AAP - 12-07-2018

The federal government will hand-out thousands of rapid test kits for syphilis to counter an epidemic of the sexually transmitted disease in rural communities.

AAP - 24-05-2018

University of Queensland researchers are hoping a simple identification tool can help countries control the spread of Zika virus. A cost-effective

HealthTimes - 08-03-2018

Adelaide researchers have developed and patented a novel approach to fight superbugs, like golden staph, by targeting the bugs’ favourite food—iron.

AAP - 28-02-2018

A new report shows the most common bacterial cause of bloodstream infections in Australia is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics.

HealthTimes - 05-01-2018

An old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world’s most dangerous superbugs.

HealthTimes - 06-11-2017

New research has shown how a recently identified sub-set of immune cells act as the body’s first responders to viral infection. In a collaboration with

HealthTimes - 30-10-2017

The proportion of ‘staph’ infections resistant to antibiotics has increased in Australia since 2000 with most cases now occurring in the community rather than

AAP - 23-10-2017

Without intervention to reduce overprescription of antibiotics by GPs, deaths from currently treatable infections will overtake all cancer deaths by 2050.

AAP - 03-08-2017

A national report on the spread of antimicrobial

AAP - 27-07-2017

A large Australian study has found effective treatment halts HIV transmission among homosexual couples. Effective treatment prevents the transmission