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Based on a city where the mountain meets the sea and where antique houses line the streets, my mind is free to wonder, to wander and to write.

treatment
Healthcare, Healthcare News
New treatment options for deadliest of cancers
Lourdes Antenor Jul 8, 2021

A new targeted treatment for mutant proteins which can cause the deadliest of cancers in humans has been uncovered by scientists at the University of

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fighting
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Learning - Topics
Fighting COVID with COVID
Lourdes Antenor Jul 8, 2021

What if the COVID-19 virus could be used in fighting against itself? Researchers at Penn State have designed a proof-of-concept therapeutic that may be able

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variants
COVID-19
Australian scientists reveal how our immune system reacts to COVID-19 variants
Lourdes Antenor Jul 8, 2021

Australian scientists researching how our immune system responds to COVID-19 have revealed that those infected by early variants in 2020 produced sustained antibodies, however, these

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lockdown
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
COVID-19 update: NSW restrictions explained as lockdown is extended
Lourdes Antenor Jul 8, 2021

NSW premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has announced that the two-week lockdown restrictions for greater Sydney, Central Coast, Blue Mountains and Wollongong will be extended for an

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rights
Healthcare
WHO pledges extensive commitments towards women’s empowerment and health
Lourdes Antenor Jul 6, 2021

The World Health Organization announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity at

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antivirals
COVID-19, Healthcare
Potential antivirals for COVID-19 revealed in large-scale drug analysis
Lourdes Antenor Jul 6, 2021

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the University of Dundee have screened thousands of drug and chemical molecules and identified a range of potential

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immunotherapy
Healthcare
Immunotherapy without side effects could be a possibility
Lourdes Antenor Jul 6, 2021

In recent years, immunotherapy has revolutionised the field of cancer treatment. However, inflammatory reactions in healthy tissues frequently trigger side effects that can be serious

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burnout
Healthcare
Q&A: Alison Coughlan of The Health Hazard tackling workplace burnout
Lourdes Antenor Jul 2, 2021

Alison Coughlan is the author of The Health Hazard: Take control, restore wellbeing and optimise impact. Alison draws on more than 25 years’ experience in the health

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oral
Healthcare
Restoring lost oral functions with pacemaker-like devices
Lourdes Antenor Jul 1, 2021

Even the mundane act of swallowing requires a well-coordinated dance of more than 30 oral muscles. The loss of function of even one of these,

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flu
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Employed individuals more likely to contract the flu
Lourdes Antenor Jul 1, 2021

A University of Arkansas researcher and international colleagues found that employed individuals, on average, are 35.3% more likely to be infected with the flu virus.

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malaria
Healthcare
From 30 million cases to zero: China is certified malaria-free by WHO
Lourdes Antenor Jul 1, 2021

Following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO – a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases

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disability care
Healthcare, Hospitals
Less than 1 in 5 Australians in disability care are vaccinated against COVID
Lourdes Antenor Jul 1, 2021

New data shows that less than one in five Australians living under disability care are vaccinated against COVID-19 more than four months since the rollout

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