Health

Articles

What’s the difference between Easter egg chocolate and regular chocolate?

Margaret Murray, Swinburne University of Technology and Andrew Costanzo, Deakin University With Easter around the corner, you’ll have seen chocolate Easter eggs on supermarket shelves. Maybe you’ve bought some already. But is there a difference between Easter chocolate and the everyday kind? Does Easter chocolate really...
Health
4
min.
Juniper Chrystal Halliday Residential Aged Care

Nursing home residents are paying $800 a week for services they...

By Anna Howe, Macquarie University Nursing home residents confined to their rooms during COVID are like hypothetical tenants locked in their bedrooms by landlords –...
Health
3
minutes
vaccination

Haven’t yet been vaccinated for COVID? Novavax might change your mind

By Jack Feehan, Victoria University and Vasso Apostolopoulos, Victoria University After significant delays in production and approval, Novavax – the first protein-based vaccine against COVID...
COVID-19
4
minutes
woman meditating resting

At home with COVID? 5 easy tips to help you breathe...

By Clarice Tang, Western Sydney University Shortness of breath, persistent cough and fatigue are common COVID signs and symptoms. And the vast majority of people...
Health
4
minutes
rapid antigen test

15 things not to do when using a rapid antigen test,...

By Thea van de Mortel, Griffith University Many of us have taken a rapid antigen test (RAT) or have administered them to our school-aged children. But...
Health
4
minutes
aged care

When aged care workers earn just $22 an hour, a one-off...

By Hal Swerissen, La Trobe University and Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute The federal government’s promise of up to A$800 between now and May for aged...
Health
3
minutes
face mask

Have you stopped wearing reusable fabric masks? Here’s how to cut...

By Aleasha McCallion, Monash University; Forbes McGain, The University of Melbourne, and Kim Borg, Monash University At the beginning of the pandemic, many of us...
Health
5
minutes