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Australasia

The Australasia category highlights health, policy and social issues from across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region. It includes analysis of health system developments, research breakthroughs, public health priorities and lived experience from local settings, offering a regional lens on topics that matter to communities and practitioners in Australasia.

Penicillin targets rheumatic heart disease in kids

Penicillin significantly reduces rheumatic heart disease progression in children: A regular, affordable antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the risk of underlying rheumatic heart disease progression in children...
Penicillin targets rheumatic heart disease in kids

Reducing stillbirth among Aboriginal families

New Curtin-led research aims to reduce stillbirth among Aboriginal families: Researchers will carry out the first large-scale examination of stillbirths among Aboriginal families as part...
Reducing stillbirth among Aboriginal families

Reducing lymphatic spread of cancer

Reducing lymphatic spread of cancer: Professor Ben Hogan’s findings, published in Nature Cell Biology today, shows a novel molecular mechanism that controls the formation of...
Reducing lymphatic spread of cancer

COVID-19 risks explained with new calculator

A calculator to help people understand their risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination has been launched by the Immunisation Coalition in collaboration with Australian researchers. The...
COVID-19 risks explained with new calculator