Medicine, Dentistry and Health

Health & Medicine

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How an app is growing social connections for people with disability and carers 

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

Health & Medicine

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Analysis

The German secret (and other tips) to keep your home healthy this winter

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

Politics & Society

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Research

What BMX teaches us about belonging (and not belonging)

Building community, confidence and resilience are integral for the psychosocial health of people with disability. And you can find them all in BMX

Politics & Society

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Opinion

Don’t let AI give your eulogy

From wedding vows to retirement speeches, AI is increasingly ghost writing our most intimate moments, and our brains seem to sense something is wrong

Politics & Society

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Opinion

When AI seems to know you better than you know yourself

AI is getting very good at remembering you. Your patterns, your preoccupations, maybe even your moods. That could be useful, but it may also be subtly reshaping how you see yourself

Health & Medicine

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Opinion

Why do Australian courts still distrust a proven trauma therapy?

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still influences how some abuse cases are prosecuted in Australia, leaving an evidence-based trauma therapy mired in outdated legal doubt

Health & Medicine

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Research

There's now an osteoarthritis AI chatbot backed by real research

Online information about osteoarthritis can be unclear, outdated and inconsistent.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

Health & Medicine

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Research

How gene-targeting technology is transforming STI diagnosis

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

Health & Medicine

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Analysis

Floods hit the disadvantaged hardest and drive them deeper into poverty

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

Health & Medicine

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Research

This virtual GP clinic is a safe place to get things wrong (so we can get them right)

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