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Specialist and mainstream audiences alike rely on the Health Report to bring clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.

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Specialist and mainstream audiences alike rely on the Health Report to bring clarity to health and medical issues from social, scientific and political points of view.

    The use of mind-altering drugs in aged and disability care

    The use of mind-altering drugs in aged and disability care

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

    • 8 min
    Can sexuality affect your life expectancy?

    Can sexuality affect your life expectancy?

    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.

    • 8 min
    What are nanoplastics doing to our health?

    What are nanoplastics doing to our health?

    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.

    • 10 min
    Mailbag: Grief and kidney transplants

    Mailbag: Grief and kidney transplants

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

    • 5 min
    How much time should you spend sitting (or standing)?

    How much time should you spend sitting (or standing)?

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

    • 6 min
    A 'Health At Every Size' approach doesn't work on its own

    A 'Health At Every Size' approach doesn't work on its own

    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.

    • 9 min

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