Public Health

Health & Medicine
Research
You can get your COVID and flu vaccinations at the same time, but what’s best - one arm or two?
You can save time and money by getting two vaccinations at the same time, and new research finds that it doesn’t really matter which arm or arms the jab goes in

Sciences & Technology
3 reasons why the release of GM mosquitoes in Queensland is risky
We do need to control disease-carrying mosquitoes in Australia, but more research is needed on GM strains before their proposed release in Queensland

Health & Medicine
Rebuilding Gaza means rebuilding public health
While the politics are complicated, there is nothing complicated about the public health need to prevent more suffering, injury and death

Sciences & Technology
We’re not winning the battle between mosquitoes and modern homes
By blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces, modern homes often invite mosquitoes. But there are ways to prevent them and the diseases they carry

Environment
It’s time to put Australia’s car dependency in reverse
Repurposing our streets away from a focus on cars is crucial to creating more accessible and sustainable cities

Health & Medicine
Opinion
Could climate change bring malaria back to Australia?
Australia eradicated malaria back in the late 1970s, but as our climate continues to change, could the deadly disease make a return?

Health & Medicine
‘Sticky’ brain cells may confuse us into eating more
For the first time, research has shown that impaired brain cells linked to body weight and hunger can be restored - opening up new treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes

Health & Medicine
We need a new approach to suicide prevention
Many complex causes may drive someone to consider suicide. Addressing these causes at a policy level will save lives

Health & Medicine
People coming off antidepressants are looking for help online
Tapering off or ‘deprescribing’ antidepressants is a complex process, but without tailored clinical guidelines, some people are turning to their peers instead of their doctors for support.

Politics & Society
Opinion
What the Bondi Junction tragedy tells us about compulsory treatment
How should we balance public safety with the rights of people with a mental illness to make decisions about their own wellbeing?