Media Releases
‘Obsession’ with evidence-based medicine is hindering development of solutions to complex health problems, experts say
Media release: 15 March 2023 A rigid application of research based on evidence-based medicine (EBM) – an approach that has dominated medical thinking for 30 years – is ill-suited to address many complex health issues where social aspects such as poverty play a key role, say experts who argue for greater emphasis on other sources […]
Expert calls for total elimination of direct sales of vaping products
Media release: 15 March 2023 All sales of vaping products other than those prescribed by a doctor to aid in quitting smoking should be stopped to curb skyrocketing uptake of e-cigarettes in young people, says one of Australia’s leading tobacco control experts in a paper published today. Writing in Public Health Research & Practice, a […]
Improved self-harm reporting in NSW emergency departments an advance in suicide prevention
Media release: 16 February 2023 An improved system for reporting on cases of self-harm and suicide-related behaviours in NSW hospital emergency departments (EDs) has more than doubled the estimated annual number of cases identified, according to research published today. Published online early in Public Health Research & Practice, a peer-reviewed journal of the Sax Institute, […]
The 45 and Up Study: how Australia’s largest longitudinal study is reshaping our understanding of healthy ageing
Media release: 13 December 2022 Australia’s largest ongoing study of healthy ageing has reached an important milestone with over 15 years of high impact research showcased in a special issue of Public Health Research & Practice published today. Managed by the Sax Institute, the 45 and Up Study has been following over 250,000 people aged […]
Research reveals gaps in policy to protect Australians from genetic discrimination in life insurance
Media release: 13 December 2022 Researchers have called for the Australian Government to take action to protect consumers seeking life insurance from discrimination based on genetic test results, after finding that a current voluntary moratorium falls well short of recommendations from a Parliamentary inquiry. They warn that genetic discrimination leads to significant health harms, including […]
Study provides reassurance around the impact of COVID-related breast screening delays
Media release: 8 December 2022 The suspension of breast screening services in 2020 to limit the risk of COVID-19 transmission does not appear to be resulting in a feared wave of more advanced breast cancers, according to a newly published analysis of NSW healthcare data. Published today in Public Health Research & Practice, a peer-reviewed […]
PHRP Awards recognise outstanding public health research that matters for policy and practice
Media release: 17 November 2022 A paper calling for a renewed focus on skin cancer prevention in Australia and another on lessons from three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic have been honoured in this year’s PHRP Excellence Awards. The awards celebrate outstanding papers that have been published in the last 12 months in Public Health Research […]
Teens forgotten in obesity prevention, as virtual world poses increasing risk
Media release: 12 October 2022 Obesity prevention strategies that target adolescence – a crucial period for developing healthy behaviours – are disjointed, piecemeal and underfunded, and are failing to respond to the added challenges posed by today’s technology-fixated culture, leading adolescent obesity experts warn. In a paper published today in Public Health Research & Practice, […]
More than a slogan: the opportunities and challenges of co-production in public health research
Media release: 15 June 2022 Co-production – a collaborative model of research that involves stakeholders at each stage of the research process – cannot simply be a slogan and must be backed by resources and capacity development, experts argue in an editorial published today. The editorial accompanies a special issue of Public Health Research & […]
Experts warn of injury risks due to cosmetic radiation procedures
Media release: 31 March 2022 The use of radiation for common cosmetic procedures such as hair removal and skin rejuvenation is growing in popularity, but consumers are at risk of injuries such as burns, blistering, scarring and eye damage, experts warn in a paper published today. The article, published in Public Health Research & Practice, […]
