Critical oncology trial data remains hidden: study
01 August, 2022Despite a commitment from the pharmaceutical industry to improve data transparency, more than half of the clinical trials that led to the USFDA approving anticancer medicines over the past 10 years are not available for independent scrutiny.
Growing pains, a medical misnomer?
27 July, 2022The phrase "growing pains" is used by the general public and health professionals in reference to muscle or joint pain in young people.
ED admissions spike after bushfires
25 July, 2022New research is said to have found a direct link between people's exposure to bushfire smoke and visits to Perth's emergency departments.
Hidden pathogens in hospital hot water systems
25 July, 2022A new study has found evidence of hospital water as a source of potential infection and even antimicrobial and multidrug-resistant organisms.
Study urges stop to unnecessary stroke procedures
25 July, 2022An analysis of four decades of data has found that surgery and stents have limited impact in combating the risk of stroke.
Can COVID-19 vaccines impact menstrual cycles?
20 July, 2022 by Mansi GandhiA web-based survey of more than 39,129 fully vaccinated individuals, who had not contracted COVID-19, explores whether vaccines could affect menstruation.
AI tool could help predict heart attacks
13 July, 2022International researcher Professor Natalia Trayanova, Johns Hopkins University, USA, has developed an artificial intelligence and bioengineering tool that could prove to be life-saving for more than four million Australians affected by cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Ambulance ramping linked to 30-day death risk, re-attendance
04 July, 2022Victorian research published in the MJA reveals that longer ambulance offload times are linked to greater 30-day risks of death and ambulance re-attendance.
Changes to cervical cancer screening
04 July, 2022Now women and people with a cervix will be able to perform their own cervical screening test under changes to the National Cervical Screening Program.
Some flu vaccine reactions could be misdiagnosed as anaphylaxis
04 July, 2022Some adverse reactions to influenza vaccinations could be stress-related responses being misdiagnosed as anaphylaxis.
Improving survival from sudden cardiac arrest
30 June, 2022 by Mansi GandhiJessica Maris was feeding her baby when her husband Bryan, 31 and a keen cyclist, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in bed.
Combination scans improve outcomes for blood cancer patients
29 June, 2022A Peter Mac-led trial has found that combination PET/CT scans are better at investigating the causes of prolonged fever in blood cancer patients than conventional CT scans.
Partnership to advance oesophageal cancer testing
29 June, 2022QIMR Berghofer has signed an agreement with Proteomics allowing the company to develop and commercialise a blood test for early detection of oesophageal cancer.
UTIs: bacterial behaviour offers clue to future treatments
29 June, 2022More than half of all Australian women will suffer from a UTI in their lifetime, and nearly one in three women will have an infection requiring treatment with antibiotics before the age of 24.
Tool to assist in early diagnosis and management of heart failure
27 June, 2022Clinicians, patients, carers and politicians are joining charity organisation hearts4heart in urging Australians to be smart about their heart, as they kick off Australia's inaugural Heart Failure Awareness Week.
