Luke Jones/Unsplash Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. This month, The Conversation’s experts explore how we...
Few people had probably heard of frontotemporal dementia until earlier this year, when the family of actor Bruce Willis announced the 68-year-old had been diagnosed with...
When people think of foods related to type 2 diabetes, they often think of sugar (even though the evidence for that is still not clear). Now,...
Actress and model Brooke Shields has revealed she suffered a grand mal seizure in September. In an interview, Shields revealed that the seizure caused her to...
This 15th-century medical manuscript shows different colors of urine alongside the ailments they signify. Cambridge University Library, CC BY-NC Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments...
The ABC is reporting how terminally ill patients are being left in limbo as the states and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) argue over disability...
Victorians have been warned to prepare for the possibility of thunderstorm asthma again this season. In temperate regions of Australia, thunderstorm asthma occurs when levels of...
A condition dubbed “fried rice syndrome” has caused some panic online in recent days, after the case of a 20-year-old who died in 2008 was resurfaced...
White people who visit hospital emergency departments with pain are 26% more likely than Black people to be given opioid pain medications such as morphine. This...
The centuries-old martial art of tai chi is shown to have many health benefits – including improving balance, reducing anxiety and preventing cardiovascular disease. But these...