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The importance of fighting inequality: Julia Gillard on lessons learnt from the pandemic

25 May 2022

Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks of how addressing inequitable access to advances in healthcare can help prevent the cracks of inequality in society.

Professor Gail Matthews from the Kirby Institute talks about long covid

Despite the uncertainty, there is hope for long COVID patients

20 May 2022

It’s estimated one in 10 people infected with SARS-CoV-2 will have lingering symptoms, but most people will improve over time.

Of cats and crocs: new study on bites in the tropics reveals which animals are biting us

18 Mar 2022

When it comes to seeking medical care after an animal bite, experts say to ‘make it snappy’ to avoid an infection that’s worse than the bite.

Close-up of a bag of blood on a drip stand in a hospital

How many Australians have had COVID-19?

18 Mar 2022

New research will estimate the proportion of the population who have been infected with COVID-19 - even if they didn’t have symptoms or get a test.

Sexual consent education and how to do it well

How do we effectively teach sexual consent?

10 Feb 2022

To change sexual consent culture we must change education programs to be sex-positive and inclusive, UNSW research shows.

the covidsafe app opening screen displayed on a mobile phone

The COVIDSafe app was designed to help contact tracers. Here's what really happened

07 Feb 2022

Instead of making the lives of contact tracers easier, analysis shows the expensive technology missed contacts and added to their workload.

UNSW Sydney community celebrates recipients of Australia Day Honours

28 Jan 2022

Academics in the fields of climate science, oncology and human rights are honoured in 2022.

What causes long COVID symptoms? Clues from under the microscope

14 Jan 2022

A team from UNSW's Kirby Institute and St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney have uncovered an immune profile for long COVID, potentially paving the way for tailored treatment for those with ongoing symptoms.

Long lines of cars waiting at COVID-19 testing site

From COVID control to chaos – what now for Australia? Two pathways lie before us

06 Jan 2022

The public has been left to their own devices as all our previous safeguards collapse around us. We urgently need a “vaccines-plus” strategy to flatten the curve.

Long COVID, IVF success and the Delta variant: some of our most-read medicine stories of 2021

13 Dec 2021

For the second year running, it was no surprise readers were still hungry for COVID-19 stories as new findings and variants emerged in 2021.

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