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Australasia

The Australasia category highlights health, policy and social issues from across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region. It includes analysis of health system developments, research breakthroughs, public health priorities and lived experience from local settings, offering a regional lens on topics that matter to communities and practitioners in Australasia.

New way to reduce scarring

Researchers have been able to reduce scarring by blocking part of the healing process in research that could make a significant difference for burns and...
New way to reduce scarring

Reducing plastic waste in hospitals

Reducing plastic waste in hospitals: Health study could save millions of dollars and reduce environmental footprint: Researchers hope to save significant time, money and resources...
Reducing plastic waste in hospitals

Manufacturing Australian medical devices

Australian medical devices manufacturing facility first: The launch of Australia’s first medical device development and manufacturing facility in Melbourne is set to fast-track new treatments...
Manufacturing Australian medical devices

Antidepressant withdrawal or relapse?

Antidepressant withdrawal or relapse? Doctors can’t really tell: Doctors need more evidence to help patients stop taking antidepressants safely and effectively, a collaborative study with The...
Antidepressant withdrawal or relapse?

Brain stimulation can treat severe OCD

Australian-first clinical trial shows brain stimulation can treat severe OCD: Deep brain stimulation has been found to help people with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)...
Brain stimulation can treat severe OCD

Discontinuing antidepressants

Discontinuing antidepressants requires careful planning: The decision to stop prescribing long-term anti-depressants should be made only after careful preparation by GPs and their patients, University...
Discontinuing antidepressants

A new way to prevent childhood obesity

A new way to prevent childhood obesity: For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity...
A new way to prevent childhood obesity