Interdisciplinary project aims reduce noise exposure for premature children in neonatal care
Premature babies are particularly susceptible to strong sensory impressions and high sound levels from the incubator. Now researchers…
18-year-old man in critical condition after Gold Coast assault
A man has been charged following a serious assault on the Gold Coast that left an 18-year-old man…
Quiet Hope: Frank Gehry’s Maggie’s Centre Hong Kong
Maggie’s Centre Hong Kong. Image © Jonathan Yeung, courtesy of Open House Hong Kong & Design Trust Share…
Calls for vending machines in hospitals after women denied period products
When Samantha Bruce got her period in the Wollongong Hospital’s Emergency Department earlier this year she asked staff…
High BMI and poor physical fitness in adolescence linked to severe bacterial infections in adulthood
High BMI and poor physical fitness during later adolescence increase the risk of both contracting and dying from…
A slow-growing, bone-covered, noncancerous mass named as ossifying spindled and epithelioid tumor
It’s not often that a pathologist gets to make a diagnosis that works for the patient by preventing…
Routine blood test may flag hidden osteoporosis risk, study finds
Common blood test results may offer an early clue to bone loss, suggesting that alkaline phosphatase levels could…
Exclusive | Staff expecting something to ‘pop off’ at hospital for criminally insane
It’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” on Wards Island. For the past three months, staff at the…
New targeted alpha therapy shows promise for patients with radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer
A new targeted alpha therapy is showing promise for patients whose thyroid cancer no longer responds to radioactive…
Cystic fibrosis patients on triple-drug therapy can safely reduce daily lung treatments
A new multi-site study led by researchers at CU Anschutz shows that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who…
Early pregnancy placenta models show significant effects from PFAS exposure
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of nearly 10,000 long-lasting chemical compounds that stay in the…
Planned birth at term shown to cut pre-eclampsia risk in high-risk women
Planned birth at term reduces the incidence of pre-eclampsia in women at high risk of the condition, without…