Diseases

If you have a rare disease, you may be the only person in Australia with that condition.

The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, has infected nearly 90,000 people and caused more than

While countries around the globe have been taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by

Improving early detection and treatment of rare diseases is the focus of a new plan being funded by the federal government. When Kane Blackman's

NEARLY EVERYONE IS AT LIFETIME RISK OF STROKE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND OTHER MAJOR NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES. Professor of Epidemiology and Neurology at Auckland

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging the government to develop a national plan to deal with potential pandemics after the coronavirus (COVID-19)

A new HIV awareness campaign is highlighting the ongoing efforts of gay and bisexual men in the HIV prevention movement and issues a call to maintain momentum towards the

The A143T variant of the GLA gene is associated with an increased risk of Fabry cardiomyopathy, according to a new study. The variant plays a role in lipid metabolism.

Just over 20 years ago, people from three generations of an American family were referred to the

Scientists have successfully conducted a human trial of a treatment for the deadly Hendra virus. Scientists are one step closer to protecting

The risk posed to Australians by a new strain of coronavirus is low,

A new report shows the number of deaths from sepsis almost doubles previous estimates, with a senior health expert calling for better healthcare standards.

A USC researcher has been awarded a prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council grant worth more than $1.2million to help find the underlying neurobiological

Screening technology to catch Parkinson’s disease in its earliest stages could be available within three years, following an agreement between RMIT University and start-up

More work still needs to be done to educate health care workers and families that when it comes to HIV, undetectable equals untransmissible (U=U), clinical experts say.

New South Wales and Queensland are in the grip of a devastating bushfire emergency, which has tragically resulted in the

More than 2,000 people in the United States

Scientists have discovered a new HIV strain in central Africa but an Australian expert says there's no cause for alarm around existing drugs and tests.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is boosting the skills of GPs so that they can better address alcohol and other drug use in their communities.

The price of cystic fibrosis medications will be dramatically reduced for some patients and their families thanks to federal government subsidies.