Aug 28, 2017 14:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In media interviews and his speech at the National Press Club this week, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) president, Michael Gannon, has spoken out against junk health-insurance policies. He said these are worth...
The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here's why
Aug 28, 2017 14:19 pm UTC| Health
The concept of schizophrenia is dying. Harried for decades by psychology, it now appears to have been fatally wounded by psychiatry, the very profession that once sustained it. Its passing will not be mourned. Today,...
Five things that reduce the risk of cognitive decline with age
Aug 27, 2017 14:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Research into how we can keep our brains healthy as we age has gained momentum in recent years. There is now an increased focus on the changes that we can makes to our health and lifestyle, which may prevent...
Some nerves: How loud noise may change hearing
Aug 22, 2017 15:01 pm UTC| Health
Our modern world is loud. Just sitting in a car, or an airplane, or watching movie previews, we are bombarded with sound. Even when those noises arent damaging to the sensitive microphone that is our ear, our auditory...
How hunger affects the mental health of pregnant mothers
Aug 21, 2017 13:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The mental health of pregnant women can be affected by a range of factors, including partner violence and unemployment. But one of the key drivers that adversely affects a pregnant womans mental health is food insecurity....
Intermittent fasting could help tackle diabetes – here's the science
Aug 21, 2017 13:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Intermittent fasting is currently all the rage. But dont be fooled: its much more than just the latest fad. Recent studies of this kind of fasting with restricted eating part of the time, but not all of the time have...
Can low doses of chemicals affect your health? A new report weighs the evidence
Aug 21, 2017 13:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Toxicologys founding father, Paracelsus, is famous for proclaiming that the dose makes the poison. This phrase represents a pillar of traditional toxicology: Essentially, chemicals are harmful only at high enough...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects