Aussie oral cannabis deemed safe
UWA has just concluded one of the largest and longest studies of medicinal cannabis use in a real-world setting. Read More...
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Work-life balance for GPs
A new analysis has found that many overloaded Australian GPs have such poor work-life balances they no longer feel in control of their own lives. Read More...
Mental health system failing
A new report card from the Australian Medical Association has found Australia’s health system and its public hospitals are failing people with poor mental health — a vulnerable and ‘overlooked’ group of patients, who are suffering as a result. Read More...
GP suicide risk
An editorial in the New Zealand Medical Journal has called for an end to the ‘pathogenic’ work culture which is impacting doctors’ mental health and, in some cases, causing them to take their own lives. Read More...
Aussie wellbeing best of the bunch
A comprehensive meta-analysis has revealed the unique impact of national circumstances on people’s mental wellbeing during the pandemic. Read More...
World Mental Health Day: MHA national report
One in two Australians needed mental health support in the past three months, according to a landmark report released on World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2022. Read More...
Depression rates in Aussie teens
Youth depression in Australia has been rising at an alarming rate, especially for young women, according to the latest research report by the Black Dog Institute. Read More...
Sleep deprived Aussies
Most Australians are not getting enough sleep, a phenomenon likely to be impacting other areas of their physical and mental health. Read More...