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Eating disorder online resource launched
Australia’s first online national directory of Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinicians, connect·ed, has just been launched to help people experiencing eating disorders identify and access the right treatment at the right time. Read More...
Flu vaccine hesitancy
Controversy surrounding COVID vaccines may be undermining the uptake of this year’s flu shot according to a US sensitivity analysis, which found that up to 60% of the variation in flu vaccinations could be explained by a state's COVID vaccine rates. Read More...
Late-life dementia test for women
Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers have spearheaded the discovery of an important link between vascular health and late-life dementia, with a new long-term study revealing that an existing scan can also show if women are at increased risk of developing dementia. Read More...
More poo for stool banks
US researchers from Harvard Medical School have proposed expanding the facilities of the world’s stool banks, repositories of cryogenically preserved faeces that could help safeguard humanity against the increasing impacts of industrialisation. Read More...
Cannabis use increases risk of hospitalisation
Canadian researchers investigating the association between cannabis use and respiratory-related emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalisations, have found that using cannabis is linked to an increased risk of emergency care and hospital admission - for any cause. Read More...
A role for sport in men’s mental health
Sport can play a crucial role in challenging stereotypes and promoting positive mental health for boys and young men, new Australian research has concluded, suggesting that sporting clubs need to move away from fostering traditional masculine ideologies. Read More...
1 legged mortality test
New research from Australia and Brazil has suggested that the inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds, in mid to later life, can indicate that a person has nearly double the risk of death - from any cause - within the next 10 years. Read More...