
Faculty of Health news

Mental health nurses and clinicians key to reducing recreational cannabis harm
Harm caused by recreational cannabis could be reduced if mental health nurses are better equipped with information on the risks and benefits of the substance, according to a joint study with Charles Darwin University (CDU).
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Thai health improvement program helps prevent weight gain in people with early psychosis
Researchers from Australia and Thailand are calling to change the treatment methods for those experiencing early psychosis to help improve their life expectancy rates.
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Homegrown paramedics get ready to save Territory lives
The next generation of Northern Territory paramedics will be taking their skills on the road next year, as the first cohort of Charles Darwin University (CDU) Bachelor of Paramedicine students complete their studies.
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Slums can provide lessons for building effective circular cities
The slums in the global south hold the key to building circular cities in other developing countries, according to Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers.
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Review highlights significant gaps in suicide prevention technology
Researchers have found users need to be included more in the development of suicide prevention technology, following a review with Charles Darwin University (CDU).
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Human rights and social justice advocate to break down the Voice in CDU public lecture
Leading human rights and social justice campaigner Professor Tom Calma AO will unpack how a Voice to Parliament would operate, its impact on Australians and more in his inaugural Faculty of Health public lecture at Charles Darwin University (CDU).
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Study highlights reasons behind antibiotic use in children in rural and remote NT
Northern Territory mothers living in remote or rural areas often make decisions about the need for antibiotics for their children out of fear or based on the advice of their personal network a new study by Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers has found.
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CDU Open Day to highlight study pathways on offer
Territorians will get a taste of university life, the tertiary learning experience and explore the pathways to their lifelong passions at Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Open Day at the Casuarina Campus.
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New partnership to soar health students into the skies
From loading critically injured patients on red dirt runways to making lifesaving split-second decisions mid-air, a new partnership between Charles Darwin University (CDU) and CareFlight is opening placement opportunities with a difference for students.
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