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Road safety
Old, incomplete data hinders attempts to reduce number of car crash injuries
Tens of thousands of people are hospitalised with serious injuries after car crashes, but most data is several years old and incomplete.
- by Julie Power
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Healthcare
Australia's first sports brain bank launched to find head injury and disease link
Six former sportsmen have pledged their brain to Australia's first sports brain bank, which aims to develop treatments for brain disease CTE.
- by Esther Han
Opinion
Healthcare
Brain bank is a big boost to making everyone aware of concussion
Lifesavers got sunburn, jackaroos walked bow-legged, and we footballers got concussed.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Healthcare
Oliver can breathe easy now his new lungs have beaten bleeding disease
Before his transplant standing up made Oliver puffed. Now he's looking forward to the important things in life - fighting his sister and playing cricket.
- by Aisha Dow
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Healthcare
Sydney's most vulnerable mothers keep their newborns thanks to program
For months, Kaitlyn was in denial about her pregnancy and using drugs. Then she wanted a termination. Thanks to an unconventional program, that all changed.
- by Esther Han
Health
Laziest food companies exposed in scathing 'obesity prevention' report card
Top food and drink companies have been ranked based on their obesity prevention efforts.
- by Esther Han
Health
Melbourne's inner-city child vaccination rates dangerously low
While vaccination rates are improving, suburbs in the central city are still vulnerable to epidemics.
- by Aisha Dow
Healthcare
High-flying women in their 30s more at risk of mental health issues than men
New research shows female executives in their 30s are three times more likely to show symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression than their male peers.
- by Esther Han
Healthcare
Childbirth program reduces caesarean rate, could save health system $97 million a year
Researchers says antenatal education not only reduces the rates of interventions during childbirth, but can save the health system $97 million each year.
- by Esther Han
Healthcare
UV confusion: Most Australians don't know when they need sun protection
More than 90 per cent don't know they need to start protecting themselves from the sun when the UV level reaches three or above.
- by Esther Han
Opinion
Public housing
I hope I'm not writing this piece again in five years
Most people unfamiliar with the problem tend to shrug their shoulders and say it’s just one of those things; that it’s part of modern life. But that is just not true. We absolutely know how to end the problem of homelessness.
- by Toby Hall