Health

a wicker basket full of large mushrooms

It’s mushroom season in many parts of Australia. Here’s what you need to know before you go foraging.

Two people hiking on a path in the forest

According to new research from UNSW Sydney, a dose of the outdoors may be what the doctor ordered.

hand placing corn kernels in neat rows

People can be reluctant to discuss symptoms with their doctor. When they do, their symptoms can be mistaken for other illnesses. Even when people are diagnosed, they don’t always get the right treatment.

Louisa Degenhardt

A leading UNSW professor has been recognised at the 2023 NHMRC Research Excellence Awards for her work to reduce and prevent substance use-related harms.

Pregnant woman in hospital bed

Experiencing severe respiratory infections during the first trimester of pregnancy triples the risk of some cardiovascular defects at birth, a UNSW Sydney study has found. 

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There aren’t enough interventions for people who use drugs, new research shows.

A blue capsule is held between thumb and forefinger

Whether analgesic medicine provides meaningful pain relief for people with low back pain is still an open question, a new study has found.

Commercial passenger plane on tarmac at airport

During the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens stranded overseas received inadequate support and communication from their national governments.

A person clutches their back as a doctor points to a model of a spine

Fifteen projects have received funding from the Australian Government's Medical Research Future Fund.

Lord Glendonbrook (third from left) with colleagues and Kirby Institute researchers outside the Glendonbrook laboratories

The major gift will support prevention research for one of Australia’s most neglected cancers.

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