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How strong your grip is says a lot about your health

Health Times - 10-11-2020

The human hand is remarkable. Not only does it allow us to throw, grab, climb and pick things up, it can also be a measure of health. Using hand-grip

 
Severe form of Inflammatory Bowel Disease linked to a strain of mouth bacteria

Health Times - 30-10-2020

Bacteria from the mouth could hold clues to understanding – and potentially treating – severe ulcerative colitis, a painful bowel disease. Severe

 
A researcher reflects on progress fighting hepatitis C - and a path forward

Health Times - 07-10-2020

When I began my medical career in Hong Kong in the early 1980s, I chose to focus on hepatitis B, in part because it was very common and because the hepatitis C virus

 
Virus therapy provided to Trump could pave way

AAP - 05-10-2020

Australia should keep a close eye on how Donald Trump battles his COVID-19 infection, according to one of the country's leading scientists.

 
Australians want COVID-19 vaccine

AAP - 02-09-2020

Australia can expect rapid adoption of a COVID-19 vaccination when it's available, with 90 per cent of Australians surveyed saying they want to be inoculated.

 
Queenslanders are called to volunteer for a potential COVID-19 vaccine

AAP - 28-08-2020

Queenslanders aged 56 and over are being called to volunteer for the next phase of human trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Volunteers aged

 
Victorian COVID-19 initiative is developing virus-blocking antibodies

AAP - 26-08-2020

A potential alternative to a future COVID-19 vaccine is being developed in Victoria as one of many government-sponsored projects to combat the virus.

 
Chinese diplomat open to virus vaccine negotiations

AAP - 26-08-2020

Senior Chinese diplomat in Australia Wang Xining says his country will fulfil its obligations around coronavirus vaccines. A senior Chinese diplomat

 
Digital contact tracing alone may not be miracle answer for COVID-19

Health Times - 24-08-2020

In infectious disease outbreaks, digital contact tracing alone could reduce the number of cases, but not as much as manual contract tracing, new University of Otago-led research

 
Cloth masks do protect the wearer - breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick

Health Times - 24-08-2020

Masks slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by reducing how much infected people spray the virus into the environment around them when they cough or talk. Evidence from

 

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