Immune stimulant could help prevent asthma in children
15 February, 2022A recent study by respiratory researchers from Perth has found that OM-85, an immune-boosting medication, could help prevent babies from developing asthma.
New drug study hopes to help kids with severe epilepsy
10 February, 2022Researchers from the University of South Australia are working with European researchers to investigate a range of FDA-approved drugs with an aim to help kids with severe epilepsy.
Scoping study for mRNA vaccine nasal spray begins
10 February, 2022Macquarie University respiratory scientist Professor Daniela Traini and Professor Pall Thordarson, Director of the UNSW RNA Institute, have started work on a scoping study to deliver mRNA vaccines via nasal spray.
New stillbirth prevention and bereavement care standard
07 February, 2022The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is seeking feedback on the draft Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard from clinicians, health services, consumers and anyone with an interest in maternity care, stillbirth or bereavement care.
Cervical screening tests could help detect ovarian, breast cancers
02 February, 2022Cervical screening tests could be used to find ovarian and breast cancers, according to international researchers.
Hospital Products Australia AGEMA Biosafety 2.0
01 February, 2022 | Supplied by: Hospital Products AustraliaThe AGEMA Biosafety 2.0 provides instant additional biocontainment wards or rooms for highly infectious diseases.
Combating resistance
31 January, 2022 by Amy SarcevicFor almost two years, the gaze of the public, healthcare system and media has been fixated on a very blatant public health threat; all the while a silent pandemic, antimicrobial resistance, has quietly continued gripping the world.
Polytherapy-based approach to fight multidrug resistance
25 January, 2022Researchers have discovered that the use of nanoparticles, in combination with other antibiotics, could help prevent antibiotic resistance and reduce antibiotic intake.
Emerging stronger
25 January, 2022From delivering over 500K vaccinations to disability and aged-care residents to achieving over five million completions for its online COVID-19 training platform for the Department of Health, global healthcare provider Aspen Medical has played a key role in Australia's pandemic response.
Bacterial AMR played a role in 4.95 million deaths in 2019
24 January, 2022Antimicrobial-resistant infections played a role in 4.95 million deaths in 2019, according to analysis of 204 countries and territories.
Two antiviral COVID-19 treatments approved
21 January, 2022The government has welcomed the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA) provisional approval of the first oral treatments for COVID-19, Lagevrio (molnupiravir) and Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir + ritonavir).
Program improves return-to-work outcomes for cancer survivors
19 January, 2022A digital health program by CancerAid and AIA Australia has demonstrated improved return-to-work outcomes for cancer survivors.
Predicting which children are more likely to develop epilepsy
17 January, 2022An international genetic study involving 7636 children from Australia and Denmark has identified seven variant genes that researchers say now substantially improve the understanding of the underlying causes of seizures in young children.
New Child Safe Standards: why they matter to hospitals
17 January, 2022 by Natalie Siegel-Brown*All children, regardless of their age, gender, ability, race or sexual orientation, have the right to be safe and feel safe.
Asthma experts call to vaccinate children for school start
17 January, 2022Asthma experts are encouraging parents and carers of children with asthma to vaccinate their children before the start of the school year to help protect them from becoming seriously ill with COVID-19.
