Can getting in the green help beat COVID-19?
Spending time in nature offers many benefits, and not least among them are improvements in immune function.
New study on screening mammography shows more harms than benefits
The notion that ‘early detection is your best protection’ is a cruel hoax, according to a detailed analysis of data from Victoria’s BreastScreen program.
COVID-19: To test or not to test
Should you get tested for SARS-CoV-2? Probably not, and here’s why.
Healthy mum, healthy baby: Part 3
Breastfeeding offers wide-ranging and lifelong health benefits to both mum and bub.
Healthy mum, healthy baby: Part 2
What to do – and what not to do – for the healthiest pregnancy and best birth outcomes
Healthy mum, healthy baby: Part 1
For the best chances of trouble-free pregnancy and birth and a healthy baby, mothers-to-be should start preparing well before they become pregnant.
Hearts, minds and bodies on fire: Loneliness, social isolation, inflammation and COVID-19
Social isolation kills. New research shows that loneliness and social isolation increase inflammation, which increase the risk of a dangerous ‘cytokine storm’ if we become infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Duelling coronaviruses: The intriguing possibility of cross-immunity
Newly published research provides insight into why children are largely immune from COVID-19, and how social distancing may remove that protection.
The fog of the war on COVID-19
Any declared war should have a clear objective. But what exactly is the objective of the War on Covid-19, and how would we know if we had won it?
The Big Fat Mind Trap
A single meal high in saturated fat impairs your ability to focus and concentrate, and regular intake changes the structure and function of your brain.