UNSW Medicine & Health

vial containing blood and a label stuck to it that says 'marburg virus'

There has been an epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea for the first time. Here’s what you need to know about the virus, and how it spreads.

Childhood cancer patient in hospital bed.

The Zero Childhood Cancer Program (ZERO) will this month begin a progressive expansion to become available to all Australians aged 0 to 18 years with cancer, by the end of the year.

methamphetamine

In a world-first, Australian researchers are trialling a new medication to help people who want to stop using crystal methamphetamine, or ‘ice’.

Obese man prepares Ozempic pen. Semaglutide treatment for type 2 diabetes.

Stronger advertising regulations and other weight loss drug options are needed, UNSW Sydney experts say.

Daniel Purchas, Professor Louise Lutze-Mann and Leanne Piggott.

33 UNSW Sydney students are listed in the Top100 Future Leaders Awards.

A stethoscope on a First Nations flag

While statistics tell us the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer who die is increasing, the reality is likely worse.

a woman leaves a commuter train wearing a face mask

An updated Cochrane Review suggests face masks don’t reduce the spread of COVID in the community. But there are several reasons why this conclusion is misleading.

IVF

A UNSW-developed website has been updated with the latest data on IVF clinic success rates.

John Pimanda

Professor John Pimanda receives the new Translational Program Grant for his team’s work with acute myeloid leukaemia.

4 young people on a balcony looking at a sunset over the city

Therapeutic communities could reduce future recidivism in young people with drug and alcohol problems who have a history of criminal convictions.

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