More than half of Australians who underwent knee replacement for osteoarthritis were obese, increasing their risk of having the operation at a younger age, especially among women. A study by The Uni… [+2084 chars]
The heartbroken mother of a fit and healthy 31-year-old who died suddenly in her sleep has issued an urgent plea to young people.Young people with a particular family history are being urged to get t… [+7987 chars]
Citation: Ajabnoor AM, Zghebi SS, Parisi R, Ashcroft DM, Rutter MK, Doran T, et al. (2022) Incidence of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and oral anticoagulant prescribing in England, 2009 to 2019: A … [+44666 chars]
In a recent study published in the Medical Journal of Australia, researchers assessed the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on influenza vaccination. Study: Beyond the COVID-19 pande… [+3194 chars]
Has your child recently been infected with COVID-19? A study published in Nature Communications found that children arent necessarily immune to the omicron variant, even if they have been recently in… [+1892 chars]
This article first appeared in The Conversation. One of the rare complications of COVID in children is an inflammatory illness called paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS) that occu… [+5794 chars]
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Winthrop Professor Fiona Wood AM FAHMS is a woman who is dedicated to improving health outcomes for patients with wound injuries. Her outstanding work with the Bali bombing victims and spray-on skin… [+2452 chars]
08 June 2022 A Monash University study exploring the emerging gut-skin axis has found that microbial fermentation of dietary fibre in the gut can protect against allergic skin disease. The research … [+3236 chars]
In the medical field, some dispute the term acute abdomen, preferring the term ‘abdominal acute pain’ to emphasise the role of the main symptom, pain. The acute abdomen is an alarm bell that should … [+19242 chars]
The vaccine represents one of Modernas most advanced candidates outside of COVID-19 vaccines, and is one of several influenza vaccine vaccines being developed by the company. The company believes th… [+1503 chars]
NSW has confirmed its fourth, and identified a probable fifth, case of monkeypox. Two men in their 30s recently returned from Europe, where they had travelled together, and developed symptoms after … [+869 chars]
