Metabolite may hold key to new severe asthma therapies
Australian-led research shows patients with severe disease have lower levels of carnitine in their urine, says Dr Stacey Reinke from Edith Cowan Un…
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AusDoc comments: Racist patients, multiple exam fails and Medicare’s 65 cents
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Some doctors’ scepticism over the evidence for many treatments is warranted
Doctors and patients (and anyone who pays for healthcare) — need to know that medical treatments are safe and effective, but it’s an open secret in the…
Trials to begin on new Australian COVID-19 vaccine
SA researchers are behind the new DNA vaccine that targets the Omicron variant.
New minimally invasive fertility treatment on offer in Australia
The IVF alternative means fewer or no hormone stimulation injections, but eligibility is restricted.
How a potential new cancer treatment sneaks up on tumours
Many cancer treatments are notoriously savage on the body. Drugs often attack both healthy cells and tumour cells, causing a plethora of side effects. Immunotherapies that…
AusDoc comments: GP nudge letters, Russian roulette and Tristar
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Are these the most important medical studies of the past 50 years?
A US doctor's crowd-sourced list on Twitter sees nominations for Australian research on H.Pylori and the advent of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19.
How a journal is trying to end male bias in medical research
Like in many aspects of life, there remains an undercurrent of sex bias against women in the STEM fields. And this bias has a negative…
