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Tuesday, 16 May 2023
  • News

A new national study has launched to give Australians a better understanding of how First Nations people view and experience cancer.

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(Left to right): Professor Russell Gruen (Dean, ANU College of Health and Medicine), Dr Zoe Leviston, Associate Professor Aparna Lal (Director of The McMichael Award), Dr Judith Healy. Image: ANU
Monday, 15 May 2023
  • Impact story

The impact of climate change on human health and wellbeing is becoming more apparent every year, but there is hope that new research will counter this, thanks to the newly established McMichael Award.

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Monday, 15 May 2023
  • News

Health messaging during the pandemic highlighted the need for better communication for culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

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ANU researcher Sarah Bourke
Monday, 15 May 2023
  • Research story

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have had their knowledge on how to thrive ignored. Sarah Bourke is using data sovereignty to change that.

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Wednesday, 03 May 2023
  • News

This International Day of the Midwife, Kristen Graham works to support midwives working in remote and resource-limited communities.

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Friday, 28 Apr 2023
  • Research story

Impacts of COVID-19 on mental health in Bhutan: a way forward for action

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Monday, 24 Apr 2023
  • News

Everyday discrimination could be contributing up to half of the burden of psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults.

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Yuendumu, NT. Photo: Dr Simon Quilty
Thursday, 13 Apr 2023
  • News

Residents of Indigenous communities who prepay for access to electricity experienced unrelenting energy insecurity during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dr Erin Walsh
Friday, 24 Mar 2023
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More magnesium in our daily diet leads to better brain health as we age, according to scientists from the Neuroimaging and Brain Lab at ANU.

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