Australia has been subsidising drugs to cure hepatitis C since March 2016. Unlike in many other countries, these are available to everyone with the disease and are much cheaper for our government.
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A recent study found Australian soft drinks had higher concentrations of glucose than US soft drinks, which had more fructose. Does this mean Australian drinks are worse for health than US drinks?
Scientists have discovered a type of sugar that could actually protect the liver.
Researchers have found that cutting sugar out of kids’ diets can improve their blood pressure, cholesterol readings and other markers of metabolic health.
Food distributor Patties Foods has recalled two brands of frozen mixed berries — Nanna’s and Creative Gourmet — due to reports of three people in Victoria, four in Queensland and two in New South Wales…
Almost all companies contribute money to charity and many would argue that corporate donations make a positive difference in the world. But this hopeful take on corporate philanthropy sits uneasily with…
Researchers have discovered a fluorescent protein in a Japanese eel consumed as a popular sushi snack. The discovery could help develop simpler and more sensitive tests to detect jaundice and other diseases…
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Hepatology, University of Plymouth
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Director of POCHE Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
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Honorary research fellow, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester
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Professor, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor of Public Health/Director, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
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PhD researcher and Specialist Registrar in Public Health, University of Southampton
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Professor in Criminology, University of Bristol
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Head, Metabolic and Vascular Physiology NHMRC, Senior Principal Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Postdoctural Research Fellow in Nutritional Biochemistry, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Postdoctoral Fellow, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
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Professor of General Practice, Adelaide University
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University of California, San Francisco
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Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Infectious Diseases Physician, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney; Scientia Professor, Kirby Institute, UNSW