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What is cancer radiotherapy?

Proton therapy requires large accelerators to give protons enough energy to penetrate deep into patients. ... It requires large accelerators to give protons enough energy to penetrate deep into patients.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/06/01/what-is-cancer-radiotherapy--.html
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Are we facing a catastrophic bushfire season?

made worse by human-induced climate change) have collided right now over large areas of the eastern seaboard, triggering extremely unusual bushfire conditions – certainly catching many communities unawares before the start ... But inevitably, we will
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/09/11/are-we-facing-a-catastrophic-bushfire-season.html
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Increased private health insurance premiums don’t mean increased value

However, the risks of doing so are often not explored. Exposure to large and unexpected out of pocket costs, and as found in our research, the realisation (too late) that some
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/02/13/increased-private-health-insurance-premiums-dont-mean-increased-.html
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7 tips for preparing children for school

The only large study on coaching effectiveness in Australia (conducted by myself) showed that coaching did not bestow any academic benefits on children who were already performing well in school.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/01/19/7-tips-for-preparing-children-for-school.html
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6 ways politics "trumps" health in America

Trump now wants to rescind the employer mandate, which requires large organisations to offer health plans to employees.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/07/17/6-ways-politics-trumps-health-in-america.html
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The latest Scientists' Warning (on affluence)

Most people living in developed countries would fit into this category and while many of them may not feel very wealthy, they still have a disproportionately large and unsustainable resource footprint
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/06/25/the-latest-scientists-warning-on-affluence.html
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We should learn to love germs

We should learn to love germs. 13 September 2016. Should Australia follow the lead of the US and ban the use of anti-bacterial compounds? Can we learn to love germs instead of fearing them? Dr Nicholas Coleman, microbiologist from the University of
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2016/09/13/we-should-learn-to-love-germs.html
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Is ASIC the watchdog that no one fears?

to co-regulate the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (known as the BEAR, which applies to large ADIs) together with APRA (Rec 6.8), as well as extending the BEAR to all
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/02/22/is-asic-the-watchdog-that-no-one-fears-.html
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No evidence of serious mental health issues for women after abortion

This included findings from a large UK study that recruited more than 13,000 women with an unplanned pregnancy. ... While individual experiences need to be heard and supported, it is important to recognise that large studies find no detrimental
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/05/02/no-evidence-of-serious-mental-health-issues-for-women-after-abor.html
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The future of recycling: 4 experts explain

Currently, large-scale commercialisation projects are underway in the UK and continental Europe.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/05/14/the-future-of-recycling--4-experts-explain.html