Researchers are conducting the first clinical trial to examine how selective estrogen receptor modulators’ (SERMs) may help both men and women suffering from schizophrenia.
Medical faculties globally have been slow to recognise the training needs of the next generation of doctors regarding the health consequences of a heating planet.
Antibiotics have been around for less than a century. But as resistant bacteria become increasingly difficult to treat, we risk a greater number of deaths from infections.
The virus is related to Hendra and Nipah viruses. But we don’t know whether it spreads from human to human.
Could a combination of phage therapy and antibiotics be the key to unlocking the antimicrobial-resistant superbug crisis?
As the situation evolves, the World Health Organisation expects still more cases of monkeypox will be identified as surveillance expands in non-endemic countries.
Malaysia’s shrimp industry is big business, but unapproved antibiotic use has led to export bans and negative perceptions of the country's aquaculture industry. Can bioprospecting turn things around?
The new phase of the pandemic will come with a period of uncertainty as we adjust to “living with the virus” and a see-sawing of some restrictions.
Unless vaccination rates pick up, Victoria’s snap five-day lockdown is unlikely to be enough to get on top of the infectious Delta variant.
You can have this STI without knowing it, or have symptoms. It can affect men and women, and it can be treated with antibiotics. Left untreated, it may cause complications.
Australia has just embarked on a mass vaccination campaign, but historic measures will remain an important community safeguard.
We’re kicking off Series 4 of What Happens Next by looking back, way back. This time we’ll ponder what happens if we stop exploring natural history – what would we lose?
When he volunteered to become one of the public faces of Victoria’s COVID-19 health response, Professor Allen Cheng’s life changed course dramatically – and accelerated.
Unprecedented efforts are driving the global push for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Here's how it's likely to be rolled out in Australia.
A single centralised institute dedicated to infectious diseases and planning for potential future pandemics wouldn’t work in Australia.
Our experts provide tips and information for those who want to better understand and embrace the idea of planetary health.
New research aims to reveal the post-ICU effects on the body, and will highlight the vital role of physiotherapists in intensive care.
The delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine still needs to overcome some ethical hurdles.
As rates of COVID-19 community transmission in Victoria increase, so too does the importance of wearing masks, but they're not the silver bullet in the fight against the disease's spread.
How we responded to pandemics in the past can carry lessons for the current COVID-19 situation.
Don't spit, change out of your kit at home, and clean match balls. These are just some of the ways sport is changing as COVID-19 restrictions ease.
Work placements put Monash University medicine and pharmacy students on the COVID-19 frontline.
Forget the finger-pointing – public communications that promote collective action will make our pandemic-clouded lives a little easier.
A new collection project aims to crack the COVID-19 immunity code, and predict who will be hardest-hit.
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