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Emergency doctors are using acupuncture to treat pain, now here's the evidence

  • Written by: Marc Cohen, Professor of Health Sciences, RMIT University
imageDoctors with special training in acupuncture and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine worked together in emergency departments.from www.shutterstock.com

Emergency medicine is not all about life and death situations and high-tech solutions. Our study, the largest of its kind in the world, shows using acupuncture in the emergency department...

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A national amnesty will not rid Australia of violent gun crime

  • Written by: Samara McPhedran, Senior Research Fellow, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University
imageMichael Keenan claims an amnesty will help get illegal guns off Australian streets.AAP/Caroline Schelle

After 18 months of falsestarts, Australia is about to hold another gun amnesty for three months from July 1.

Last week, Justice Minister Michael Keenan claimed the amnesty would take illegal guns off Australian streets. He went on to link the...

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The off-topic Conversation #125

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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'The way they manipulate people is really saddening': study shows the trade-offs in gig work

  • Written by: Sarah Kaine, Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney

Uber driver Michelle, thinks her job is fantastic when she’s only after part-time hours. But she’s given it a couple of months and she says she’s not getting anywhere.

To be able to earn A$800 she has to actually pull in A$1,500, averaging 70 hours a week. The money per hour can be good, but only when it really picks up. Looking...

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