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Genome sequencing for prevention of health-care-associated bacterial infections

November 13, 2025

WHO Team Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). Global report on infection prevention and control. WHO https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240051164 (2022). Warren,…

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What exactly is fluoride, and why is it added to our tap water?

November 13, 2025

With more councils voting to remove fluoride from drinking water recently, it’s worth revisiting exactly why was added…

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Australians suffering 'irreversible complications' waiting years to see medical specialists

November 12, 2025

Some Australians are waiting more than six years to see medical specialists such as neurologists, prompting doctors to…

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Middle precentral gyrus plays key role in orchestrating speech movements

November 12, 2025

For years, the two patients had come to the Penn Memory Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where…

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The 24, 2 hours initiative: a game changer in malaria mortality reduction | Malaria Journal

November 11, 2025

The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria calls for at least a 75% reduction by 2025 compared with 2015…

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Ancient viral DNA found to regulate human gene expression

November 11, 2025

A new study offers an innovative way to track the spread of leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease affecting both…

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Vaccine warning issued to travelling West Aussies amid late-season influenza A surge

November 10, 2025

An unusual late-season surge in a severe strain of influenza which mostly impacts the elderly is behind an…

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Study: Unhealthy Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in Children and Adolescents Living in the Mediterranean Area: The DELICIOUS Project. Image Credit: Rimma Bondarenko / Shutterstock

November 10, 2025

Despite the region’s reputation for healthy living, new research reveals that ultra-processed foods are increasingly prevalent in the…

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Humility is critical in science communication: lessons from the UN’s recent report on child mortality estimates | Global Health Research and Policy

November 8, 2025

Over-reliance on modelled estimates The reliance on extrapolated estimates from the B3 model rather than empirically supported, smoothed…

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Bad Air Is One of the Biggest Threats to Your Health. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

November 8, 2025

There’s something invisible that can put us in an early grave. And I’m not talking about sentient AI,…

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Urgent recall alert issued for Little Creatures Little Hazy Lager over injury fears

November 8, 2025

Australians are being warned not to eat certain alfalfa sprouts after a nationwide recall was triggered over fears…

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Study identifies a promising new strategy for treating alcohol use disorder

November 8, 2025

Alcohol use disorder (AUD), characterized by uncontrollable alcohol consumption due to physical and psychological dependence, affects approximately 14.1…

Genome sequencing for prevention of health-care-associated bacterial infections

What exactly is fluoride, and why is it added to our tap water?

Australians suffering ‘irreversible complications’ waiting years to see medical specialists

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Study offers an innovative way to track the spread of leishmaniasis

Vaccine warning issued to travelling West Aussies amid late-season influenza A surge

How modern habits are reshaping the Mediterranean diet for the worse

Humility is critical in science communication: lessons from the UN’s recent report on child mortality estimates | Global Health Research and Policy

Bad Air Is One of the Biggest Threats to Your Health. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Urgent recall issued after dozens fall ill after eating Parilla Fresh alfalfa sprouts sold at Coles, Woolies and IGA

Exploring endogenous retroviruses as hidden drivers of alcohol use disorder