Novel vaccine strategy could solve the challenge of implanted device infections
Patients with implanted medical devices like orthopedic joint replacements, pacemakers, and artificial heart valves run a small but…
Funding health is one of the biggest challenges facing Tasmania, as Eric Abetz prepares to hand down his first budget
With an interim state budget to be handed down on Thursday, a peak health body fears Tasmania’s public…
High demand for ambulances in Melbourne and Geelong as weather warms up on Cup weekend
Victoria’s ambulance resources have been stretched as the state experienced an increase in calls for help and an…
How nerve cells in the gut adapt to microbial and immune challenges
Ramnik Xavier, MD, PhD, of the Department of Molecular Biology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the senior author…
Conjoined twins in PNG could be sent to Germany for surgery after Australia hopes fall through
The parents of conjoined twins in Papua New Guinea who had hoped to send their babies to Sydney…
Thiostrepton suppresses rhabdomyosarcoma progression by targeting the PI3K–AKT pathway
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) accounts for up to 10% of childhood cancers and nearly half of pediatric soft tissue sarcomas.…
Global Virus Network announces the addition of three new Centers of Excellence
The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading medical virologists representing 80+ Centers of Excellence and Affiliates…
Townsville Hospital CEO says some patients may die after urology bungle
Some patients may die as a result of the Townsville Hospital’s urology unit bungle, the hospital’s CEO has…
Stem cells show promise in preventing post-heart attack heart failure
Patients with weak heart function who receive stem cell therapy shortly after a heart attack are at lower…
Acacia system returning to Royal Darwin Hospital emergency department despite concerns
A controversial health patient record system will return to the Northern Territory’s busiest emergency department in two weeks,…
Treating patients at home with IV antibiotics could halve costs to the NHS
Treating patients at home with IV antibiotics, rather than in a clinical setting, could halve costs to the…
Doctor tripped up by $64K bill for ankle surgery and hospital stay
Physician Lauren Hughes was heading to see patients at a clinic about 20 miles from her Denver home…