
Yes, you are feeling it – with chronic pain comes depression and anxiety
Medical researchers are calling for changes to the treatment of chronic pain, with more routine screening for depression and anxiety among patients....

Urgent action needed before 2030 to prevent soaring obesity rates
A study in the Lancet has found that 60 per cent of adults and a third of children and adolescents will be...

Australia had world’s highest rates of breast cancer in 2022
An analysis of global breast cancer rates has found that Australia and New Zealand had the world’s highest rates of breast cancer...

Emus aren’t as ‘dumb’ as we thought
Emus have a reputation for being “bird-brained”. In her art, Wendy Binks of Stunned Emu Designs captures that quirky, if vacant, look...

Off-switch found for known driver of prostate cancer
A new study gives hope for improved treatment of prostate cancer, the second most diagnosed cancer, and the fifth leading cause of...

Warming climate is making crocodiles hotter, with unknown effects
Crocodiles in northern Australia are altering their behaviour to try to keep cool as they experience increasingly stressful temperature extremes driven by...

Revolutionary AI tool helps to free up hospital beds
An artificial intelligence-driven approach that helps to free up hospital beds will likely be rolled out across several South Australian hospitals within...

A good night’s sleep really does clear the mind, here’s how
Deep sleep washes away waste that builds up in the brain while it’s awake and now, thanks to a new study in...

Popular weight-loss drugs linked to new health risks and benefits
A large analysis of weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy has surprised health researchers, who found links to multiple new benefits...

Overhaul of obesity diagnosis will change its treatment
The way clinicians diagnose obesity is set to change with new guidelines acknowledging that some obese people are perfectly healthy, while others...