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More than two thirds of Australians will be treated for the most common skin cancers in their lifetime, with rates increasing by up to 6% a year over the past three decades, according to new research published today.
Mar 10, 2022
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Patchy uptake of COVID-19 vaccines across cities and regions means Australia's public health measures are likely to continue well into next year, with a leading epidemiologist predicting the country will achieve tolerable ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Independent modeling published today projects a second wave of COVID-19 in Australia if social distancing and testing decline further—but new cases could be slashed by over 50% if enough people use the COVIDSafe app and ...
Jun 30, 2020
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More than 70 percent of teenage girls who are risky drinkers report unwanted sexual attention from other drinkers—just one of a multitude of harms young people experience from 'second-hand drinking', according to new Australian ...
Dec 4, 2019
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Public officials faced with the tough task of communicating risk on contentious issues like vaccination or fluoridation - where the actual risk is low but public concern remains high - need to show that they care, demonstrate ...
Feb 14, 2017
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Diabetes, smoking and physical inactivity have been uncovered as the key cardiovascular disease risk factors for Chinese Australians according to important new research from the largest ongoing study of healthy ageing in ...
Jan 17, 2017
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New research has found a link between popular heartburn drugs and an increase in the risk of infectious gastroenteritis—an illness that results in 13.1 million lost days of work in Australia a year.
Jan 12, 2017
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