Kate Burke

Sydney

News and Content Coordinator at UNSW Newsroom

Articles

Stratford-upon-Avon company launches Golden Envelope event with discounts up to 50% off

Jan 13, 2025 | warwickshireworld.com | Kate Burke

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowSoho Fine Art, Stratford upon Avon, is thrilled to announce our Golden Envelope Event. We are offering an exciting promotion for the month of January which entitles visitors to at least 10% off their purchase of an original painting or limited edition, with more prizes and bigger discounts to be won.
Genetic carrier screening - Openforum

Nov 26, 2024 | openforum.com.au | Kate Burke

More than 9000 Australian couples have been screened for hundreds of genetic conditions, in a bid to reduce the risk of passing on life-threatening illnesses to their future children. Couples were tested to see if they had an increased chance of having children with one or more of about 750 severe genetic conditions, in the largest screening project ever undertaken in Australia – and one of the first of this scale in the world.
Youth suicidality rises with temperature increase, study shows

Oct 28, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Kate Burke

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility:Hot weather has been linked to an increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviors among young Australians, new research shows, prompting calls for an overhaul of public health approaches to higher temperatures.
Aussies with type 2 diabetes are missing out on crucial meds, says study

Sep 12, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Kate Burke

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility:UNSW medical researchers say more Australians with type 2 diabetes need to be offered add-on medications that would better protect them from heart and kidney disease—which are among the major causes of death for people with diabetes.
Childhood asthma hotspots largely in regional Australia, study finds

Sep 11, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Kate Burke

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility:Australia's asthma hotspots have been revealed in a new UNSW Sydney-led study, which found higher proportions of childhood asthma in areas with greater disadvantage and a higher Indigenous population.
Teenagers with ADHD more likely to self-harm, research shows

Jun 18, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Kate Burke

New research has highlighted the higher risk of self-harm and suicide among teenagers with ADHD and the need for better-tailored intervention strategies. Australian children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to self-harm and exhibit suicidal behavior as teenagers, research shows.
‘Saving kidneys, hearts and lives’: Diabetes drug found to reduce risk of kidney disease and death

May 24, 2024 | unsw.edu.au | Kate Burke

A popular diabetes medication has been found to prevent kidney failure and reduce deaths in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Antidiabetic medication semaglutide, more widely known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, significantly reduces the risk of kidney failure, substantial loss of kidney function and death from kidney or cardiovascular causes, an international clinical trial led by UNSW Sydney researchers has shown.
Stuff

Mar 19, 2024 | stuff.co.nz | Jim Malo |Kate Burke
Was it really hotter inside than out this summer? 100 renters found out

Mar 18, 2024 | domain.com.au | Jim Malo |Kate Burke

By Jim Malo and Kate BurkeMarch 19, 2024Summer temperatures can range from uncomfortable to nearly unliveable inside Australian rental properties, which renters say affects their health and ability to use their home. Tenants sweltered through a hot summer, with a rental crisis and the cost of living that left some unable to afford to run air-conditioning, or worried about asking their landlord for improvements for fear of eviction, research from advocacy group Better Renting has found.
Was it really hotter inside than out this summer? 100 renters found out

Mar 18, 2024 | smh.com.au | Jim Malo |Kate Burke

Leong had previously stood for election with the Science Party and the Fusion Party but is no longer active in those parties. In Melbourne, Brunswick West renter Madeline Cooper said the city's most recent heatwave in the second week of March made her bedroom unusable for three days. "The hottest it got in my bedroom was 31.9 degrees. The maximum humidity in this room has been up to 93 per cent, and the humidity is sitting at 63 per cent right now. So it also gets damp," she said.