By Professor Peter Lee Published on July 3, 2024 There are more than one million limb amputations globally every year – that’s one every thirty seconds. Most are caused by peripheral vascular disease and diabetes, but there are also traumatic causes for an amputation. Amputation of the leg – either above or below the knee – is the most common amputation surgery. A prosthetist prepares the residual limb for casting using the PCAST system.
By Associate Professor John Fitzgerald Published on July 3, 2024 Consider this conundrum. It’s June 2024. An electronic dance music festival for 12,000 people, scheduled for later in the year at Melbourne's Flemington racecourse, has already sold out. A conservative estimate is that around 30 per cent of the people attending the event will choose to take a pill or powder of unknown composition. For context, that’s 3,000 young people putting an unknown drug into their bodies without knowing what's in it.
By Dr Erin O'Donnell Published on July 2, 2024 Sixteen years ago, Ecuador was the first country to recognise the rights of Nature in its constitution. Since then, the idea has transitioned from the fringes of environmental law to become a rapidly growing transnational movement. Many countries are recognising Nature’s rights, in ways ranging from local laws and court cases through to constitutional reforms. The Yarra/Birrurung river has legal status as a ‘living entity’.
By Published on June 28, 2024 Thailand’s monarchy and military exert a huge influence on government. Since the nation was declared a constitutional monarchy in 1932, there have been 12 coups (and more attempted), the most recent in 2014. Thailand's reformist Move Forward party won the most seats in the recent election but leader Pita Limjaoenrat has been blocked from being PM. Picture: Getty ImagesDemocratic advocacy organisation, Freedom House, currently rates Thailand as ‘partly free’, giving it credit for holding competitive parliamentary elections in May last year.
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