July 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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• Renaming obesity won’t fix weight stigma overnight. Here’s what we really need to do
  The Conversation, 31 July 2023
• Australia leads world with vaping crackdown
  MJA Insight +, 31 July 2023
• Australians are living and working longer – but not necessarily healthier, new study shows
  The Conversation, 28 July 2023
• Climb the stairs, lug the shopping, chase the kids. Incidental vigorous activity linked to lower cancer risks
  The Conversation, 28 July 2023
• Thousands of vapes seized in Melbourne raid as police send ‘clear message’ to stores
  The Guardian, 28 July 2023
• Sugar tax could save nation millions and fund dental care, study finds
  The New Daily, 27 July 2023
• Can weight loss and diet drugs avoid the mistakes of the past?
  ABC RN, 27 July 2023
• Alcohol isn’t good for us, but is drinking in moderation still OK?
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 July 2023
• Key leaders urge bold national action on climate and health emergency
  Croakey, 27 July 2023
• On the wellbeing framework, and ways forward
  Croakey, 27 July 2023
• Queensland scientists test vapes for polonium-210 after finding cancer-causing substances
  ABC News, 26 July 2023           
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must be at the centre, not the margins, of LGBTQIA+ plans and policies
  The Conversation, 26 July 2023
• Governments are failing to share decision-making with Indigenous people, Productivity Commission finds
  The Conversation, 26 July 2023
• A sugar-sweetened beverage tax could prevent 500k cavities, study finds
  ABC Radio Melbourne, 25 July 2023
• How the long shadow of drink giants pushes public health and sugar labelling into the shade
  ABC News, 25 July 2023
• Investment in Indigenous community health key to reduce diabetes rates
  The Guardian, 25 July 2023
• Surging hospital demand prompts calls for new strategies
  MJA Insight +, 24 July 2023
• Aboriginal-run doctors clinics are succeeding where many other GP services are failing
  ABC News, 23 July 2023
• SA government releases campaigns to stem rising uptake of vaping and smoking
  ABC News, 22 July 2023
• Good news for ‘weekend warriors’: people who do much of their exercise on a couple of days still get heart benefits
  The Conversation, 21 July 2023
• New CVD guideline and risk calculator expected to help millions
  News GP, 21 July 2023
• First Nations mothers and babies maternity care
  La Trobe University News, 21 July 2023
• More diet advice evidence needed for those hoping to get pregnant: study
  Monash University News, 20 July 2023
• One in three Aussies at risk of severe heart disease
  The New Daily, 20 July 2023
• New CVD risk calculator and prevention guidelines
  The Medical Republic, 20 July 2023
• Wellbeing budget shows we’re living longer but cuddly animals are on the decline
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 July 2023
• Australians’ national wellbeing shows a glass half full: Measuring What Matters report
  The Conversation, 20 July 2023
• No sausage sizzles, no fried takeaway a turning point for WA community’s diabetes battle
  ABC Kimberley, 20 July 2023
• NT government extends Alice Springs takeaway alcohol restrictions for at least 12 months
  ABC News, 20 July 2023
• ‘Terrified to eat’: Does sugar actually feed cancer?
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 July 2023
• We spend billions on an illness system. Where’s the focus and investment in creating health?
  Croakey, 19 July 2023
• Australia’s first wellbeing framework is about to measure what matters – but it’s harder than counting GDP
  The Conversation, 19 July 2023
• Global diabetes cases on pace to soar to 1.3 billion people in the next 3 decades, new study finds
  The Conversation, 19 July 2023
• Is Melbourne really living the liveability dream?
  Croakey, 19 July 2023
• Ban tobacco and vape political donations: RACGP
  newsGP, 18 July 2023
• Talking about eating less red and processed meat provokes strong feelings. That’s why this new evidence-based report is welcome
  The Conversation, 17 July 2023
• Indigenous Voice to Parliament: perspectives on Closing the Gap
  MJA Insight+, 17 July 2023
• Global health leaders urge climate-friendly health care systems
  MJA Insight+, 17 July 2023
• Does artificial sweetener aspartame really cause cancer? What the WHO listing means for your diet soft drink habit
  The Conversation, 14 July 2023
• Should GPs bring up a patient’s weight in consultations about other matters? We asked 5 experts
  The Conversation, 14 July 2023
• Closing the Gap: just four targets on track with four going backwards in latest report
  The Guardian, 12 July 2023
• National alliance urges five key steps to reduce harms from alcohol
  Croakey, 11 July 2023
• Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol: Lessons from Scotland for Australia
  PHAA Intouch, 11 July 2023
• NSW Health warns young people hospitalised with seizures, vomiting after vaping
  ABC News, 9 July 2023
• By men, about men: how bad is the gender research gap for women in exercise science?
  The Guardian, 9 July 2023
• Habits have changed, but more Australians drinking than before pandemic
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 July 2023
• Philip Morris making deals with Australian pharmacies to supply below-cost vaping products
  The Guardian, 7 July 2023
• What’s happening with the Australian CDC?
  Cosmos, 6 July 2023
• New Alcohol. Think Again campaign: What’s your poison?
  Public Health Intouch, 5 July 2023
• ‘Sounds Like’ it’s time to quit smoking
  Public Health Intouch, 5 July 2023
• How new World Health Organization guidelines can protect children from unhealthy food and drink marketing
  Croakey, 5 July 2023
• Unveiling plans for the new Australian Centre for Evaluation
  Croakey, 5 July 2023
• On these pressing global health threats, what more of a wake-up call do we need?
  Croakey, 5 July 2023
• Despite Aussie teens drinking less, they’re more distressed
  ABC RN, 4 July 2023
• Vaping ban likely to fuel black market: emails reveal drug advisory group’s fears
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 July 2023
• This is the problem with weight-loss ‘solutions’
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July 2023
• Alarming rise in cancer in Australian Millennials
  News.com.au, 3 July 2023  
• How COVID-19 public communications is letting down our most vulnerable
  MJA Insight+, 3 July 2023
• Who says a walk can’t be a workout?
  The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July 23023
  

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