Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Superbugs pose 'huge challenge' in treating Ukraine war wounds

Infections with superbugs that are resistant to most drugs have presented a "huge challenge" in treating the devastating injuries of people wounded in the war in Ukraine, doctors in Germany said on Tuesday.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Preclinical study identifies new target for recurrent ovarian cancer

Despite recent advances, ovarian cancer remains the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women, and there's a critical need for new treatment options, especially for advanced cancers that grow back after standard ...

Medical research

Resistance-fighting antimalarial drug candidate enters the clinic

A new antimalarial drug candidate, discovered through a longstanding collaboration between WEHI and global biopharmaceutical company MSD has entered Phase 1 clinical testing in healthy participants. The candidate drug inhibits ...

Medications

Study finds evidence of resistance to COVID-19 drugs

Resistance to Paxlovid is already evident among viral SARS-CoV-2 variants currently circulating globally, indicating that this stand-alone drug known as a protease inhibitor could soon become less effective in treating COVID-19 ...

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