Bacteria can become antibiotic-resistant by closing pores on their surface to stop drugs getting in, study finds Researchers found bacteria
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Four countries lost their measles-free status in Europe in 2018
Health chiefs warn children will die if measles isn’t stopped as it reveals four European countries including the UK have
Continue reading »Who’s helping smokers quit? Probably not their heart doctor
Smoking doesn’t just wreck the lungs. It’s a leading cause of heart disease and stroke, and a new study says
Continue reading »Locking up kids damages their mental health and leads to more disadvantage. Is this what we want?
Reports this week of an Indigenous boy with a disability held naked for days in a Brisbane police cell have
Continue reading »One in five girls are bullied because of their periods
One in five girls and young women are teased or bullied over their periods, with many suffering in silence, according
Continue reading »State governments focusing on their population’s privacy
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Continue reading »Fathers are vitally important to their kids’ health and to public health research
Helping our children to develop healthy eating, exercise and screen-time behaviours is an important public health goal globally. This is
Continue reading »Many cancer patients take alternative meds but don’t tell their doctors
(HealthDay)—One out of every three U.S. cancer patients uses alternative or complementary therapies, but many keep that info from their
Continue reading »Novel sleep index, wakefulness may predict if patients able to breathe on their own
Critically ill patients are more likely to be successfully weaned from a mechanical ventilator, or breathing machine, if they have
Continue reading »Why people with anxiety and other mood disorders struggle to manage their emotions
Regulating our emotions is something we all do, every day of our lives. This psychological process means that we can
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