Medicine
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Australia’s proud history of free medical care is at stake
COVID-19 is starting to play out like a real life version of The Hunger Games. When the decision was made to…
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How the battle against Covid became a forever war
It has been two years since Covid-19 started spreading out of the industrial city of Wuhan in China, but the…
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Greece to make COVID vaccines mandatory for over-60s, but do vaccine mandates work?
A monthly fine of €100 (£85) will be imposed from January 16. Samantha Vanderslott The Conversation Faced with surges in…
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Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed
Early evidence suggests it may be more transmissible than other variants, and the World Health Organization has raised concerns about its potential to…
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What do we know about the new ‘worst ever’ Covid variant?
What is the new Covid variant and why is it a concern? Andrew Gregory, Tom Ambrose and Haroon Siddique The…
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Why researchers are turning to music as a possible treatment for stroke, brain injuries and even Parkinson’s
Singing, playing an instrument or listening to music have all been shown to activate numerous areas of the brain that…
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Multiple sclerosis: the link with earlier infection just got stronger – new study
Genes have been identified as important, which is why having other family members with MS is associated with a greater…
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Standing on one leg is a sign of good health – and practising is good for you too
Being able to stand on one leg is linked to increased levels of physical activity and decreased risk of falls and is associated with…
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I’m a pediatric brain surgeon and I’m concerned about the impact of delayed diagnoses on my patients due to COVID-19
Brain cancers are treatable when they are localized but prognosis worsens and they become less treatable as they grow larger,…
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‘I advise everyone to get it’: UK Covid patients tell of regrets over refusing jab
For some people, the moment the ambulance arrives is the time they start expressing regrets about not receiving a coronavirus…
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Europe’s coming cancer wave
In a world without COVID-19, a million Europeans would have received a cancer diagnosis since the start of the pandemic…
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Victorian parliament to consider telehealth in voluntary euthanasia laws
Laws currently prevent doctors and their patients from discussing euthanasia due to federal rules that prohibit people to “incite or counsel”…
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A Fresh Chance for the Security Council to Tackle COVID-19
The Council should plan how to best implement these vaccination drives and, once vaccine supplies are sufficient, provide political and…
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The Clearest Sign the Pandemic Could Get Worse
The number of people hospitalized with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States has been plummeting since early…
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Why don’t we have a cure for Alzheimer’s disease?
Over the past year, scientists have tackled COVID-19, a previously unknown disease and within months developed effective new vaccines. Donald…
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EU chief threatens emergency powers to block vaccine exports if UK doesn’t send more jabs to Europe
The EU has threatened to invoke emergency powers to block European exports of COVID-19 vaccines to ensure “reciprocity” with other…
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