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POLITICS OF HEALTH

A damning review of e-cigarettes shows vaping leads to smoking, the opposite of what supporters claim

Image: Shutterstock A major review on the health effects of e-cigarettes reflects what public health advocates have feared – escalating use of e-cigarettes in school-aged children, early warning signs of increased...

Two years into the pandemic, why is Australia still short of medicines?

Image: Alex Bascuas/Shutterstock This might be a familiar scene. You pop into your local pharmacy to fill a script...

Wearing shoes in the house is just plain gross. The verdict from scientists who study indoor contaminants

Image: Shutterstock You probably clean your shoes if you step in something muddy or disgusting (please pick up after...

If you’re going to mandate COVID vaccination at your workplace, here’s how to do it ethically

  Picture: Shuttlestock Compulsory COVID vaccination is in the news again now Qantas has just announced its employees will need...

Australia’s vaccination plan is 6 months too late and a masterclass in jargon

  Picture: Shutterstock Six months after the prime minister received his first jab, Australia finally has a national plan to...

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