Professor Peter Brukner

Professor of Sports Medicine, La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University

Health & Medicine

Knee deep in footy injuries

Sports medicine has come a long way from the days of the gnarled trainer with a wet towel and a few choice words of encouragement, with a booming research industry into knee injuries

Health & Medicine

It’s time to drop the sugar coating

The obesity epidemic is bringing with it a host of health problems. A major factor behind it is our sugar addicton.

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