Silicosis: 100,000 potential cases
Australia’s unions have launched a major campaign renewing their call for engineered stone to be banned due to the risk of silicosis. Read More...
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Extracellular matrix: the scaffold of life
Muscle fibres are the motors that power our movements, allowing us to walk, run, eat or hug a loved one. But the extracellular matrix (ECM), a dynamic and complex network of proteins and molecules within which our fibres are housed, is now known to play an essential role in muscle function, growth, injury recovery and ageing. Read More...
Time to weigh-in together
Practitioners and consumers are coming together to change the way we talk about overweight and obesity, writes Clare Mullen. Read More...
Modern medicine keeps everyone on their toes
It was orthopaedics pitted against heart and cancer survivors – with the addition of women’s teams for the first time – when hockey players from all walks of life competed in Perth at the end of last year. Read More...
Time to look after yourself
The acute stressors of the pandemic may have settled but many health professionals are feeling prolonged stress and high levels of burnout. Dr Melissa Black explains. Read More...
Managing osteoarthritis without surgery
A program developed by Danish researchers is now a non-surgical option for Australians with osteoarthritis, explains HBF’s Dr Daniel Heredia. Read More...
Antimicrobial stewardship – the path to least resistance
Allowing multiple prescribers will have a detrimental effect on antibiotic resistance, says Dr Ramya Raman. Read More...
New training pathway for GPs
From this month, GP training officially moves back into the fold of Australia’s specialist medical colleges – the Royal Australia College of GPs and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine. Read More...