It emerged today that two aged-care residents in Brisbane were given an incorrect dose of the Pfizer vaccine—more than the
Minimizing the risk of vaccine overdose incidents
US coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000
The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus. A year into
New tool predicts the success of extubating patients on intensive mechanical ventilation
Almost half the patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) require invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), a medical procedure that
Medication-based starvation of cancer cells
Immunomodulatory drugs, including the Contergan derivatives lenalidomide and pomalidomide, have significantly improved the therapy of hematologic malignancies such as multiple
Research trial of ‘smart’ hand sanitizers to help hand hygiene in offices
“Smart” hand sanitisers that can provide data on workplace hand hygiene are being trialed across the country, as part of
New study gives hope of eliminating mother-to-baby transmission of HIV
Anti-retroviral drugs are a vital tool in the prevention and treatment of HIV. A new study of pregnant women in
10% of teenagers have tried hard drugs by age 17
Almost a third of 17-year-olds have tried cannabis and one in 10 have tried harder drugs, such as cocaine, ecstasy
Tiny population of neurons may have big role in depression
A tiny population of neurons known to be important to appetite appear to also have a significant role in depression
Older Sydneysiders have the highest rates of inflammatory bowel diseases ever recorded in Australia
The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in a metropolitan area of Sydney—348 per 100 000 population—was found to be the
I'm trying to conquer my phobia of needles to get the Covid-19 vaccine
The release of a series of Covid-19 jabs thought to be capable of lifting the world out of crisis has