The Australian breakthrough in hunt for HIV cure
Australian researchers have taken a major step towards an HIV cure by devising a method to deliver an mRNA-based therapy direct to cells to expose the dormant virus where it hides.
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‘Window of opportunity’ widens for Alzheimer’s sufferers
While expensive, a new Alzheimer’s treatment marks the first new hope for early stage patients in 25 years.
‘Gruesome symptoms’: Study offers hope for chronic coeliacs
Coeliac disease cases defying scientific explanation or treatment have been demystified using an adapted form of cancer science, changing the prospects for patients.
Australia must seize its medical research sovereignty – before it’s too late
It should be easier to commercialise Australian medical research, a key industry figure says.
What you think is fatigue or shortness of breath could be Heart Valve Disease
Almost half of all Australians at risk of heart valve disease have never heard of it. A pioneer in its treatment is calling for vigilance.
It used to be contained and sporadic, but this pandemic is happening at a scale never seen before
In February 2024, dairy farmers in Texas began noticing their cows were producing less milk and that the milk was discoloured, yellow and thicker than it should be. First reported by news outlets as a ‘mystery illness’, what was happening to these cows was unheard of – and worrying.
What general practice doctors say about Labor’s bulk-billing plan
A range of GPs and medical leaders have questioned how many doctors will take up Labor’s plan to encourage full bulk-billing. We ask seven doctors for their views.
Doctors v PM: every GP visit for free is a fantasy, say medicos
Labor’s flagship $8.5bn election policy promising Australians won’t need a credit card to see a doctor has sparked a growing backlash from doctors, who insist many GPs won’t make the switch and not all patients will be bulk-billed.
Let’s call ‘research misconduct’ what it really is – fakery and fraud
Faked scientific findings can send other researchers off on dead-end trails, pursuing world-changing, lifesaving results that can’t exist. Universities must stop it before it’s too late.
Kicked, punched, spat on: violence against emergency staff increasing
Almost all hospital emergency department staff have experienced violence at the hands of alcohol-affected patients, a survey by Monash University finds.
Expert guide to home health tests: how useful are they?
Australians can now do at-home tests for everything from menopause to sexually transmitted diseases. But which DIY kits can you rely on?
Doctors warn of deadly risk of killer bacteria following Alfred floods
Flood-ravaged communities cleaning up after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred need to be aware of the serious risks of bacteria lurking in the mud. One bug has already killed 16 people this year and it’s moving south.
What’s behind the rise in autism diagnoses
Perverse incentives for education funding in the United States are a much stronger explanation than exposure to ‘toxins’.
How to treat the next pandemic: apply trust
We will have no excuse not to be prepared for the next global health emergency. And yet, five years after it was declared a pandemic, there is no surety that we have learned the lessons of Covid-19.
One in 5000 Aussie kids are born with the disease that killed Prince Frederik. Spotting the symptoms can be tricky
Part of the difficulty with diagnosing this genetic mutation is the nature of the disease’s symptoms, which can vary significantly from patient to patient.
ALP’s $143m to fight rare cancers
Health Minister Mark Butler says the investment will be a ‘game-changer in cancer care’, targeting pioneering research in genetic testing of tumour samples for rare cancers.
$40m deal shores up sovereign saline fluid supply
Australia will have expanded onshore manufacturing of IV saline fluids after the federal government struck a $40m deal to expand onshore manufacturing of the critical medicine.
Australian researchers offer hope for MS sufferers
Australian scientists have for the first time opened the way for targeted and regenerative therapies that could prevent severe disease for multiple sclerosis patients
Medical hero thanks supporters following complex brain surgery
Renowned melanoma scientist Richard Scolyer is focused on recovery after complex surgery to determine the cause of brain scan ‘changes’.
Faecal transplant cured Jane’s bipolar. Could dementia be next?
Medicos examining the link between our guts and our brains say if mental health illnesses can be treated and cured via ‘poo transplants’ then neurogenerative diseases could too.
‘We’re treating people like lepers’: Rural Australia wants a better health deal
Rural Australians are making the case for a better health service, pitching for a national plan. Will they be heard above the noise of a federal election campaign?
The scientific fight over whether ageing is a disease
A small but growing movement of scientists wants to classify ageing as a disease. They face an uphill battle.
‘If I had waited any longer, I could have gone blind’
Eye exams for under-65s are subsidised every three years under Medicare, but optometrists say that’s too long and goes against best practice.
Clinical trials for rural patients in doubt
John Robson thinks he’d be dead if not for the cutting-edge clinical trial that started near his home in Bendigo after he was diagnosed with stage 4C melanoma four years ago.
Labor’s stalling leaves loophole for life insurers
One of the last barriers to widespread genetic testing – discrimination against obtaining life insurance – remains in place despite a promise by the Albanese government to clear it.
Bupa offers ‘admin payments’ to doctors amid Healthscope fallout
In a move described as ‘unprecedented’, Bupa is offering doctors hundreds of dollars in payments in a major escalation of its dispute with private hospital provider Healthscope
Health insurers put on notice over ‘price gouging’
Health Minister Mark Butler has told private health insurers their proposed increases to premiums are too high, calling out the sector for ‘price-gouging’ practices.
Scientists tackling stiff heart syndrome
Stiff Heart Syndrome affects 10 per cent of people aged over 45. Australian scientists are trying to find a fix using a simple supplement.
Yes, you really should throw your old plastic spatula away
Chances are there’s a well-used plastic spatula, spoon or ladle near your stove. Scientists say it belongs in the bin.
Vaccine doubt still lingers as plant opens
Australia finally has sovereign manufacture of mRNA vaccines as new analysis reveals six in ten of all parents are feeling distressed since the pandemic over vaccinating their children.
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