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The latest health news, including new standards of care for the use of psychotropic drugs in people with cognitive decline or disabilities. 

Researchers from Harvard found lesbian women died 20 per cent sooner than their heterosexual cohort, and bisexual women were even worse off, dying 37 per cent sooner.

These tiny plastics have the ability to cross biological barriers and cause havoc, but they're very hard to detect.

Scientists are trying to overcome hurdles so we can find out how nanoplastics interact with the human body.

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week, including some clarity of grief disorder, and the rules around organ donation.

Researchers have unpacked the optimal amount of time you should spend sitting versus standing for your health.

If you’ve spent much time in the wellness space these past few years, you’ve probably heard of Health At Every Size – a movement that prioritises healthy habits over the size or shape of your body.

But while many people have found it freeing, a new review of the evidence shows that, at least when it comes to measures like cholesterol and blood pressure, it’s not enough on its own.

Laureate Professor Clare Collins is from the University of Newcastle.