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Evidence building on COVID-19 antivirals

AAP - 05-06-2022

Oral antiviral drug treatments approved for use in Australia could reduce the severity and lethality of COVID-19, two new international studies suggest. The results

 
Lasers could help treat bowel disease pain

AAP - 03-06-2022

Jazmine Domagala is hopeful a little bit of light will help reduce her pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression. The 20-year-old has suffered a day-to-day grind

 
Aussie babies are not getting enough iron

AAP - 23-05-2022

Nine in 10 Australian infants aren't consuming enough iron. The finding, based on nationwide interviews with 1100 parents who documented their children's

 
Blood marker found for SIDS risk babies

AAP - 15-05-2022

A team of Australian researchers have identified a biochemical marker in the blood that could help identify newborn babies at risk for sudden infant death syndrome, a breakthrough

 
Social media break boosts wellbeing

AAP - 07-05-2022

Taking a break from social media for as little as a week can reduce depression and anxiety, according to new research from the UK. People who took a break from

 
Seven hours of sleep ideal, says new study

AAP - 29-04-2022

Seven hours of sleep per night is the ideal amount in middle to older age, a study suggests. Both too much and too little sleep are associated with poorer cognitive

 
Researchers question plant-based diet

AAP - 15-04-2022

Meat-free burger patties, nuggets and sausages are often marketed to consumers as being a healthy alternative to meat, but is plant-based really better for you?

 
World-first trial finds way to reduce PFAS

AAP - 12-04-2022

A world-first trial using Victorian firefighters has found a way to reduce blood levels of potentially harmful chemicals often present in fire-fighting foams.

 
Bacteria turning UTIs into killers

AAP - 10-04-2022

An increase of drug-resistant bacteria in the community is turning simple illnesses like urinary tract infections into killers. UTIs affect half of all women

 
Climate change poses looming health crisis

AAP - 08-04-2022

Australia is yet to properly acknowledge climate change as a health crisis with limited efforts to understand what's coming, researchers say. Ahead of the

 

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