Delta variant's invasion trick to evade immune response
21 April, 2022COVID-19's Delta variant may use a novel invasion method to evade the body's immune response, causing damage to the brain, intestine and kidneys, a Griffith University study has found.
TROG President receives inaugural NHMRC clinical trials award
19 April, 2022Professor Trevor Leong, President, TROG Cancer Research, has been awarded the inaugural NHMRC David Cooper Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award.
New neurodevelopmental disorder discovered
19 April, 2022An Australian-led international research collaboration has discovered a new neurodevelopmental disorder.
One of the unsung heroes
19 April, 2022When 10-year-old Taylor walked into the Queensland Children's Hospital with a broken thumb he was full of apprehension.
Meningitis vaccines could help tackle untreatable gonorrhoea
13 April, 2022Latest studies from South Australia and the US have indicated that meningitis vaccines could help improve protection against gonorrhoea.
Research program to collect real-time PROMs to improve cancer care
08 April, 2022Monash University's registry-based clinical trial, PROpatient, aims to determine if symptom monitoring and care coordination, using digital patient pathways, improve quality of life for cancer patients.
Five childhood risk predictors for heart attacks and strokes in adulthood
08 April, 2022Five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been identified after being tracked for up to half a century in the world's largest international prospective cardiovascular disease study.
Emergency caesarean linked to increased inflammatory response
06 April, 2022Labour and natural childbirth cause stress on a mother's body but an emergency caesarean is associated with even more inflammatory gene expression in the placenta, according to a new study.
UTIs are becoming more deadly, thanks to AMR — CSIRO
06 April, 2022The spread of drug-resistant bacteria in the community is increasing the risk of death for common infections such as urinary tract infections (UTIs) — which affect around one in two women and one in 20 men in their lifetime.
How this hospital halved its code blacks
06 April, 2022 by Amy SarcevicIt used to be a familiar scene for Emergency Department Director Prof. Paul Preisz. A psychiatric or drug-affected patient being ferried to and from departments.
Pre-surgery support could help patients quit smoking
04 April, 2022Offering mailed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and Quitline support to patients encouraged almost one-third of smokers to quit before their elective surgery.
Funding to support on-site pharmacists in residential aged-care facilities
25 March, 2022The government has announced $345.7m funding for on-site pharmacists and community pharmacy services in government-funded residential aged care facilities (RACFs).
Ivor Lewis esophagectomy surgery performed at Mater Townsville
25 March, 2022The minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy surgery has been successfully performed on a patient at Mater Private Hospital Townsville.
Hospital pharmacists' role in COVID-19 treatments
23 March, 2022 by Kristin Michaels, SHPA Chief Executive | Supplied by: The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of AustraliaThe introduction of oral antiviral treatments calls on the expertise and services of hospital pharmacists as we progress towards the endemic stage of this pandemic.
New ultrasound guidelines urge for parent-centred communication
23 March, 2022The Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) has launched new guidelines mapping a way forward for sonographers to open dialogue and be more transparent with obstetric patients about the results of their scans.
