Getting the right treatment can prevent heart attacks – here's how

May 02, 2016 00:58 am UTC| Health

Every year, more than 40,000 Australians die from heart disease. Thats almost a third of all deaths in Australia. Many more have a heart attack or stroke. A study published today in the Medical Journal of Australia...

Dads get postnatal depression too

May 02, 2016 00:49 am UTC| Health

It will come as no surprise that some new fathers will be anxious or highly stressed. However, most people believe only new mums suffer postnatal depression. This is not the case. The rate of depression for dads is less...

Men more reluctant to go to the doctor – and it's putting them at risk

May 02, 2016 00:47 am UTC| Health

Men can expect to die approximately five years sooner than women, and men are more likely to die as a result of unintentional injury and suicide relative to women. These differences are not well explained by...

How do drugs work?

Apr 29, 2016 10:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Whether a drug is prescribed by the doctor, bought over the counter or obtained illegally, we mostly take their mechanism of action for granted and trust they will do what theyre supposed to. But how does the ibuprofen...

COVID Virus Crisis

To fight Zika, let's genetically modify mosquitoes – the old-fashioned way

Apr 29, 2016 10:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The near panic caused by the rapid spread of the Zika virus has brought new urgency to the question of how best to control mosquitoes that transmit human diseases. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes bite people across the globe,...

Genetic detectives: how scientists use DNA to track disease outbreaks

Apr 29, 2016 10:21 am UTC| Science Health

Theyre the top questions on everyones mind when a new disease outbreak happens: where did the virus come from? When did this happen? How long has it been spreading in a particular country or group of people? These...

Having trouble picking the right health insurance plan? Let an algorithm decide

Apr 29, 2016 10:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law Health

One key goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to lower health care costs by giving consumers more choice over their insurer. Economic theory suggests that when consumers make informed and active choices in a...