Oncology & Cancer

Improving melanoma diagnostic tools

New QIMR Berghofer research has identified a dramatic increase in the treatment of "pre-cancerous" melanomas in Australia and found strong evidence that similar trends are emerging across the globe.

Medications

Legal use of medicinal cannabis on the rise in Australia

New research from the University of Sydney's Lambert Initiative finds most Australians are still medicating with illicit cannabis, although numbers accessing prescription products have risen dramatically.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

A step toward local long COVID-19 diagnostics

Murdoch University's Australian National Phenome Center (ANPC) has made a vital technological finding that could help general practitioners diagnose the long-term effects of COVID-19 and long COVID-19.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Is Australia ready for monkeypox?

Lessons must be learned from the introduction of dengue and Japanese encephalitis into Australia to ensure the outbreak of monkeypox in humans is stopped and to prevent monkeypox from becoming established in animal hosts ...

Inflammatory disorders

What is cellulitis? A dermatologist explains

Your skin usually deflects any bacteria it encounters, protecting you from all sorts of infections. However, when you get a bug bite or a rash, some of that bacteria can sneak in, potentially causing serious consequences.

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