to fix it

A court ruling from the 1990s still influences how some abuse cases are prosecuted in Australia, leaving an evidence-based trauma therapy mired in outdated legal doubt

The COVID-19 pandemic uncovered glaring gaps in healthcare for older people. Now, with an increasingly older population, Australia needs to come to terms with its ageism

Online information about osteoarthritis can be unclear, outdated and inconsistent. So researchers built a free, evidence-based chatbot to cut through the noise

A portable device built on CRISPR technology can now detect multiple STIs, including syphilis, from a single sample in under an hour

Significant overlap between social disadvantage and flood risk highlights the need for urgent investment in risk reduction, preparedness, and recovery

A new simulation lab is enabling researchers to test computer-based tools, including early cancer alerts for GPs, before they reach the clinic