Tag: Australians

How Australians perform on a global health check

A new tool shows that Australians are generally in good health, compared with other countries. For the first time, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has built a data tool, looking at health measures including our life expectancy, rates of cancer, obesity and smoking, and causes of death, in relation to 36 countries in

More Australians affected by gambling and for longer

On the eve of the Melbourne Cup, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found more Australians are experiencing gambling harm and suffering life and health hardships for much longer than previously known. In providing one of the first national snapshots of gambling harm in Australia, the Centre for Gambling Research (CGR) has

The Health Platform That Is Changing The Way Australians Go To The Doctor

It’s Australia’s largest online healthcare marketplace, and now Silicon Valley is taking notice. HealthEngine has announced today a $26.7 million investment lead by Sequoia India. HealthEngine revolutionises the way Australians are going to the doctor by helping patients connect with quality health practitioners in their area, and make appointments directly. In fact, one million Australians

The disease affecting Australians that should have disappeared by now

Rheumatic heart disease is a disease which shouldn’t exist anymore. Caused by an abnormal immune reaction to Strep A infection of the skin and throat, it’s an entirely preventable condition which, left untreated, can spiral into deadly or debilitating complications including stroke, heart rhythm abnormalities, and heart failure. Left untreated, an abnormal immune reaction to Strep