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HIV

July 2023

A scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell’s surface.

Australia is on brink of virtually eliminating HIV

In a stunning turnaround, the country is poised to be one of the first in the world to reach a point where the disease is no longer endemic.

  • Duncan Murray

May 2023

The virus remains in early stages of evolution, adapting not only to Homo sapiens, but dozens (if not hundreds) of other mammalian species including hippos.

The pandemic is over? The virus didn’t get the memo

COVID-19 isn’t a pandemic any more. It’s just a never-ending nightmare.

  • Laurie Garrett
Medibank initially said no customer data was compromised, but then it received a ransom and proof.

‘I may have to move house’: Fresh Medibank class action launches

Medibank is facing a fresh class action case led by Slater & Gordon, with customers explaining the dramas caused when their private data was published online.

  • Paul Smith

March 2022

Atomo HIV test lets Australians test themselves at home with a finger prick.

Rapid HIV tests pitched to deal with pandemic decline

Greater use of rapid, at-home kits comes after a significant decline in pathology tests during COVID-19 lockdowns

  • Tom McIlroy

October 2021

Atomo HIV test lets Australians test themselves at home with a finger prick.

COVID-19 sparks at-home HIV test revolution

Atomo Diagnostics has approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration to supply and market its HIV testing kit.

  • Tom McIlroy

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