Stroke in childhood and adolescence
Stroke in childhood and adolescence: outcome influenced by parental education and income: Children from educationally deprived, low-income families are much more likely to face long-term...
Hand-eye coordination more sensitive to alcohol
Study finds blood alcohol levels much lower than the legal limit impair hand-eye coordination: In previous studies, eye movements and vision were only affected at...
Cycle helmets – Do they really save lives?
There is considerable debate surrounding the use of cycle helmets. Do they really provide vital protection? Do they just give cyclists a false sense of...
Researchers call for the term ‘high functioning autism’ to be consigned to history
Researchers call for the term ‘high functioning autism’ to be consigned to history. Autism researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute have called for the term...
Plagues, neurology, and rehabilitation: polio
Plagues, neurology, and rehabilitation: The history of polio epidemics and how COVID-19 will affect approaches to rehabilitation: Date and time: Tue 5 Jan 2021 from...
Things we know at the end of 2020 (part 1)
2020, what a year! Melbourne University researchers, Zena Cumpston, Professor Andrew Dawson, Professor Peter Doherty AC, and Professor Guay Lim discuss a year in review...
Epidemic preparedness – a wise investment: the Uganda story
With an Ebola outbreak ongoing in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2019, authorities in Uganda stepped up their health and response systems...
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
Sunday 27 December, 2020, has been designated the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. Transcript Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: It's hard to believe that...
WHO: 10 global health issues to track in 2021
10 global health issues to track in 2021 from the World Health Organisation: 2020 was a devastating year for global health. A previously unknown virus...
Home alone this Christmas?
Home alone for Christmas? Here's 6 ways to get through it: Millions of people are having to discard their Christmas plans and think again. The...
