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A damning review of e-cigarettes shows vaping leads to smoking, the opposite of what supporters claim
Image: ShutterstockA major review on the health effects of e-cigarettes reflects what public health advocates have feared – escalating use of e-cigarettes in school-aged children,...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
COVID will soon be endemic. This doesn’t mean it’s harmless or we give up, just that it’s part of life
Image: Joan Mateu/AP/AAPWe have experienced many bumps in the road since 2020 and one would have to be extremely brave to predict what the...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
How accurate is your RAT? 3 scenarios show it’s about more than looking for lines
Image: ShutterstockAs Omicron surges through the community, getting the right answer from a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is not as straightforward as reading one...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Omicron is overwhelming Australia’s hospital system. 3 emergency measures aim to ease the burden
Image: Luis Ascui/AAPPublic hospitals – never with much spare capacity – have been severely stressed by the latest COVID wave.The current Omicron outbreak has...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Latest isolation rules for critical workers gets the balance right. But that’s not the end of the story
Image: Albert Perez/AAPThousands more essential workers will be allowed back to work rather than having to self-isolate for seven days, under new rules agreed by national...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Free rapid antigen tests makes economic sense for governments, our analysis shows
Image: Olivier Hoslet/EPA/AAPFollowing considerable public pressure over the past few weeks, the federal government has announced concession card holders will soon be able to...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block: five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
What not to do: ban travel. Scenes at South Africa’s OR Tambo International airport after the first flight bans were announced. Phill Magakoe...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Tired of lockdown rules? Our analysis shows most Australians have curbed mixing and helped suppress COVID
Picture: ShutterstockUnthinkable in 2019, lockdowns have been a key public health measure to reduce the impact of COVID in Australia. However, lockdowns take...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Chief health officers are in the spotlight like never before. Here’s what goes on behind the scenes
Joel Carrett/AAP ImageUntil COVID-19, few people knew anything about Australia’s chief medical officer or the state and territories’ chief health officers. Now they...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
What is life going to look like once we hit 70% vaccination?
Picture" Mick Tsikas/AAPMany Australians are looking forward to the time when 70% of over-16s are fully vaccinated, and the freedoms this will bring.This number is...
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