by Hayley Prenter | Apr 8, 2024 | News
The number of people living with dementia in Australia is expected to surge 94 per cent in the next 30 years. Dementia Australia estimates more than 421,000 people are currently living with dementia. Without a medical breakthrough, it is projected this figure will...
by Hayley Prenter | Mar 20, 2024 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
RadioU UOW ยท Calls to grow support for music therapy Music is said to have a healing power and that is true for six-year-old Sophie who accessed music therapy during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Music is said to have a healing power, and that is true...
by Hayley Prenter | Nov 7, 2023 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Feature, News
Benn, 43, and Rick, 69, were just teenagers when they discovered alcohol, an addiction that would haunt them decades into the future. Benn Veenker, 43, first found alcohol 30 years ago; aged 13, he would drink to suppress that little voice in his head – that...
by Lilian Cooper | Nov 3, 2023 | Feature
Vaping has surged in popularity, particularly among Gen-Z, who might have been the first generation of non-smokers. Many people do not know what they are vaping, with University of Wollongong researchers revealing that it is not uncommon for dangerous banned...
by Tamara Stewart | Oct 28, 2023 | News
The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is currently experiencing a critical O type supply period, with stocks of both O Positive and O Negative reaching their lowest point in the last year. Eligible donors being encouraged to visit their nearest centre and give blood over...
