Sleep wrinkles are real. Here’s how they leave their mark theconversation.com/sleep-wrinkles… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard theconversation.com/not-all-ultra-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand with Kathryn Backholer Sally Mackay Kathryn Bradbury Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition Deakin IPAN

Do you have a bucket list? A nagging sense of things you 'ought' to achieve in your lifetime? In The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand, Dr Leah Williams Veazey Dr Katherine Kenny & Alex Broom consider whether bucket lists can be useful (or not) for people facing life-limiting illnesses. bit.ly/4b7RyHb

A tax on sugary drinks can make us healthier. It’s time for Australia to introduce one theconversation.com/a-tax-on-sugar… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

No, sugar rushes aren't real. So why do so many parents swear their kids have them?

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To burp or not to burp your baby, according to science:

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Here's a window on what it's really like to work as a junior doctor in an Australian hospital. And finally, some acknowledgement for all that unpaid overtime:

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Anyone with a desk job? Love that sofa time at the end of the day? Chances are you're sitting too much. Here's exactly when to get up and move around if you want to stay healthy:

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A fascinating (but gruesome) read about what we knew about cancer in ancient times, and how we treated it:

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Here's why some Australians are waiting over a year for elective surgery. And no, it's not all about COVID:

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'Clearing the elective surgery backlog will take more than one budget. It’ll need major reform' writes Professor Henry Cutler in this piece in The Conversation.
Australian Institute of Health Innovation

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#waitinglists #electivesurgery #hospitals

To tackle gendered violence, we also need to look at drugs, trauma and mental health theconversation.com/to-tackle-gend… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Are fish oil supplements as healthy as we think? And is eating fish better? theconversation.com/are-fish-oil-s… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand UniSA ARENA Dietitians Australia

What junior doctors’ unpaid overtime tells us about the toxic side of medicine theconversation.com/what-junior-do… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Dr Claire Hooker

There’s more evidence for beetroot helping to lower your blood pressure or improving athletic performance.

Lauren Ball (@UQ_news) + Dr Emily Burch (she/her) (@SCUonline) discuss how to get more beetroot in your diet. theconversation.com/no-beetroot-is…

Reactive vs endogenous depression is a popular but simplistic account of the complexities of depression

See our explainer + study on interplay of genes & stressors in depression
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molecularpsychiatry Ian Hickie

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Researchers from University of Sydney wanted to see how stressful life events were associated with the genetic risk for mental illness.

What they found turns a common way of thinking about depression on its head, which may influence how people are treated. theconversation.com/we-looked-at-g…

The terms are often confused. But what's the difference between ADD and ADHD? theconversation.com/whats-the-diff… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

My thoughts: We’re only using a fraction of health workers’ skills. This needs to change theconversation.com/were-only-usin… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

How can we design a fairer pathology system, fit for the 21st century, with no out-of-pocket costs?

The pathology industry’s latest push for more funding is less about consumers and more about its bottom line, writes Stephen Duckett (@UniMelb). theconversation.com/why-the-pathol…