AAP - 30-04-2018

Infectious disease experts warn rates of the human parechoviruses (HPeV) have reached "epidemic" levels in Australia, causing severe complications among

AAP - 16-04-2018

Medical experts say government funding is urgently needed to address the spread of a flesh-eating ulcer in Victoria. A flesh-eating

AAP - 16-04-2018

As medical experts warn urgent funding is needed to tackle a worsening epidemic of a flesh-eating infection in Victoria, here is a look at the Buruli ulcer.

AAP - 15-03-2018

CSIRO scientists have found a curly protein in platypus milk that they believe could one day help in the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

HealthTimes - 08-03-2018

More targeted and effective treatments for some of the world’s most complex diseases in humans may be a step closer, thanks to research that better maps disease susceptibility

AAP - 01-12-2017

Researchers in Queensland hope they have found a way to reduce the pain suffered by victims of Ross River virus and Chikungunya virus. Two debilitating

AAP - 14-11-2017

Gold Coast researchers hope their discovery could soon lead to a new drug to treat sepsis and save millions of lives. Australian researchers

HealthTimes - 06-11-2017

New research by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has shown that the combined affected pregnancy rate of cystic fibrosis (CF), fragile X syndrome

AAP - 06-11-2017

As bat breeding season takes off in NSW, the state's health authority has issued a warning about contracting the mammal's potentially fatal lyssavirus.

AAP - 03-11-2017

Research shows one in 20 people carry a gene for either cystic fibrosis, fragile X syndrome and spinal muscular atrophy. There are calls for