Mental Health

‘It’s okay to poo at work’: new health campaign highlights a common source of anxiety

For most people, the daily or near-daily ritual of having a bowel motion is not something we give a great…

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‘Didn’t care enough’: here’s what the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide found

After three years of investigations, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has delivered its final report with 122…

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The indoor microbiome: mounting research is revealing how the microbes in your home can influence your health

We spend around 90% of our lives indoors. But what you might not realise while you’re cosied up at home…

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Georgia high school shooting shows how hard it can be to take action even after police see warning signs

Most school shootings don’t just happen out of nowhere – there are typically warning signs. A year before a 14-year-old…

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Flexible fitness: How moms can blend movement and motherhood for mental well-being

Parents have received reassurance that their overwhelming stress surrounding childrearing is not going unnoticed: In the United States, the surgeon…

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Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new research shows

  Climate change has been in the news for more than 40 years. It’s typically covered as a scientific or…

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Military veterans with PTSD face an agonising choice: the stigma of declaring it to employers or being denied support

  Australia is home to almost half a million military veterans, most of whom are in the workforce. But most…

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Gus Walz’s unbridled emotion on the DNC stage opens the door to more understanding of neurodiversity

  “That’s my dad. That’s MY DAD!” a visibly emotional Gus Walz exclaimed, with tears in his eyes, at the…

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What are puberty blockers? What are the benefits and risks for transgender children?

  Puberty blockers are medications that stop the body from producing oestrogen and testosterone. In the clinic, they’re called gonadotropin-releasing…

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Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers dance, write and draw their way through burnout and on-the-job stress

  Doctors and nurses seldom learn in school how to tell a family that their loved one is not going…

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