Feb 15, 2024 | Ear Nose and Throat Health, What We're Talking About
Sandra Rojas, La Trobe University Losing our voice, having a hoarse voice, or having any difficulties with our voice can be challenging, especially for those who need to use it for work. More often than not, what you might call “losing your voice” is the result of...
Feb 15, 2024 | Sexual Health, What We're Talking About
Brendan Zietsch, The University of Queensland If you’re a non-scientist, you might have once asked yourself, propped against the bedhead after disappointingly quick intercourse, how long does sex “normally” last? A scientist, though, would phrase the same question in...
Feb 15, 2024 | Household health, What We're Talking About
Enzo Palombo, Swinburne University of Technology 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 on TikTok. “Fried rice syndrome” refers to food poisoning from a...
Feb 14, 2024 | Digital Brochures
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Feb 14, 2024 | Digital Brochures
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Feb 14, 2024 | Digital Brochures
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Feb 14, 2024 | Bites and stings
Government departments in Queensland are warning a Ross River virus outbreak is imminent, after scheduled monitoring systems confirmed a significant proportion of the mosquito population are carrying the virus. “Usually, the number of people infected with the...
Feb 14, 2024 | Dermatology, Kids and Teens Health
What are head lice? Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis), also known as nits (which are actually the eggs of the lice), live, eat and breed on the hair and skin of the human scalp. They are small, wingless insects, about 2.5 to 3.5 mm in length. Head lice cannot jump...
Feb 7, 2024 | The Third Act
Erin Morton, Flinders University More than half our population (50.7%) are born with ovaries and will experience perimenopause in midlife. This occurs as hormone levels decrease and ovaries slow their release of eggs. But what ages does perimenopause actually start?...
Feb 6, 2024 | Household health, What We're Talking About
Rebecca Bentley, The University of Melbourne; Nicola Willand, RMIT University, and Tim Law, Victoria University Rental properties are more likely be mouldy than other homes. This is a concern as excessive mould growth is known to harm human health. Once buildings are...
