Andrew Woods and Willa Maguire prepare 10 essentials for your first aid kit≥ Summer is here and for many that means going to the beach. You grab your swimmers, beach towel and sunscreen then maybe check the weather forecast. Did you think to grab a first aid...
Who doesn’t love the Christmas break? Bare feet and the family winding down after another busy year. But if your children have asthma, the National Asthma Council Australia says the holiday season can bring its own hidden dangers. Between hot weather, pollen and bushfire smoke, summer...
Seventy per cent of us experience a spike in stress over the festive season, but some understanding of why we get anxious and the effect on our bodies can help us relax this Christmas Dr Jared Cooney Horvath Here we go again. It’s that time of...
If you’re looking to get more out of your walks, here are five ways to supercharge them, writes Jack McNamara Physical activity doesn’t need to be complicated. Even just a brisk, ten-minute daily walk can deliver a host of health benefits – lowering the risk of...
Autism Awareness Australia launches Australia’s most comprehensive resource for families Autism Awareness Australia is proud to announce the launch of ‘Navigating Autism—In the School Years’, a groundbreaking, free, and accessible digital platform designed to support families of autistic children throughout their school years. As the nation’s most...
Chart your fart’: CSIRO calls Aussies to track flatulence for science In a uniquely Australian twist on citizen science, CSIRO, the nation’s leading science agency, is inviting people to track their farts to help researchers better understand gut health. This unusual yet important project aims to...
Can we move beyond them? Asks researchers Bangle Wu and Ehsan Nabavi The Australian parliament will conduct a national inquiry into the dangers of “forever chemicals”. The move comes after a string of revelations about the potential dangers of the substances, including news this week that Sydney...
Here’s what good sleep looks like, say researchers Amy Reynolds, Claire Dunbar, Gorica Micic, Hannah Scott and Nicole Lovato What do you imagine a good night’s sleep to be? Often, when people come into our sleep clinic seeking treatment, they share ideas about healthy sleep. Many think when...
Infertility affects countless women, but one woman asks: What if we are unconsciously preventing ourselves from falling pregnant?...
A behavioural optometrist provides some insight into the effect screen time has on children’s eyes and how to combat this....
