health

Paeds nurse draws on wealth of global experience

June 8, 2020

A recently-graduated paediatric nurse has already had a world of experience, as Maddison Manwaring discovered.

Coach fosters strength in mind as well as body

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020

By AKIRA KATO “When I was 35, my brother took his life. That’s when I started to be a trainer and that’s where my life changed.” Coach Leon Stensholm, 43, relishes educating individuals on how … Read more »

Editorial: Coronavirus impacts youth beyond health risks

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

Every aspect of Australian life has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another and young people have been hit particularly hard, as The Suncoast Times finds.

Coronacast: Covid-19 facts with Dr Susan Thackwray

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020

In this podcast Aleasha Bliss speaks with University of the Sunshine Coast Clinical Trial Centre Dr Susan Thackwray about her current paediatric influenza clinical trial and the differences between Covid-19 and the flu

Social media feeding Covid-19 fear

April 7, 2020

Okki Klijn discusses the connection between the information that gets spread online and the fear that currently exists in society around Covid-19.

Self-isolation never felt so good

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020

Fitness fanatics across the country are left to mourn in the Covid-19 crisis. Brooke Festa explores some other options.

Songs to wash away your worries (and the coronavirus)

April 7, 2020

Tired of singing Happy Birthday while you wash your hands? Here are some other well-known songs you can sing to help make sure you’re washing for long enough.