John Elder
Inflatable device treats the most severe forms of pain, without surgery
Spinal cord stimulation has been talked up as a treatment for severe pain, an agony of a sort that doesn’t respond to...
Conspiracy theorists lack critical thinking skills: New study
The more people believe in conspiracy theories, the worse they perform on critical thinking tests, a new study has confirmed. This doesn’t...
The eight-hour myth: This is how much sleep you really need
Make sure you get your eight hours sleep: it’s a message we’ve increasingly adopted over the last couple of hundred years. We...
Face-mask hygiene: Watch your step, mask-related injuries and ailments are soaring
Of late, with the Delta variant proving itself to be almost sneakily contagious – and the rise of mystery cases and ‘fleeting...
Bleeding gums? You might have a vitamin C deficiency, and it could be diet-related
Brush your teeth and floss twice a day and those bleeding gums will go away … that’s what your dentist rightfully tells...
COVID-19: The risk of outdoor transmission is small but real
During Monday’s briefing, Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton addressed the elephant in the room … or rather, in the stadium, on...
AI measures facelift success: Patients are more optimistic than computers
You may have read that artificial intelligence can successfully diagnose skin cancers. It’s a story that has been chugging along since 2017,...
As Australia endures a winter of COVID outbreaks, this is how to take care of yourself
The eastern states of Australia are all struggling to get COVID-19 under control, with Sydney in full runaway mode. This comes exactly...
‘Stricter lockdown needed’ to control NSW outbreak
NSW needs stricter state four restrictions to bring the Delta variant outbreak of COVID-19 under control, according to modelling by the Burnet...
Heart attack? Funnel web spiders to the rescue
The venom from a funnel web spider can kill you in about 15 minutes… or potentially save your heart from a death...