Study highlights need for smarter, locally tailored trauma-care systems
A study of almost 9,000 injury patients across Africa and South Asia has found that nearly half were…
The government wants to cut NDIS costs, advocates are pushing for alternatives to group homes
Jason Toppin’s group home is more than a roof over his head. “This place means a lot to…
North Star brings light to healthy conversations on mental health | Campus News
With a passion for advocacy and a dedication to supporting their peers, three University of Georgia students came…
Early B-cell therapy linked to better MS disease control
For people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), early treatment choices were associated with only slight differences after…
Can your boss tell you to cover tattoos or change your look?
Aussie bosses can generally tell workers what to wear, how to groom themselves and when tattoos need to…
Gareth Lowndes calls for HDC overhaul after delayed report into mother’s death at Middlemore Hospital
She then suffered “significant complications” and died. “She went in for an ERCP and didn’t come back,” Lowndes…
As life expectancy rises, healthy aging is more important than ever
As longer lives reshape the global burden of disease, researchers reveal why preventing conditions that increase with age…
MS patients’ quality of life associated with walking performance and functional capacity
A study by the University of Eastern Finland found that quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis…
Hayden Eastbury spreads awareness of fragile X syndrome across ABC’s newsrooms
For Newcastle local Hayden Eastbury, the ABC is not just something he tunes into each morning, noon, and…
Atorvastatin reduces major cardiovascular events but misses disability-free survival goal
Atorvastatin reduced major cardiovascular events by 30% in older people without known cardiovascular disease, diabetes or dementia, but…
Blood protein biomarkers predict future disability risk in very old adults
Japan has one of the world’s fastest-aging populations, but maintaining independence into very old age remains a growing…
Brighter Days brings mental health support, education to Mankato | Local News
MANKATO — A new Mankato counseling practice is aiming to make mental health support more accessible, one conversation,…