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grief support

Study suggests greater need for grief support

COVID-19 policy

Support for COVID-19 policy in Australia

COVID study

Australia-wide COVID study

chip

Chip detects over-reaction in cancer treatment

Aspirin

Aspirin preferred to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery

strong support

Strong support for COVID vaccine in Australia

testing

Can blood tests help to detect early cancers

tangles

How the brain ‘tangles’ in Alzheimer’s Disease

mothers’ mental health

Maternal nurse home visits improve mothers’ mental health

future reward

Anticipation of the future reward shapes self-controlled choice

antibiotic potential

Antibiotic potential for cannabis molecule

end of 2020

Things we know at the end of 2020 (part 2)

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Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Infection/Disease
How coronavirus spreads through air
Samples from public spaces could show how coronavirus spreads through the air: A new UK study will explore whether tiny airborne droplets and particles can spread coronavirus in settings like …
NHS, Royal Society of Medicine
What does every GP need to know …
What does every GP need to know about ethics and genomic health information? Genetics and heredity have long been sources of diverse ethical issues in primary care. Implementation of the new NHS Genomic Medicine Service, availability of direct to …
Australasia, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update
Study suggests greater need for grief support
Study suggests greater need for grief support due to COVID-19: Curtin University research has found people grieving a COVID-related death would benefit from timely support and care to reduce the …
Australasia, Cardiology, Coronavirus
Support for COVID-19 policy in Australia
Support for COVID-19 policy response and willingness to get vaccinated high, according to new survey in Australia. Support among Australians for the policy response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and …
Cancer, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update
Urgent ovarian cancer symptoms ignored during lockdown
Lives are at risk because women are not taking urgent cancer symptoms seriously during the pandemic, according to new research by Target Ovarian Cancer. Key ovarian cancer symptoms are of …

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