A major clinical trial that holds promise to treat stroke is on the brink of collapse as the leading scientist who developed a groundbreaking anticlotting drug levels serious accusations against his former employer, one of Sydney’s leading medical research institutes.
High visceral fat levels in middle age shrink your brain and put you at high risk of dementia – so how can you reduce this dangerous fat?
Australian research institutes are poised to lead the world in the quest to rapidly identify rare genetic conditions and pave the way for potential intervention to prevent their devastating effects.
Arguments that slapping an excise tax on vapes raises billions in revenue and reduces nicotine use have been debunked by overseas analysis as Australia prepares to pass world-first vaping ban laws.
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When an 18-year-old soldier tragically died in 1918, a sample of his lung tissue locked away for over a century, forgotten. A team of Brisbane-based scientists scoured the globe to find it and are now using it to supercharge the quest for a cure – before the next worldwide pandemic hits.
Should we let people in the last stage of life make the most of the time left, instead of facing constant medical treatments? One family’s experience shows what might be gained if we do.
The health insurance industry is facing the growing prospect of unprecedented government intervention in its contracting with hospitals.
Nick Coatsworth rose to public prominence doling out government health advice during Covid-19 and now as a TV doctor is about to debut a docu-series that aims to show us how we can live forever.
Clinical guidelines in medicine are failing to provide doctors with adequate information on how to stop or reduce the dosage of medicines that may be harmful or unnecessary.
Australia’s mental health policies support those suffering mild to moderate mental health distress while critically neglecting those with the most severe needs who are living lives of abject disadvantage | WATCH
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