Health & Wellbeing

From personalised health to public policy: the latest in medical and wellbeing research and innovation.

17 July 2019 – Aged Care, Nursing, Pressure Wounds, Ulcers, Wounds
Wounds need more than time to heal
Wounds, especially chronic ones, must be assessed early; particularly when people are in aged care, to prevent bed sores, says a University of Melbourne expert.
14 July 2019 – Antibiotics, Antimicrobial resistance, Bacteria, General Practice, Superbugs
Stronger action to curb overuse of antibiotics
A crack down in Australia on repeat prescriptions is just one of a range of moves needed to curb the overuse of antibiotics say University of Melbourne experts
Podcast10 July 2019 – Brain, Immune, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroscience, STEM
Investigating the brain’s insulation
Following his uncle’s brain injury, University of Melbourne neuroscientist Dr David Gonsalvez now researches the way brain cells function in diseases like MS.
7 July 2019 – Australian Indigenous History, Indigenous, Indigenous Relations, NAIDOC Week 2019, Racism
Voice. Treaty. Truth.
Indigenous relations in Australia have come a long way, but in NAIDOC Week 2019 a University of Melbourne expert says there is still an uncomfortable way to go.
1 July 2019 – Freud, Marx, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Social Science
Is Freud’s legacy fading?
Despite reports of the death of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud’s ideas are alive and well in some parts of the world reports a University of Melbourne study.
19 June 2019 – Ageing, Death, Hospitals, Life, Palliative Care
Where we die matters, so let’s talk
University of Melbourne research highlights the importance of discussions about place of care and place of death for terminally ill patients and their families.
13 June 2019 – Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Detention, Prison, Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory
Too young for Facebook, old enough for prison?
You can’t sign up to Facebook until age 13, but in Australia you can face a criminal offence at age 10; University of Melbourne experts say that needs to change
12 June 2019 – Antivenom, Snake Bite, Snakes, Spider Bites, Venom
Venomous bites: Getting treatment right
University of Melbourne researchers are surveying emergency doctors to identify best practice guidelines for treating venomous snake and spider bites.
12 June 2019 – Child Health, Child Psychology, Children, Healthcare, Mental Health
Australian children with mental disorders aren’t getting help
New University of Melbourne research finds that the majority of Australian children with mental disorders aren’t accessing help, and we need to understand why.