Biggest health breakthroughs of 2021
While 2021 has been focused heavily on coronavirus, vital breakthroughs for other health conditions are bringing hope to many Victorians.
Our Journalists
Latest
Push to uncover head trauma after domestic violence
Melbourne researchers are on the road to uncovering traumatic brain injuries in domestic violence victims by using breakthroughs made in sports concussion.
New treatment hope in Parkinson’s breakthrough
Melbourne researchers investigating the cause of Parkinson’s disease have made a breakthrough, sparking hopes of fast-tracked treatments.
‘Sign of our strength’: Why women are embracing breast cancer scars
A growing number of breast cancer survivors are refusing reconstructive surgery after mastectomy, and embracing their scars. They’re members of “the flat pack”.
The diet you should follow to avoid dementia
Following this diet could help prevent dementia, after researchers found a telling difference in adults who regularly eat junk food.
Kids banned from visiting loved ones in hospital
Children are still banned from visiting their siblings and parents in hospital under tough Covid protocols brought in during the peak of the pandemic.
When kids aged five to 11 can get the Covid jab
The vaccine rollout has been confirmed for young Aussie children in what Scott Morrison says will be “welcome news for millions of families”.
Radical plan to grow your own mini liver
Melbourne scientists are developing a way for patients with liver disease to grow their own replacement organ in a gap in their groin.
Scientists’ quest to reverse worst effect of ageing
The Covid pandemic laid bare one of the most damaging consequences of ageing — and scientists are working out how to slow down this effect.
Super drug a breakthrough for heart health
An experimental drug has shown remarkable results in lowering bad cholesterol bringing new hope for potentially fatal heart conditions.
Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/journalists/brigid-oconnell/page/2