New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the procurement of radiotherapy equipment could improve access to
The Government has added a life-changing new eczema medicine to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The $270 million in funding to list the medicine will
A new meta-analysis gives the most detailed look yet at the neuroscience of placebo effects. Much of the benefit that a person gets from taking
Urban Tanzanians have a more activated immune system compared to their rural counterparts. The difference in diet appears to explain this difference: in the cities,
The number of overdose deaths in the United States from the use of illicit drugs and the misuse of prescription drugs has risen to unprecedented
Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide ─ or 1 in 4 people ─ will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050, warns the
A single letter difference in a single gene, inherited from both parents, spells a lifetime of anemia and pain for 20 million people, mostly of
The Australian Government is investing $100 million in funding into the development of new technologies to improve the diagnosis and treatment of stroke, epilepsy and
USC Researchers have harnessed a powerful mathematical model to provide advanced seizure prediction, revolutionizing epilepsy management and treatment. Epilepsy is one of the most common
More than half a million COVID-19 patients in LMICs estimated to need oxygen treatment every day. New assessments show US$90 million immediate funding required to
As people get older, their neural stem cells lose the ability to proliferate and produce new neurons, leading to a decline in memory function. Researchers
Scientists have used a technique to grow bile duct organoids – often referred to as ‘mini-organs’ – in the lab and shown that these can