Health

For existing smokers, swapping tobacco for e-cigarettes with nicotine may improve their health. It could also mean a net health gain for Australia, if it weren’t illegal

The Victorian government’s decision to introduce drug testing demonstrates it takes its duty to prevent harm seriously

The early results of a new trial on ‘nature prescribing’ show promise for helping young people with mild mental illness

Three in 100 Australian kids have a peanut allergy. New research is investigating the quality-of-life benefits of new treatments and their value for money

The expertise of people with lived experience of mental health conditions should be employed to help turbocharge system-wide reform

A new index measures the social vulnerability of communities in the face of climate change in Australia – and finds inequalities across the country

An ultra-marathon runner is training in a research refrigerator with a team of engineers ahead of a 230-kilometre Arctic race

New research finds that the age of your brain and body can appear many years older (or younger) than your chronological age

Computer modelling shows that swapping meat and milk for plant-based alternatives isn’t a simple switch when it comes to our health

Education is central to leadership in social change for Indigenous women’s life outcomes – and women are leveraging its power