The first at-home Covid pill, Molnupiravir, could be available by Christmas in a bid to combat the Omicron variant. United Kingdom Secretary of State for Health Sajid Javid is reportedly set to launch a national ...
From 1 December 2021, Australians with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) will have access to a new treatment option on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The Morrison Government is expanding the list of Venclexta (venetoclax) for ...
From 1 December 2021, Australians with a rare and potentially deadly condition, hereditary angioedema, will be able to obtain potentially life changing medication through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The Morrison Government is listing Takhzyro ...
Researchers are hopeful a new drug treatment can be used for a gynaecological cancer after identifying genes that appear to increase the risk of the disease. Scientists say the study – led by Queensland’s QIMR ...
A woman diagnosed as HIV-positive in 2013 may have achieved a natural sterilisation cure without stem cell transplant. A sterilising cure is achieved when replication-competent proviruses have been eliminated. This is said to have only ...
As World Antimicrobial Awareness Week begins, the Morrison Government continues to push forward the essential work required to protect Australians from antimicrobial resistant disease. Each year, approximately 290 Australians die as a result of infection ...
SA Health, in partnership with the Australian Digital Health Agency, has trialled secure messaging technology and is now rolling it out in a staged approach in a bid to streamline communication between hospitals and community health ...
Monash University today will launch an end-to-end, cross-disciplinary Centre to drive novel psychiatric drug discovery, as well as new approaches to neuromedicine-assisted psychotherapies, for the treatment of mental health disorders. The development of novel, safe ...
The Liberal and Nationals Government is helping refine the delivery of life-saving stem cell and bone marrow transplants for patients with blood or immune disorders, and those receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatment. This is big ...
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has announced it will award the 2021 Sidney Sax medal for outstanding contributions to the development and improvement of Australia’s healthcare system to leading health services and systems ...
Two of Australia’s leading researchers in the fight against ovarian cancer have been awarded more than $1 million by the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) for projects on early detection and effective treatment combinations. The ...