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Leave the job at work to ensure better health and sleep

Feeling tired, sluggish and sleep-deprived? The culprit could be work-creep, according to new research from the University of South Australia. […]

PrEP trial leads to unprecedented reductions in HIV transmission

Recent HIV infections in gay and bisexual men in New South Wales have declined by almost one-third following the trial […]

Men are less likely than women to survive some cancers

Men with particular cancers generally fare worse than women with the same cancers, new Australian research has found. Published in Cancer […]

Rethinking control of Australia’s most common STI

Australia’s most common sexually transmitted infection, chlamydia, is unlikely to be eliminated by opportunistic testing in general practice, a landmark […]

Road to recovery involves more than abstinence

Successful recovery from drug and alcohol addiction through attending a residential treatment program means more to the person than just […]

Prevention of HIV increasing, but no one should be left behind

Gay and bisexual men are getting tested and using medications to prevent HIV transmission more than ever, with UNSW researchers […]

Telemedicine a healthcare ‘gold mine’

A James Cook university researcher says telemedicine is providing better care at lower cost for diabetes patients in rural and […]

Young adults aren’t using e-cigarettes to quit smoking

Young Australian adults are more likely to use electronic nicotine delivery systems such as e-cigarettes for enjoyment rather than to […]

Uncanny parallel between suicides and overdoses

A study led by UNSW has uncovered a remarkable correlation between mortality rates from drug overdoses and suicides in young […]

Can aspirin prolong good health?

Three groundbreaking papers published in the New England Journal of Medicine, led by a team of Monash University researchers in […]