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Vendors on the dark web are selling Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and drugs marketed as coronavirus vaccines or cures at high cost, according to a new study from The

UNSW Sydney researchers have developed a series of accurate and highly sensitive DNA tests which can identify the five most common Salmonella subtypes in Australia.

Dementia Australia has called on the community, including health and aged care staff, to work together to maintain engagement with people impacted by dementia during this

Development of a COVID-19 vaccine is at best 12 to 18 months away, according to University of Otago infectious disease specialist Professor David Murdoch. Dean

Current advice for COVID-19 health workers is based on the assumption that droplets bearing the virus travel no further than 2 metres and do not remain in the air. The body

Effective learning is a two-way process between the teacher and students, meaning both need to engage.   If a student simply sits

Australia’s coronavirus public health messaging has been criticised as confusing during a time when health guidelines and regulations are changing rapidly,

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have unveiled a new approach to analysing the genetic codes – or the blueprint – of the SARS-CoV-2

Despite the NSW Government announcing free parking at public hospital car parks for health practitioners – a shortage of car parking remains. With the workforce rapidly

The more people who are vaccinated against the flu this season, the less the flu will spread in the community. Minimising the spread of flu is a good way to reduce strain

With workplaces forced into lockdown to battle COVID-19 and Australians required to work from home, unaddressed hearing loss is emerging as a barrier to online workforce participation

Ground-breaking technology is achieving phenomenal results around the world in the fight against Coronavirus.  The team at engineering company, Hydrogen Technologies,

A world-first breakthrough by Australian researchers in ventilator splitting could help hospitals under severe stress as the number of critical COVID-19 cases continues to

Researchers are mobilising twins across Australia to join a world-first study to rapidly measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australians and their families.

The Morrison government keeps using the word “essential” to describe employees, public gatherings, services and businesses that are still allowed and not

An international team of researchers has tested more than 10,000 compounds to identify six drug candidates that may help treat COVID-19. The research, involving

Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, who is an adviser to the World Health Organisation says the world will never be the same again following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could increase global poverty by as much as half a billion people or eight per cent of the world’s population –

Despite news reports from around the world touting it as a wonder drug, Australians are being reminded that the use of the medicine hydroxychloroquine for the prevention or

Health professionals will be able to quickly upgrade their skills to perform lung ultrasound scans to diagnose COVID-19 accurately and safely, with a new online course being