Thunderstorm asthma and the role of the hospital pharmacist
18 April, 2017 by Kristin Michaels*On the evening of 21 November 2016, after a wild and windy thunderstorm, the city of Melbourne was plunged into a 'thunderstorm asthma' epidemic.
TB progress threatened by global rise of multidrug resistance
15 April, 2017The rise in multidrug-resistant TB threatens to derail decades of progress.
The national shortfall in lifesaving drugs — what's the answer?
10 April, 2017A shortage of lifesaving drugs has been plaguing the Australian hospital system. Is there a solution?
Low-dose steroids are brain-safe for preterm bubs
10 April, 2017A French study reveals that low doses of steroids given to preterm infants are not linked to any harmful effects on brain development at two years of age.
Deadly pneumonia could be knocked out by this hormone
05 April, 2017Stimulating this hormone could prevent pneumonia bacteria from spreading by starving it to death.
The evidence doesn't stack up for e-cigarettes
05 April, 2017While e-cigarettes may expose users to fewer toxic chemicals than conventional tobacco, questions remained unanswered.
Hepatitis patients "dying of embarrassment"
04 April, 2017"I am aware that many people living with hepatitis feel too stigmatised to get help. They are literally dying of embarrassment," said Dr Sally Cockburn.
Could vitamin C sensitise cancer cells to radiation?
04 April, 2017This successful safety study sets the stage for phase II clinical trials into the effect of high-dose vitamin C on overall lifespan and quality of life for patients undergoing radiation and chemotherapy.
New biobank to house 45 and Up study
30 March, 2017NSW Minister for Medical Research, Pru Goward has announced a $12 million investment in Australia's first large-scale automated biobank, due to open in 2017.
Reduced costs with nano-engineered dental implants
30 March, 2017The complications and high costs associated with dental implants could be a thing of the past as Griffith University research aims to reduce the associated risks of infection using new cutting-edge nanotechnology.
Augmented reality may help relieve phantom limb pain
30 March, 2017A small study published in The Lancet involved 14 patients who began experiencing phantom limb pain soon after arm amputation and had not benefited from other treatments.
Breakthrough formula to reduce radiation exposure
30 March, 2017In a medical imaging breakthrough, a Charles Sturt University (CSU) scientist has found a way to reduce a patient's exposure to radiation without compromising scan quality.
Potential new tool to aid breast cancer surgery
30 March, 2017University of Adelaide researchers have developed an optical fibre probe that distinguishes breast cancer tissue from normal tissue — potentially allowing surgeons to be much more precise when removing breast cancer.
Be on the lookout for PAM this summer
30 March, 2017ASID has released a warning to doctors working in remote and rural Australia to be watchful for signs of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a very rare but fatal brain infection, mostly affecting children.
Mattress outsmarts pressure sores
30 March, 2017To avoid the occurrence of and to treat already existing pressure sores, researchers at Fraunhofer IIS, Germany, in collaboration with five partners in the INSYDE research project, have succeeded in developing the technological prototype of an intelligent and adaptive mattress.
![](https://d1v1e13ebw3o15.cloudfront.net/data/92274/wfmedia_thumb/..jpg "Hospital’s "recovery at work" collaborative approach proves a winning model")
