Health

Should Australia vaccinate children against COVID-19?

02 Jul 2021

Experts suggest vaccination of children must be part of Australia’s exit strategy, especially with the Delta variant of the virus.

Continuing declines in HIV diagnoses thanks to successful PrEP roll-out in NSW

02 Jul 2021

Researchers have revealed the final results of the first study that measured the impact of PrEP on reducing HIV in a large population.

a computer screen shows calculations in a medical research laboratory

More than $11m awarded to UNSW medical research projects

01 Jul 2021

Researchers from UNSW Sydney will receive federal government funding for seven new medical research projects.

What does space travel do to our cells?

01 Jul 2021

UNSW Sydney scientists are exploring the effects of microgravity – the condition where people or objects seem to be weightless – on mammalian cells.

Evidence supports mandatory COVID vaccination for aged-care workers. But we need to make it easier too

30 Jun 2021

The federal government has announced COVID-19 vaccination will now become mandatory for aged-care workers. This comes amid a slow and troubled rollout in the sector.

Gene therapy gives families hope for babies with spinal muscular atrophy

28 Jun 2021

A trial has revealed that babies with SMA treated with gene therapy are meeting the normal developmental milestones of any baby.

NHMRC funding supports diabetes and ovarian cancer clinical trials

28 Jun 2021

Projects protecting against loss of kidney function for diabetes patients and refining ovarian cancer prognosis have received NHMRC funding.

One in 20 COVID-19 cases report long-term symptoms

25 Jun 2021

A major study led by UNSW medical researchers and NSW Health has tracked the recovery of nearly 3000 COVID-19 cases in NSW.

Funding success for cervical cancer screening in Papua New Guinea

23 Jun 2021

Researchers at the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney have been awarded $1.59 million to pursue the elimination of cervical cancer in rural Papua New Guinea.

Study links early childhood vulnerability with later police contact

23 Jun 2021

Early childhood emotional and behavioural problems can increase the risk of later contact with the criminal justice system.

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