Companies will be prosecuted if they continue to advertise a prescription-only hay-fever drug on social media, the UK government says. Kenalog is a steroid injection that the NHS stopped offering ye… [+2126 chars]
On Monday 8 August 2022, the Casuarina Plaza COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic will open to help boost access to COVID-19 vaccination in Greater Darwin, over a three week blitz. Bookings are now open for … [+1418 chars]
Monkeypox vaccines will arrive in Western Australia within days, after the state recorded its first case of the disease in a traveller returning from overseas. Key points: <ul><li>Monkeypox vaccine… [+5031 chars]
There's a very special two-year-old helping to raise money for Jeans for Genes Day this year. Emilia Lonsdale is one of three children featured in the Children's Medical Research Institute campaign … [+3504 chars]
US' health emergency declaration may come too late to halt spread, experts say Microbiologists with the Aegis Sciences Corporation process COVID-19 and monkeypox tests at its facility in Nashville, … [+4394 chars]
Australians spend the equivalent of 18 days every two years in the bathroom.No prizes for guessing that for most of it they're sitting but in the spirit of multitasking, perhaps it's also worth askin… [+2238 chars]
barcelona, spain As a sex worker and adult film actor, Roc was relieved when he was among the first Spaniards to get a monkeypox vaccine. He knew of several cases among men who have sex with men, wh… [+5518 chars]
Israeli researchers are aiming to create a "precision weapon" made of bacteria-fighting viruses to combat intestinal ailments. Phase 1 clinical studies of two separate virus "cocktails" have been con… [+1683 chars]
Selina and Rhonda Bob are waiting for a lifesaving phone call one that could be years away. Their kidneys are failing, and they hope they won't have to wait too long on the organ transplant list. … [+5859 chars]
Keen Australian travellers have flocked at the chance to swap the winter chill for summer sun in a European holiday. But those enjoying their enviable getaway could bring back an unwanted guest when… [+2555 chars]
According to several studies by the National Institute of Deafness, a natural process called presbycusis causes hearing loss in people by age 20 and increases by age 50. Also, this natural process i… [+3195 chars]
Irene Barrera in her quirky Gunning cottage, complete with slab timber walls, once home to the local undertaker. Photo: Sally Hopman. Irene Barrera is used to helping others, whether it’s at the Boo… [+3895 chars]