August 2023: preventive health in the news

The list is not comprehensive and mainly focuses on topics relevant to the work of the Prevention Centre. Some articles may be behind paywalls but we try to avoid them.

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• Advocacy strategies for advancing health in all policies: what works for trade policymaking?
  Croakey, 28 August 2023
• Ultra-processed food raises risk of heart attack and stroke, two studies show
  The Guardian, 28 August 2023
• Vaping found to be the biggest risk factor for teenage tobacco smoking
  The Guardian, 23 August 2023
• Indigenous-led and controlled research is pivotal to “closing the gap”
  Croakey, 23 August 2023
• “We cannot continue to have spaces that are void of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s leadership, voices, ideas and solutions”
  Croakey, 23 August 2023
• Celebrities are profiting from selling their image to promote alcohol, but at what cost?
  Croakey, 23 August 2023
• Calories and kilojoules: how do we know the energy content of food, and how accurate are the labels?
  The Conversation, 22 August 2023
• Food and drink culture compared with smoking in 1960s
  BBC News, 21 August 2023
• How sweet it isn’t: Sugary drinks increase the risk of liver cancer
  The New Daily, 21 August 2023
• Who gets to be healthy? The ‘social determinants of health’ can reduce inequities, but many policies neglect them
  The Conversation, 21 August 2023
• Communications about prenatal alcohol exposure risks ‘must be targeted’
  MJA Insight+, 21 August 2023
• Gaps in Australian clinical trials ‘must be met by public funding’
  MJA Insight+, 21 August 2023
• Australia’s population to grow at slowest rate since federation, intergenerational report forecasts
  The Guardian, 21 August 2023
• How diet became a dirty word and what science really says about losing weight
  ABC News, 21 August 2023
• Solo’d out: Why this Hard drink’s instant popularity is tough for some to swallow
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 August 2023
• Quarter of submissions from vape users to Australian inquiry parrot text from tobacco industry campaign
  The Guardian, 18 August 2023
• Indigenous Australians suffering strokes 16 years younger than non-Indigenous people, new study finds
  ABC News, 18 August 2023
• To raise a healthy eater, avoid these common mistakes
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 August 2023
• Australia’s vaping crackdown to be enforced with new laws
  The Guardian, 16 August 2023
• PCOS guidelines shine light on ‘neglected’ condition
  newsGP, 16 August 2023
• 1 in 6 women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. But this diagnosis may not benefit them or their babies
  The Conversation, 15 August 2023
• Aboriginal-led responses the ‘best way’ for self-determination
  MJA Insight +, 14 August 2023
• Medical experts warn hospitals need to be prepared for heatwave demands
  ABC News, 14 August 2023
• The Guardian view on ultra-processed food: blame business, not consumers
  The Guardian (UK), 14 August 2023
• A major vaping crackdown was promised. Three months on, there’s no start date in sight
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 August 2023
• What’s in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium
  The Conversation, 11 August 2023
• Alcoholic drink Hard Solo not aimed at minors, Asahi says, as Australian MPs push for limit on ads
  The Guardian, 10 August 2023
• Poor, middle-aged Australians are more likely to die from cancer – and the gap is widening
  The Conversation, 10 August 2023
• Breastfeeding improves women’s CVD risk factors
  The Medial Republic, 10 August 2023
• Wearables will transform health, but change brings challenges say researchers
  The University of Sydney News, 9 August 2023
• Shock health divide in Australia exposed in new report
  news.com.au, 9 August 2023
• Time to enact food policies in the National Preventive Health Strategy
  Intouch Public Health, 9 August 2023
• Growing the voices, connections and capacity of prevention research
  Croakey, 9 August 2023
• Sydney’s drinking water quality under threat from climate crisis, report finds
  The Guardian, 9 August 2023
• Ozempic is in the spotlight but it’s just the latest in a long and strange history of weight-loss drugs
  The Conversation, 9 August 2023
• Could an afternoon nap help us cope with hotter temperatures? It’s worked for Australia’s First Nations people
  The Conversation, 8 August 2023
• Controversial ‘forever chemicals’ could be phased out in Australia under new restrictions. Here’s what you need to know
  The Conversation, 8 August 2023
• Nurturing and strengthening communities for future generations
  Croakey, 8 August 2023
• Being overweight ‘can swell part of the brain and send hunger pangs spiralling out of control’
  news.com.au, 8 August 2023
• Warnings on alcohol, tobacco, e-cigs in latest dental advice
  Cosmos. 7 August 2023
• Formal complaint lodged over new Hard Solo drink appealing to minors
  news.com.au, 7 August 2023
• Is red meat bad for you? And does it make a difference if it’s a processed burger or a lean steak?
  The Conversation, 7 August 2023
• Ending Loneliness Together report finds almost 33pc of Australians feel disconnected, lonely
  ABC News, 7 August 2023
• Should I worry about snacking?
  The Guardian, 7 August 2023
• Hard Solo sparks formal complaint over claims it appeals to minors
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 August 2023
• Giving up meat can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 August 2023
• Why the community and charitable sectors are vital partners in policy making
  Croakey, 5 August 2023
• Australians living longer but working in poor health in later life, research shows
  The Guardian, 4 August 2023
• Cancer is striking more people in the prime of their lives. What can we do better?
  The Guardian, 4 August 2023
• A mother’s diet can protect her grandchildren’s brains: genetic model study
  Monash University News, 4 August 2023
• Focus on the health of Australians – targeted efforts required to reduce inequalities
  Croakey, 4 August 2023
• ‘Strong case’ for more preventive funding in Australia: Study
  newsGP, 3 August 202
• First Nations healthcare is crying out for an Indigenous voice
  The Guardian, 3 August 2023
• Does it matter what time of day I eat? And can intermittent fasting improve my health? Here’s what the science says
  The Conversation, 3 August 2023
• Amid growing scrutiny of consultancies, what are the implications for health and health policy?
  Croakey, 3 August 2023
• Consumers must be central to development and implementation of National Health and Climate Strategy
  Croakey, 3 August 2023
• How often do I need to exercise to get stronger?
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 August 2023
• Canada launches warning labels on each cigarette
  BBC News, 2 August 2023
• Too young: why are Australians under 50 increasingly being diagnosed with cancer?
  The Guardian, 2 August 2023
• When Christmas comes so do the kilos. New research tracks Australians’ yo-yo weight gain
  The Conversation, 2 August 2023
• Putting sleep on the public health agenda
  Intouch Public Health, 2 August 2023
• Next steps to helping children thrive with an expanded South Australian School Breakfast Program
  Intouch Public Health, 2 August 2023
• Fighting health inequities for Indigenous Australians
  The Medical Republic, 1 August 2023
• Indigenous health study rolls out across Queensland
  UQ News, 1 August 2023
• One drink a day could raise blood pressure: Study
  The New Daily, 1 August 2023
• Expert says overdiagnosis means Australian cancer screening tests must be ‘handled very carefully’
  The Guardian, 1 August 2023
• ‘Silent killer’: experts warn of record US deaths from extreme heat
  The Guardian, 1 August 2023
• A drink each day or just on the weekends? Here’s why alcohol-free days are important
  The Conversation, 1 August 2023
• We’re in a back pain epidemic – and most treatments don’t work
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 August 2023

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