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Getting Australian cities back to health

Australia drifted away from the Healthy Cities movement it helped start. It can still get back on track.

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Thinking about freezing your eggs? Beware the spin

It’s sold as a procedure that empowers women, but freezing eggs is costly, time-consuming and not guaranteed to be a success.

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We need to talk about obstetric violence

Expectant mothers deserve proper care when giving birth. Instead, some face forced surgery, bullying, coercion and insufficient pain relief.

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Breast cancer can bring financial ruin in India

Lowering the screening age, increasing health awareness and improving access to screening services can improve breast cancer outcomes for poor women.

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Cancer care is more than survival

Britain’s King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer. As we mark World Cancer Day, we look at how cancer affects people across the Indo-Pacific, how survivors are being helped and the new research into possible cures.

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Video: Better care for childhood cancer survivors

Researchers in Sydney have designed a way to bring distance-delivered care to childhood cancer survivors, even in remote settings.

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What we know so far about microdosing psychedelics

Taking small quantities of psychedelics over time might improve your mood but there’s a lot we don’t understand.

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Communicating with seemingly unconscious patients

Brain-machine interfaces can decipher thoughts and help give some coma survivors a voice. But first we must ensure they’re responsive.

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Questionable care

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Medical burnout battle rests with employers

Burnout in healthcare workers has spiked during the pandemic and, unless employers act, the crisis threatens to get even worse.

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When an AI can call code blue

Artificial intelligence can help spot the early signs of deteriorating patients in hospital wards, but its application is yet to be tested.

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

Getting Australian cities back to health

Thinking about freezing your eggs? Beware the spin

We need to talk about obstetric violence

Breast cancer can bring financial ruin in India

Cancer care is more than survival

Video: Better care for childhood cancer survivors

What we know so far about microdosing psychedelics

Communicating with seemingly unconscious patients

Questionable care

Medical burnout battle rests with employers

When an AI can call code blue

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