A public health response is underway after a case of meningococcal disease was confirmed in Tasmania. Department of Public Health specialist medical advisor Dr Shannon Melody on Friday evening confi… [+2034 chars]
Each year, the world loses about 10 million hectares of forest — an area about the size of Iceland — because of deforestation. At that rate, some scientists predict the world's forests could disappea… [+6479 chars]
ANOTHER 15 cases of monkeypox have been detected in the UK, health chiefs say. It brings the total to 214 as of June 2, with the majority in London. Increasing numbers of people are testing positiv… [+4093 chars]
Updated WHO recommendations for malaria chemoprevention and elimination WHO published today in the consolidated guidelines for malaria a package of new and updated recommendations across a number of… [+6641 chars]
A mum was told she had terminal cancer while undergoing a caesarian - after doctors dismissed her symptoms as anxiety and labelled her a hypochondriac. Lois Walker, 37, had suffered from stomach pai… [+5473 chars]
Summary: Fragmented tau that accumulates in neurons in those with Alzheimer’s disease may be a new target for drugs to treat the neurodegenerative disease. Source: UCSF In a new study of Alzheimers… [+6885 chars]
A data-driven simulation model designed to help policymakers to better understand and address the nation's rampant opioid crisis has been developed by a team of scientists at Massachusetts General Ho… [+3811 chars]
Summary: Treatment with Humanin G reduced protein levels of inflammation markers that become elevated in age-related macular degeneration. Source: Impact Journals Inflammatory processes drive the p… [+4669 chars]
For many Melburnians, the turn in the weather might be triggering. For the past couple of years, if you felt the brisk winter air on your face it was usually during a brief daily outing that took yo… [+8233 chars]
In February 2021, The New Daily reported on a new drug labelled a game changer in the management of obesity and for once, a large, gold-standard clinical trial backed up the hype. A single weekly in… [+3371 chars]
