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Staph spread tracked
Fri, 18 Nov 2022
New research using advanced genetic and epidemiological techniques has tracked the spread of drug resistant staph infections around the globe and underlined the need to provide adequate healthcare to disadvantaged and remote communities in an interconnected world.

New online tool for prenatal testing decisions
Fri, 28 Oct 2022
A new online tool has been launched to support expectant parents in their choices around prenatal testing for chromosome conditions in their unborn baby.

Snakes’ deadly global toll
Wed, 26 Oct 2022
A global study has found more than 63,000 people die from snakebites every year, as existing antivenoms fail to make it to where they are needed most.

New funding to fight allergies
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
James Cook University is part of a new national approach to fighting food allergies – something that affects at least one child in every classroom and up to 3 per cent of adults.

Study links caesareans and cardiovascular risk
Wed, 24 Aug 2022
A new study has found Australian children who were born via caesarean section (C-section) have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease and obesity, and it’s sparked a call to limit the increasingly popular practice.

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