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Australia's national superbug alert system has detected the new bugs

AAP - 19-07-2017

Australia has a new detection system in it's fight against unstoppable bacteria known as super-superbugs. More than a thousand cases of unstoppable

 
Working together to reduce infection in extreme weather events

HealthTimes - 06-07-2017

Researchers have called for health professionals and climate forecasters to work more closely together ahead of extreme weather events and gradual climate change to help prevent

 
Australian hospitals have reduced their antibiotic use

AAP - 06-07-2017

Antibiotic use in Australian hospitals has taken a dip, with medical experts saying the move will help in the fight against superbugs.

 
Infectious diseases experts warn about superbugs in Australia

AAP - 29-06-2017

Australia needs a new co-ordinating body to oversee work to slow the spread of superbugs

 
USC research targets antibiotic-resistant infections

HealthTimes - 08-06-2017

A new University of the Sunshine Coast researcher is using a 2017 Advance Queensland Fellowship to develop a cheaper, faster way of diagnosing antibiotic resistance in patients,

 
Stopping the flu virus at the nose

AAP - 05-06-2017

A vaccine that switches

 
A native Australian plant can kill Zika virus

AAP - 02-06-2017

The Zika virus can be killed using compounds from a native Australian plant, Queensland researchers say. Queensland researchers have found a

 
Pneumonia don't respond to antibiotics

AAP - 24-05-2017

Older Australians are being encouraged to get the free

 
Pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination campaign is failing

AAP - 16-05-2017

Life-threatening consequences are not enough to make three quarters of Australian adults vaccinate against pneumococcal pneumonia, a survey reveals.

 
Researchers analysed Zika-associated birth defects

AAP - 16-05-2017

A study into microcephaly, where babies are born with smaller heads, found foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and genetic conditions can cause the birth defect.

 

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