March 2024: preventive health in the news

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A summary of media stories from March 2024 about the prevention of chronic disease and the social determinants of health with an Australian focus.
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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- Change in advice for cow’s milk over formula in what’s best for baby
The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 March 2024 - New Australian laws banning vaping ads ‘toothless’ without social media enforcement, experts say
The Guardian, 29 March 2024 - TikTok bans account of Australian influencer who promoted nicotine pouches in viral videos
The Guardian, 28 March 2024 - Jen was in the grip of a heart attack. A nurse dismissed it as stress
The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 March 2024 - ‘Fighting medical misogyny’: New Centre to address inequities in health and medicine
Women’s Agenda, 27 March 2024 - Want to quit vaping? There’s an app for that
The Conversation, 27 March 2024 - New research suggests intermittent fasting increases the risk of dying from heart disease. But the evidence is mixed
The Conversation, 25 March 2024 - Vaping debate: doctor’s reticence over tobacco money raises questions over conflict of interest
The Guardian, 26 March 2024 - Better prevention needed to reduce the rate of younger people getting cancer, experts say
ABC News, 26 March 2024 - We’ve taken smoking from ‘normal’ to ‘uncommon’ and we can do the same with vaping – here’s how
The Conversation, 25 March 2024 - COVID-19’s impact on our drinking habits
MJA Insight+, 25 March 2024 - Calling time on tobacco vending machines
Intouch Public Health, 25 March 2024 - Tens of thousands of vapes seized in Queensland as state government touts tough new laws
ABC News, 24 March 2024 - New study finds limited financial viability for cigarette vending machines in licensed venues
Western Sydney University news, 22 March 2024 - Lung cancer added to national screening register
newsGP, 21 March 2024 - Government set to ban all non-therapeutic vapes under ‘world-leading’ laws
9 News, 21 March 2024 - Doctors urge politicians not to be swayed by ‘misleading’ comments on vaping ban from industry-funded lobbyists
The Guardian, 21 March 2024 - Big tobacco is back, aided and abetted by the Nationals. We can’t let them win on vapes
The Guardian, 21 March 2024 - Please join us in tackling oral healthcare inequities – and here’s a guide to policy challenges and opportunities
Croakey, 21 March 2024 - Yes, your G&T is getting more expensive. Here’s why
The Guardian, 21 March 2024 - Do online alcohol retailers ‘exploit’ warning loophole?
ABC RN Breakfast, 21 March 2024 - ‘Exorbitant’ fees paid to academic publishers better spent on Australian research and education, report finds
The Guardian, 20 March 2024 - An historic launch that promises to deliver for First Nations women and girls, and to contribute to systemic change
Craokey, 20 March 2024 - Unwitting face of pro-vaping campaign was paid less than 1 cent to star in ‘astroturf’ testimonial
ABC News, 20 March 2024 - Diabetes map of Tasmania invaluable for health policy
Intouch Public Health, 19 March 2024 - One in three Australians have high blood pressure. Here’s how to reduce it
The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March 2024 - Why is toddler milk so popular? Follow the money
The Conversation, 18 March 2024 - From ‘short wind’ to ‘good wind’: fighting chronic lung disease in Indigenous Australians
MJA Insight+, 18 March 2024 - Rural health overhaul needed for equitable
MJA Insight+, 18 March 2024 - In sunny Australia, why are so many people vitamin D deficient?
The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 March 2024 - Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill-health worldwide, finds study
The Guardian, 15 March 2024 - Could ADHD drugs reduce the risk of early death? Unpacking the findings from a new Swedish study
The Conversation, 15 March 2024 - Excessive gaming causing health issues
UQ News, 14 March 2024 - Prevention or patch-up? Public health ‘crises’ have long gestations
The Mandarin, 14 March 2024 - Health concerns are centre stage as the National Climate Risk Assessment rolls out
Croakey, 14 March 2024 - Ramadan and Lent fasts could have cardiovascular benefits
The Conversation, 14 March 2024 - Childhood asthma twice more likely in outer-city suburbs, new study finds
ABC News, 14 March 2024 - Undernourished, stressed and overworked: cost-of-living pressures are taking a toll on Australians’ health
The Conversation, 14 March 2024 - Vehicle emissions standards are necessary, but much more is needed to stop transport systems harming our health
Croakey, 14 March 2024 - Only walking for exercise? Here’s how to get the most out of it
The Conversation, 14 March 2024 - Young African Australians lead advocacy for affordable food
IHT News, 12 March 2024 - Cultural wellbeing linked to better health outcomes for First Nations and CALD populations
Intouch Public Health, 12 March 2024 - Two-thirds of women report bias or discrimination in Australian healthcare in national survey
The Guardian, 14 March 2024 - Exercise can help treat depression, but what works best depends on age and gender: study
ABC News, 14 March 2024 - New genetic research to prevent chronic disease
Australian Associated Press, 13 March 2024 - Toddler milks are marketed as beneficial, but they’re unnecessary and could be harmful
ABC 7.30, 12 March 2024 - Australia’s restrictive vaping and tobacco policies are fuelling a lucrative and dangerous black market
The Conversation, 12 March 2024 - TGA investigating telehealth websites prescribing nicotine vaping products for exclusive pharmacies
The Guardian, 12 May 2024 - Mother’s little helper: interviews with Australian women show a complex relationship with alcohol
The Conversation, 12 March 2024 - GPs play ‘vital role’ in helping Australians quit nicotine
MJA Insight+, 11 March 2024 - ‘Putting a price’ on cultural loss faced by Aboriginal peoples
MJA Insight+, 11 March 2024 - How health system ‘designed by men, for men’ is failing women
newsGP, 8 March 2024 - Queensland to shine light on big four supermarkets: ‘All options must be explored’
The Mandarin, 8 March 2024 - Some reflections for the health sector on the poverty inquiry
Croakey, 7 March 2024 - British American Tobacco makes first donation to Nationals in over a decade amid vaping crackdown
The Guardian, 7 March 2024 - No fish, eggs during pregnancy ‘may lead to obesity’
AAP News, 7 March 2024 - The tiny killer linked to heart attack, stroke and death
The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 March 2024 - Around 10,000 steps a day may counteract health risks of high sedentary time
University of Sydney news, 6 March 2024 - Proceed with caution, parents – zero alcohol drinks are not risk-free
Intouch Public Health, 6 March 2024 - Call to extinguish cigarette vending machines
The Canberra Times, 6 March 2024 - Latest Close the Gap data shows only five out 19 targets for Indigenous Australians are ‘on track’
ABC News, 6 March 2024 - Research says Pacific among worst obesity rates globally
ABC Pacific, 6 March 2024 - Air pollution kills 1 million a year – hundreds of whom are Australians
The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 March 2024 - Influencing Gen Vape report reveals seven types of vaping behaviours in Australian teenagers
The West Australian, 6 March 2024 - Companies portray menopause as ‘medical problem’ and push women towards ineffective treatments, papers find
The Guardian, 6 March 2024 - Hearing loss is twice as common in Australia’s lowest income groups, our research shows
The Conversation, 5 March 2024 - Hot weather making Australians on low incomes sick, says Australian Council of Social Services
ABC News, 5 March 2024 - Screen time robs average toddler of hearing 1,000 words spoken by adult a day, study finds
The Guardian, 5 March 2024 - ‘Everyone does it’: mythbusting young Australians’ overestimation of vaping among peers
ANU Reporter, 4 March 2024 - Vaping triples among young Australians
MJA Insight+, 4 March 2024 - GPs must be on the lookout for hereditary high cholesterol
MJA Insight+, 4 March 2024 - A new dietary approach for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
MJA Insight+, 4 March 2024 - Improving gender equality through economic empowerment
MJA Insight+, 4 March 2024 - Canberra pushes to be home to ACDC
The Canberra Times, 4 March 2024 - School tuckshop menus guided by state regulations with focus on healthy eating
ABC News, 4 March 2024 - Comprehensive vaping reforms needed to protect kids
Intouch Public Health, 4 March 2024 - ‘Food was a coping mechanism’: What’s behind the obesity surge
The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 March 2024 - People with the most irregular sleep die earlier than others
Cosmos, 3 March 2024 - Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa – why this is wrong
The Conversation, 3 March 2024 - How bad is junk food for you, really?
Cosmos, 3 March 2024 - Calls for widespread change on how obesity is treated in Australia
SBS News, 3 March 2024 - Ultra-processed foods are damaging your health. These are the products to avoid
SBSNews, 3 March 2024 - Children presenting with ‘significant symptoms of withdrawal’ as vaping rates rise among under 25s
ABC Online, 2 March 2024 - Questions raised about whether GPs will be ready for influx of people seeking vaping prescriptions
The Guardian, 1 March 2024 - ‘No intention of stopping’: New Zealand online vape seller vows to ignore Australia’s new import ban
The Guardian, 1 March 2024 - Could messages from social media influencers stop young people vaping? A look at the government’s new campaign
The Conversation, 1 March 2024 - More than one billion now afflicted by obesity: Lancet
News.com.au, 1 March 2024 - New review unpacks what we know about junk food and 32 health issues
ABC News, 1 March 2024
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