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Tech giants face their 'big tobaco' moment
Sophia Auld
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Tech giants face their ‘big tobacco’ moment

As US courts find Meta & YouTube liable for psychological harm, is the social media ban protecting young peoples' mental health here?

By Sophia Auld
Junk food CP med
Healthed
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We showed a 20% tax on junk food would save more lives than a sugar tax

New research suggests we could prevent millions of cases of T2D and CVD with this policy...

By Healthed
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Healthed
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GLP‑1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes.

By Healthed
Teenage,Boy,Waiting,Alone,In,Hospital,Waiting,Area,Before,Medical
Healthed
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Urgent care clinic evaluation: what is and isn’t working

Report finds no communication with the patient's GP in one third of UCC visits...

By Healthed
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Healthed
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The UK is about to start an experiment that could end smoking for good – but it won’t be easy

Anyone born after January 1 2009 will never be able to legally buy tobacco in the UK thanks to the tobacco and vapes bill, which is expected to become law in March 2026.

By Healthed
Infectious,Encephalitis,Tick,Insect,On,Skin.,Encephalitis,Virus,Or,Lyme
Healthed
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How can a tick bite cause a deadly meat allergy? An expert explains

An Australian teenager who died after eating beef sausages on a camping trip has been confirmed as the nation’s first death from a tick-induced meat allergy.

By Healthed
Businessman,Shows,Concept,Hologram,Transparency,On,His,Hand.,Man,In
Lynnette Hoffman
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GPs support fee transparency, but not confident it will be fair & accurate

Few think govt's plan will achieve much that's useful for patients...

By Lynnette Hoffman
Medical,,People,And,Credit,Card,In,Hospital,With,Nurse,,Healthcare
Healthed
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Reining in specialists’ fees will take more than a revamped website

Consumers will soon have a clearer picture of how specialists’ fees compare if legislation before parliament is passed.

By Healthed
shutterstock_2491658403
Lynnette Hoffman
  • Clinical Articles

Paramedic prescribers pushed by pollies

Despite absence of evidence, the trend continues...

By Lynnette Hoffman
Head,Of,A,Man,On,Background,Of,Trees,In,Forest.
Healthed
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Bondi Junction attack: psychiatrist missed early warning signs of relapse

Coronial inquest report makes several recommendations to improve care for people with schizophrenia

By Healthed
Untitled design (30)
Healthed
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Prioritising protein? What the new US dietary guidelines get right – and wrong – according to 2 nutrition experts

Two Aussie nutrition experts weigh in on the changes...

By Healthed
Daughter,Supporting,Her,Terminally,Ill,Mother,Lying,On,Hospital,Bed,
Healthed
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Voluntary assisted dying may soon be available to all Australians

Here's where the legislation stands now, and what's likely to change in 2026...

By Healthed
Tech giants face their 'big tobaco' moment

Tech giants face their ‘big tobacco’ moment

As US courts find Meta & YouTube liable for psychological harm, is the social media ban protecting young peoples' mental health here?

By Sophia Auld
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
Junk food CP med

We showed a 20% tax on junk food would save more lives than a sugar tax

New research suggests we could prevent millions of cases of T2D and CVD with this policy...

By Healthed
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
shutterstock_2689395281

GLP‑1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes.

By Healthed
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
Teenage,Boy,Waiting,Alone,In,Hospital,Waiting,Area,Before,Medical

Urgent care clinic evaluation: what is and isn’t working

Report finds no communication with the patient's GP in one third of UCC visits...

By Healthed
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
shutterstock_2620303483

The UK is about to start an experiment that could end smoking for good – but it won’t be easy

Anyone born after January 1 2009 will never be able to legally buy tobacco in the UK thanks to the tobacco and vapes bill, which is expected to become law in March 2026.

By Healthed
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
Infectious,Encephalitis,Tick,Insect,On,Skin.,Encephalitis,Virus,Or,Lyme

How can a tick bite cause a deadly meat allergy? An expert explains

An Australian teenager who died after eating beef sausages on a camping trip has been confirmed as the nation’s first death from a tick-induced meat allergy.

By Healthed
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
Businessman,Shows,Concept,Hologram,Transparency,On,His,Hand.,Man,In

GPs support fee transparency, but not confident it will be fair & accurate

Few think govt's plan will achieve much that's useful for patients...

By Lynnette Hoffman
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
Medical,,People,And,Credit,Card,In,Hospital,With,Nurse,,Healthcare

Reining in specialists’ fees will take more than a revamped website

Consumers will soon have a clearer picture of how specialists’ fees compare if legislation before parliament is passed.

By Healthed
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
shutterstock_2491658403

Paramedic prescribers pushed by pollies

Despite absence of evidence, the trend continues...

By Lynnette Hoffman
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
Head,Of,A,Man,On,Background,Of,Trees,In,Forest.

Bondi Junction attack: psychiatrist missed early warning signs of relapse

Coronial inquest report makes several recommendations to improve care for people with schizophrenia

By Healthed
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
Untitled design (30)

Prioritising protein? What the new US dietary guidelines get right – and wrong – according to 2 nutrition experts

Two Aussie nutrition experts weigh in on the changes...

By Healthed
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles
Daughter,Supporting,Her,Terminally,Ill,Mother,Lying,On,Hospital,Bed,

Voluntary assisted dying may soon be available to all Australians

Here's where the legislation stands now, and what's likely to change in 2026...

By Healthed
Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

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