Health & Wellbeing
From personalised health to public policy: the latest in medical and wellbeing research and innovation.
“You had to be right-handed, female, under 25 and unmarried”
University of Melbourne Professor Julie Satur went from teenaged dental therapist to tenacious public health advocate and champion of equity in oral healthcare
This policy could make women’s super more vulnerable to financial abuse
Early access to superannuation is a key opposition policy for the election, but it makes women vulnerable to financial abuse says University of Melbourne expert
Healthcare has a waste problem, but we can achieve net zero
Healthcare professionals deal with the outcomes of climate change but can also be part of the solution say University of Melbourne experts
Too many people die after leaving prison
The high rate of death after release from incarceration is tragic and avoidable, requiring whole-of-government responses, say University of Melbourne experts.
Non-binary people have hormone therapy and surgery more often than you might think
New research finds that a growing number of non-binary people have or want to affirm their gender medically, say University of Melbourne researchers.
Sorry, those blue-blocking lenses probably won’t help your digital eye strain
University of Melbourne research finds that blue light from digital screens does not cause eye strain and blue-blockers are not the solution
What you need to know about new treatments for children with peanut allergies
Three in 100 Aussie kids have a peanut allergy. New University of Melbourne research is investigating the benefits of new treatments and their value for money.
Now we know: Why we stand in queues
Queueing is an everyday social norm, governed by unspoken rules promoting efficiency and equality – and why queue jumpers make us really angry.
My brilliant career
This special International Women's Day episode unites leading women in science to discuss the challenge of the advancement of women in medical research.