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Child

Childhood-onset mental disorders are almost three times more frequent in children known to child protection services during early childhood, according to a new study.

Medical research

Australian medical research needs to ensure men's and women’s medical issues are analysed equally, according to a report published today.

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New research has found teenagers are ignoring requests by their GP to get tested for chlamydia, highlighting the need for clinics to establish systems to improve screening rates. 

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UNSW Scientia Professor David Cooper has been recognised as a medical luminary by the Medical Journal of Australia.

Care track study

Australians receive “appropriate” health care in only 57 per cent of consultations, according to the first ever national snapshot of the quality of clinical care.