COVID 19

Changes to our drinking habits could be a surprising “good news story” with the lockdown providing a catalyst for positive behaviour change, a new study has found.

Australia was not spared as a 30-year global rise in chronic illness and related risk factors such as obesity, high blood sugar, and outdoor air pollution created a perfect

The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive for up to 28 days on the glass on mobile phones, stainless steel and paper banknotes, CSIRO scientists have found.

A vaccine is equally effective against old and new strands of COVID-19, new Australian research shows, quelling fears some candidates may fall out of date.

Most young people in Victoria from multicultural backgrounds are experiencing the effects of a “racism pandemic” and are worried about returning to public life

A Monash University study has found that graphical information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic regularly presented in mainstream media is inaccessible to blind and low vision

Technology that helps to quickly extract and analyse genetic material could be used for cheap, accurate and mobile COVID-19 testing, including at airports and remote testing

Vaccines are traditionally administered with a needle, but this isn’t the

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging government to ensure general practice is front and centre in any potential COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Australians say frontline healthcare workers and aged and disability carers should be the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to new research from The Australian

Despite the incremental easing of Victoria’s restrictions, it’s clear the journey towards COVID-normal is far slower than many people had hoped.

The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned some of the most dramatic changes to Australian life in recent memory. We’ve had

Research underway to explore how motivation and environment can trigger over-eating could be relevant to growing numbers of Victorians accumulating “COVID calories”

Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new blood test capturing previous exposure to COVID-19. Initial results suggest many more people have

Media reports earlier this week described a Queensland nurse with stomach pains who went on to test positive for COVID-19.   Could

The COVID-19 death toll is reported every day by state and federal governments. These numbers are often used, alongside

Health systems around the world have been looking closely at ways that virtual care could enhance the sustainability of health services, a shift accelerating as COVID-19 drives

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is helping people in Australia care for patients with the COVID-19 virus at home. The RACGP has

Victoria’s COVID-19 second-wave outbreak and related lockdown has seen a spike in anxiety and worry among Australians everywhere, but particularly in Victoria, new data

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging parents to book a consult with their usual GP clinic and ensure their children’s routine immunisations