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It’s easy to avoid common pitfalls when taking rapid antigen tests. Here are a few to watch out for.
Record-breaking technology can sequence an entire human genome in a matter of hours. The work could be a lifeline for people suffering from the more than 5,000 known rare genetic diseases.
Free rapid antigen tests makes public health sense and economic sense.
Plan ahead and wash your hands. These are just some of the tips to think about before taking a COVID rapid antigen test at home.
These children are not getting the help they need to thrive at school and at home.
Rapid antigen testing might be convenient. But high prices for home kits will put people off, compounding disadvantage.
The NanoMslide causes potentially cancerous cells to ‘light up’ with vivid colour contrast. It has already been successful in finding early-stage breast cancer cells in human tissue.
With a bit of preparation, role play and modelling the type of behaviour you’d like to see in your child, the process can be plain sailing.
If you’re in Sydney, the advice is for people to bring forward the timing of their second AstraZeneca shot, and for the under 60s to consider having it if they can’t get hold of Pfizer.
Who’s a good doggie? Sniffer dogs might one day be able to screen people for COVID-19 in large crowds. But not when they’re hungry or need a good lie down.
Health professionals should carefully consider the terms they use to avoid needless anxiety and unnecessary surgeries.
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.
The coronavirus pandemic has driven a lot of scientific progress in the past year. But just as some of the social changes are likely here to stay, so are some medical innovations.
Some therapists are calling for a new way to understand human distress.
Even if you’re vaccinated, you still need to come forward for COVID testing, even if you have the mildest symptoms.
The legal uncertainty surrounding telemedicine services is not without consequences. Patients may not have access to public protection remedies.
People with alcohol or substance dependency already struggle to access mental health treatment, covid will only make this worse.
A man in the Northern Territory recently received a “weak positive” test result for COVID-19. Understanding how coronavirus tests work shows us why this can happen from time to time.
A new test, which can diagnose COVID-19 in 15 minutes, has been approved by the TGA. But it’s no silver bullet.
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
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Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University
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NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Educational Studies in School Psychology, University of Calgary
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PhD researcher, Loughborough University
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Law lecturer, University of Sydney
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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MSc student in School and Applied Child Psychology, University of Calgary
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Senior lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Director, Nephrology and Kidney Care Services, Melbourne Health
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International adviser and Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Penn State
