Five perspectives on HIV prevention pill awaiting Australian approval
Australia's ambitious goal of no new cases of HIV by 2020 will be a tough deadline to meet given rates...
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Australian researchers find new hope for ovarian cancer treatment
Australian researchers say they now know why ovarian cancer becomes resistant to chemotherapy and some drugs. SOURCE: Medical Research -...
Koch tells Health Minister to ‘get a backbone’, resigns from organ donation advisory council
Television presenter David Koch resigns as chairman of the Organ and Tissue Authority Advisory Council in protest over the Government's...
Scientists discover Ebola virus’s Achilles heel
US researchers believe they may have pinpointed the Achilles heel of the Ebola virus, which could hold the key to...
Breakthrough brain implant helps paralysed people gain independence
A new kind of brain implant that can sense a patient's intent to move a robotic arm is being hailed...
Pot kills crippling pain, medical marijuana user says
Cancer-sufferer Paul Lawrence says he survives crippling daily pain with medical marijuana, including a breakfast marijuana smoothie, joints and hash...
New hospital ratings evaluate delivery of “typical care”
The Internet has made it easier to become an educated consumer. At the touch of a button, you can find...
Rugby players wear head sensors in new concussion study
Randwick Rugby Club players are wearing bio sensors behind their ears so doctors and coaches can measure the impact of...
Researchers closer to finding new type 2 diabetes treatment after finding genetic link in mice
Australian researchers are closer to finding a new treatment for type 2 diabetes after discovering a link between protein intake...
Fertility doctors warn women not to leave it too late to freeze eggs for IVF
Fertility doctors are warning women not to leave it too late to freeze eggs for future IVF procedures, even though...
Lifelong flu vaccine hopes raised by immune cell discovery
Scientists discover how flu-killing immunity cells can memorise and destroy strains of influenza, raising hopes for a new lifelong flu...
