A shower, a swim, a warm bath: there are a number of common pee triggers. So how much of our need to pee comes down to psychology?
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COVID has shown us we can develop a range of safe and effective vaccines. Now we need to do the same for TB.
Pandemi Black Death pada abad ke-14 diperkirakan telah memicu munculnya berbagai reformasi dalam berbagai bidang di Eropa kala itu.
The 14th century Black Death pandemic catalysed enormous societal, economic, artistic and cultural reforms in Medieval Europe. Infectious disease pandemics can be major turning points in history.
Babies in Australia have been vaccinated against hepatitis B since May 2000, but 240,000 Australians still live with the disease.
A muscle-wasting condition called sarcopenia affects up to one-third of older adults. The good news is that people with sarcopenia can rebuild their muscle mass.
Deadly skin conditions are rare, but can be misdiagnosed.
Enzyme supplementation won’t cure those with coeliac disease, but it could make life much easier for many sufferers.
Here we explore our past and present struggles with the most significant infectious diseases human beings have faced.
In Australia, there are around 1200 to 1300 cases of tuberculosis each year which means we are among the lowest-risk countries in the world.
Common warts can be hard to treat. No wonder people turn to home remedies, like duct tape and vinegar. But do they really work?
Carpal tunnel syndrome is common. It’s painful, disabling and needs attention before it is too far gone.
Hidden among all the other announcements in last week’s State of the Union address by US President Barack Obama was a promise to fund a new “precision medicine initiative”. The president said it would…
Tuberculosis, or consumption as it used to be known, sounds like a disease that we’ve managed to fight off for good. But a drug-resistant strain of the bacteria that causes it is making a comeback, and…
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Professor of Medicine and Aged Care, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Health
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Urology Research Registrar, Western Health, Melbourne Health
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Head of Colorectal Medicine and Genetics, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Health
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Professor of Genetics and Executive Director of Research, Melbourne Health
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Health
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Director, Nephrology and Kidney Care Services, Melbourne Health
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Medical Scientist, Melbourne Health
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Neurophysiology Fellow, Melbourne Health
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Doctor, Melbourne Health
