health

COVID-19 pandemic

UNSW has a wide range of experts available for media interviews on the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic.

wheelchair scooters

The government has made several announcements to safeguard aged care residents and those in hospitals, but we're yet to see the same attention paid to the one in five Australians with a disability.

coronavirus testing

The federal government has expanded the testing criteria beyond just returned travellers and those in contact with an infected person. But the new guidelines don't go far enough.

woman with flu

Getting vaccinated against the flu, washing your hands and social distancing are three ways you can help reduce the impact of both the flu and coronavirus.

Ending the pain of loneliness in Australia

UNSW researcher Dr Sophie Lewis says health professionals can often misdiagnose loneliness as depression.

surgery

Professional societies of doctors, surgeons or physiotherapists are more likely to recommend against treatments provided by others, our new research shows.

founders 2019

The Health10x program is working on innovative and tech-based solutions to address the world’s biggest health problems.

medical research equipment

The academy has elected 40 new fellows, including eight from UNSW Sydney.

Professor Deborah Lupton

Professor Deborah Lupton will ask how digital development can help millions of people live healthier, longer lives. 

heart attack

It's time characters on TV reflected not only women's experience of heart disease but those of men from diverse backgrounds if we want to prevent more people dying from heart disease.

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