How stress affects the body – and how practice can help athletes react better under pressure

Jul 18, 2021 10:41 am UTC| Health

It isnt easy being a professional athlete. Not only are the physical demands greater than most people could handle, athletes also face intense psychological pressure during competition. This is something 18-year-old...

Thinking of getting a minor cosmetic procedure like botox or fillers? Here's what to consider first

Jul 06, 2021 08:58 am UTC| Health

At a dinner party recently, my friend Kaity whispered, Ive been staring at my face in Zoom meetings and I look tired. Im considering Botox. What are the risks? I shouldnt have been surprised; Kaity isnt alone in...

How well do COVID vaccines work in the real world?

Jul 04, 2021 12:58 pm UTC| Health

Many Australians will be weighing up whether to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is widely available, or to wait for Pfizer later in the year. There are many factors to consider. One is how well these...

How women's experience of birth during COVID-19 can help improve childbirth in future

Jul 01, 2021 04:57 am UTC| Health

Over the past 15 months we have avoided hugs and handshakes, stayed at home and quarantined, and experienced important life events alone. We have been reduced to family bubbles keeping away from friends, acquaintances and...

Poor sleep is really bad for your health. But we found exercise can offset some of these harms

Jul 01, 2021 04:53 am UTC| Health

Despite the well-known links between poor sleep and poorer health, getting enough good quality sleep has become a luxury in modern society. Many of us struggle to improve our sleep, while amid the COVID pandemic and...

Vaccine Rollout 2.0: Australia needs to do 3 things differently

Jul 01, 2021 03:19 am UTC| Health

Australias vaccine rollout started just over four months ago. It has not gone well, to put it mildly. To date, only 24% of the population have had at least one dose of a vaccine, and nearly 5% 1.2 million people have...

Which COVID vaccine is best? Here's why that's really hard to answer

Jun 20, 2021 12:25 pm UTC| Health

With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines accelerating, people are increasingly asking which vaccine is best? According to Google Trends, more and more people want to know. Even if we tried to answer this question,...