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One study found antibody levels were significantly higher in people who received one dose of AstraZeneca then a Pfizer booster dose.
It’s an absolute priority we find and use ways to support kids to continue face-to-face learning in times of low community transmission, especially primary schools.
When the weather outside is very hot, it can make us feel really unhappy. Here’s why.
Nurse practitioners can be the missing link between homeless children, housing services and schools, our study shows.
We want to get everybody vaccinated. Opening up to younger age groups could be one way to speed things up — but it will come with logistical challenges too.
The COVID-19 variant responsible for Victoria’s latest outbreak is one of three Indian variant sub-types, which spreads more easily than the original strain. Here’s what we know so far.
It’s quite OK to leave medication as a last resort — but it can be a very useful last resort.
The clotting condition has affected one in 88,000 Australians and is less deadly than previously thought.
Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout has now reached people of working age. Here’s what you need to know about taking time off for your shot and if you’ll get paid.
When it comes to teaching about cycles in schools, the period dominates the story — but it’s important we teach about the ovulation part of the cycle, too.
From free beers to lottery tickets, many jurisdictions around the world have introduced vaccine incentives. Is it time for Australia to do the same?
Victorians who need donated eggs and sperm face limited choice, lengthy waits and high costs.
Our new Cochrane review found antidepressants led to only small improvements in depression symptoms on average compared with placebo.
In the end, the best protection is mass vaccination and ensuring as many people as possible are fully vaccinated as quickly as possible.
Only about 1% of the population was vaccinated against COVID when this outbreak started.
Many over 50s seem to be asking this question. But there are a number of reasons it’s important to go ahead and get the AstraZeneca vaccine now.
Japan is going through its fourth wave, testing rates are low and case numbers are climbing. Now athletes aren’t happy with the IOC’s plans to protect them.
Evidence suggests messages the patient thought to be crystal clear often appear unclear to doctors and family.
The TGA is considering a proposal to reclassify psilocybin and MDMA from their current status as prohibited substances. This would allow psychiatrists to use these drugs to treat mental illness.
Community leaders or trusted work colleagues can be COVID vaccine advocates and help boost vaccination rates. Here are some simple steps they can take.
A sustainable private health insurance system requires enough young, healthy people paying premiums and not making claims. But government policies haven’t achieved this. Here’s what to try instead.
What does the Seychelles experience tell us about variants, vaccine efficacy and herd immunity?
Draft legislation which would see voluntary assisted dying allowed in Queensland will be introduced into the state’s parliament next week. So how does the proposed law compare to other states?
I was motivated to improve the outcome for women with ovarian cancer by my experience as a junior doctor in London in 1985. But 36 years on, the results aren’t what we’d hoped.