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Telehealth has surged since the pandemic, with a growing number of serious problems from it reaching the Medical Board.

Budget’s $1.5b prescription for making medicines in Australia

The new plan clears the way for public investment in high-value therapies, naming cancer and heart disease as key areas that deserve government funds.

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Professor Frazer said he is looking forward to spending more time with his family.

Goodbye to a giant of science: Cervical cancer vaccine co-creator Ian Frazer retires

The HPV vaccine co-creator is stepping back but his name will continue to be associated with groundbreaking research.

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A young girl from Tondo, Manila, is seen in a Likhaan clinic for her free HPV vaccination.

Follow Australia’s lead: WHO calls for help in global cervical cancer fight

Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035, but is being called upon to do more to help prevent the deaths of a woman every 30 seconds from the disease.

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A member of the University of Queensland’s vaccine team, which was already working on a “rapid response” vaccine technology when the pandemic hit.

One shot to change the world

Why Australian scientists may have the solution to the coronavirus puzzle.

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Ian Frazer, award-winning immunologist and cancer researcher, who developed the HPV vaccine.

Disease expert Ian Frazer sounds note of caution about recovery plans

Leading disease expert Ian Frazer is warning Australia is likely to be isolated from the rest of the world for the time being even if we eradicate coronavirus locally.

  • Stuart Layt
Professor Ian Frazer received a Prime Minister's Prize for Science in 2008 for his work on the HPV vaccine.

The man behind the life-saving HPV vaccine on the value of awards

Ahead of this week's announcement of the 20th Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2008 recipient Ian Frazer reflects on the effect of his award.

  • Stuart Layt
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Some of the better things in life are truly worth waiting for

Some of the better things in life are truly worth waiting for

Ask a teenager how their parents snapped a family photograph at their age, and many will wonder out loud what happened in pre-selfie times.

  • Madonna King
Dicey Topics: Immunology professor Ian Frazer talks sex, death and bodies

Dicey Topics: Immunology professor Ian Frazer talks sex, death and bodies

Meet the 65-year-old Scottish-born medico, who helped develop the human papilloma virus vaccine, and is a former Australian of the Year.

  • Benjamin Law
Former Australian of the year to trial new cancer treatment

Former Australian of the year to trial new cancer treatment

Professor Ian Frazer says "harnessing the immune system" could be the next step to treating virus-associated cancers.

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