Mar 08, 2021 07:37 am UTC| Health
COVID-19 vaccination is rolling out across Australia. So health authorities are keen to dispel myths about the vaccines, including any impact on COVID testing. Do the vaccines give you COVID, or make you test positive...
A COVID 'vaccine passport' may further disadvantage refugees and asylum seekers
Feb 26, 2021 14:41 pm UTC| Health
With great fanfare, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout began in Australia this week. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the government will give all Australians the opportunity to be vaccinated by October 2021. The...
Your genetics influence how resilient you are to cold temperatures – new research
Feb 26, 2021 14:33 pm UTC| Health
Some people just arent bothered by the cold, no matter how low the temperature dips. And the reason for this may be in a persons genes. Our new research shows that a common genetic variant in the skeletal muscle gene,...
A new advance in the search for substances to replace fat in food
Feb 26, 2021 14:25 pm UTC| Health
Its well known that obesity is developing into a growing global health problem. In Africa alone, the number of overweight children under five has increased by nearly 50% since 2000. Obesity is a risk factor in diseases...
How does the Johnson & Johnson vaccine compare to other coronavirus vaccines? 4 questions answered
Feb 26, 2021 14:21 pm UTC| Health
Editors note: On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the results of its trial of the Johnson Johnson coronavirus vaccine. The FDA found the vaccine to be safe and effective and it is expected...
Feb 26, 2021 14:14 pm UTC| Health
Although Australia is now largely COVID-free, the repercussions of the pandemic are ongoing. As the pandemic enters its second year, many people will be continuing to suffer with poor mental health, or facing new mental...
Feb 20, 2021 12:21 pm UTC| Health
The much anticipated rollout of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will begin in Australia on Monday. The first groups to receive the jab will be quarantine and border workers, frontline health-care workers, aged-care...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India