‘Chronic UTI must be better treated’
The nation’s medical leaders have united to call for the recognition of chronic urinary tract infection amid widespread evidence that thousands of women are being misdiagnosed and undertreated.
Research
Antibiotics shift could save thousands
A simple change to the way antibiotics are given to patients with sepsis and could save thousands of lives, new research has found, promising a ‘game-changing’ approach to a common hospital killer.
Cancer therapy offers hope for more
CAR T-cell therapy is a one-off treatment that has fewer side-effects than chemotherapy but currently suffers from very low efficacy rates on solid tumours.
How to stop disease before it takes hold
Nanotechnology will teach younger bodies to detect illnesses such as cancer, Parkinsons, heart disease and Alzheimers years before patients ever notice symptoms.
Frozen eggs ‘as good as fresh’
As more women than ever choose to freeze their eggs, advances in IVF techniques mean survival and fertility rates match those of fresh eggs.
New treatments a breath away
Vaccines, chemotherapy are among medicines that could be delivered through the lungs; ‘We’re pushing the boundaries of delivery’.
Genetic link to mental illness found
A genetic association with severe psychiatric disorders could lead to advancements in antipsychotic treatments.
‘Grossest miscarriage of justice since Lindy Chamberlain’
With scientists weighing in on the vexed case of convicted child killer Kathleen Folbigg, will she finally be released?
Legal overhaul call as sciences develop
Australia’s most distinguished science body is calling for an overhaul of the way in which scientific evidence, and expert scientific witnesses, are used in the legal system.
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