Chronic inflammation that comes with ageing might be due to industrialisation Inflammation, long considered a hallmark of aging, may not be a universal human experience, according to international ...

AI chatbots could spread ‘fake news’ with serious health consequences Trust your doctor, not a chatbot. That’s the stark lesson from a world-first study published today that demonstrates why we ...

EXPERT REACTION: NHMRC releases updated guidelines for PFAS in drinking water The National Health and Medical Research Council has released updated guidelines around PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Over 6 billion people worldwide are living in places where they're exposed to at least one of six key policies aimed at protecting people from tobacco-related harm, according to a report from the ...

Stop smoking strategies could help NZ vapers quit too A survey of over a thousand NZers on attempting to quit vaping shows their main reasons are concerns about health risks, not wanting to be ...

" This paper is a thorough review of Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Māui, the term applied to the whole of Aotearoa New Zealand including the extensive under water plateaus. "Zealandia’s history, recorded in ...

A new drug - called amycretin - has shown it can help reduce body weight in two early-phase clinical trials, according to a study funded by the manufacturer Novo Nordisk. The drug, which targets both ...

Climate change linked to dangerous sleep apnea The first study of its kind to outline how global warming is expected to affect breathing during sleep and impact the world’s health, wellbeing and ...

Sleeping more than 9.9 hours a night in the first two weeks after a concussion was linked to having more overall concussion symptoms up to four weeks after the injury, according to Canadian research.

In people with psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety, mood, personality disorders, cannabis use before being admitted to hospital was more likely to lead them to also needing to be admitted to ...

Dad's mental health linked to kid's wellbeing Dads with poor mental health may be impacting the development of their kids, with Australian research linking mental distress in fathers to poorer ...

Samoan traditional healers' holistic approach, diet expertise, and spirituality attract patients Traditional healers have a key role in Samoan society, say experts who interviewed 14 Taulasea in Samoa ...