University of Melbourne public health leader and ophthalmologist, Professor Hugh Taylor said 2020 has presented additional challenges with COVID-19 leading to reduced access to eye screening, examination...

THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 — More green space can reduce air pollution, improve air quality and maybe lower the risk for heart disease deaths, a new study suggests. “We found that both increased...

Starting daycare as early as six months old is especially good for boys, a new Canadian study suggests: more go on to complete high school and do better economically as adults than those who start later...

Figure 1: A novel genetic locus related to interstitial lung disease was identified following genomic analysis of 5,000 rheumatoid arthritis patients. Credit: Osaka University ...

The world has changed a lot in the three and a half years since I started taking antidepressants. I’ve changed a lot, too. Like most people who are prescribed medication to manage their mood, taking...

Trigger warnings are meant to alert trauma survivors about unsettling text or content that they might find potentially distressing. But these words of caution at the start of films or books may provide...

Nutrition and exercise scientists at Nottingham Trent University, who carried out the work, argue that doing this makes the diet about half as effective as it should be for producing a calorie deficit. The...

In these challenging times of fear and isolation it is difficult to comprehend the sheer scale of the mental health crisis we face.  People are detached from friends, family, work and the world outside...

Most Australian children are stuck at home due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They need to find ways to socialise, do their school work, exercise and entertain themselves. It’s not surprising parents...

The N95 respirator masks should be preserved for health-care workers involved in inserting breathing tubes for patients with COVID-19. More common medical masks are fine for all other COVID-19 treatment,...