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Cancer patch test could mean fewer painful biopsies AAP - 19-11-2023
Like most people, Gillian Mazy wasn't excited about the prospect of having a chunk of skin on her face cut out and checked for cancer. She put off having
Australian lab urges global co-operation on malaria jab AAP - 30-04-2023
Global collaboration is urgently needed to deliver a successful malaria vaccine given a lack of research funds, says the head of an Australian lab seeking a breakthrough.
Funding to scale-up mRNA vaccine production in SA AAP - 26-04-2023
New technology will be used to develop and produce mRNA therapeutic drugs and vaccines in Adelaide, helping to address Australia's supply issues highlighted by the COVID-19
Work starts on nation-first mRNA facility AAP - 08-12-2022
Work has begun at the site of Moderna's first Australian mRNA vaccine facility in Melbourne's southeast. The site at Monash University's Clayton
Young SA children to get COVID-19 vaccine AAP - 05-09-2022
About 5000 South Australian children aged under five who have pre-existing health issues are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The doses are being
Vaccine available for children under five AAP - 03-08-2022
The Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 will be made available to some children aged six months to five years in particular risk categories. Health Minister Mark Butler
COVID-19 health toll exposed in new report AAP - 08-07-2022
Three thousand more Australians died in the first two months of this year than expected, but it wasn't all down to the unfolding Omicron wave of COVID-19, a new study
DIY cervical cancer test a 'game changer' AAP - 02-07-2022
A cervical cancer testing overhaul is coming to Australia that will allow more women to privately administer their own less invasive procedure. From Friday
Billions set aside for COVID winter fight AAP - 30-03-2022
Billions will be spent on helping Australia to prepare for a predicted COVID-19 surge this winter, while out-of-pocket prescription costs will also be reduced for more than
Victoria to lift code brown health alert AAP - 13-02-2022
Elective surgery will scale up again in Victoria as the state lifts its code brown pandemic alert for the health system. The unprecedented alert was issued