Australia gives $30 M boost to indigenous health research

The Australian Government continues to invest in indigenous-led health research to drive better outcomes for Aboriginal ...

March 7, 2022 | Monday | News
Australia launches real-time prescription monitoring system

The Australian government has launched Canberra Script, a real time prescription monitoring system to enable medical pro...

March 4, 2022 | Friday | News
Anti-viral agent in Australian-developed nasal spray highly active against 'Omicron'

In a major development for its VIRALEZE™ antiviral nasal spray, Australia-based Starpharma has announced that its ...

March 4, 2022 | Friday | News
Australia recommends Novavax for use as COVID-19 booster

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has recommended the use of the Novavax vaccine as a boos...

March 3, 2022 | Thursday | News
Common pain and fever medicines might increase vulnerability to COVID-19: Australia study

The largest clinical review of immune responses to paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioi...

March 2, 2022 | Wednesday | News
New national academic centre opens in Australia for healthy ageing research

Research into issues affecting older Australians has taken another step forward with the new national academic centre at...

March 1, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Australia provisionally approves AstraZeneca's EVUSHELD for pre-exposure prevention of COVID-19

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has granted provisional approval to AstraZeneca for its tixagevi...

February 28, 2022 | Monday | News
Researchers use Agilent’s spectrometer for COVID-19 detection via saliva screening in Australia

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that researchers from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute&nb...

February 25, 2022 | Friday | News
New vaccine trial in Australia evaluates fractional COVID-19 booster shots

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) in Norway and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute...

February 24, 2022 | Thursday | News
New research in Australia aims to end refrigeration of vaccines

Researchers at Australia’s national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (...

February 23, 2022 | Wednesday | News
Australia lays focus on students to pursue career in aged care

The government will provide $3.7 million to the University of South Australia (UniSA) to create a training site in Port ...

February 22, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Australia invests $23 M for preventive health projects

The Australia government is investing $23 million in three Victorian health projects that will help prevent chronic dise...

February 21, 2022 | Monday | News
Personalised 3D-printed ostomy seal set to improve patient outcomes in Australia

A new manufacturing research collaboration utilising 3D print technologies could soon provide people living with stoma b...

February 18, 2022 | Friday | News
Australia provisionally approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for 6-11 years old

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia has provisionally approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, SPIKEVA...

February 17, 2022 | Thursday | News
Australia expands access to potentially life-saving radiotherapy treatments

US-based Accuray Incorporated has announced that the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH), the largest m...

February 15, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Australia ensures use of latest technology to manage diabetes

Australians with diabetes will now have access to the next-generation Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), ens...

February 14, 2022 | Monday | News
Cytiva fuels biotech development in Australia and New Zealand

Cytiva, a global life sciences leader, announces the winner of its first BioChallenge for the Australia and&nb...

February 10, 2022 | Thursday | News
Australia links low testosterone levels in women with double risk of cardiac events

Australia's Monash University study has challenged the view that testosterone is bad for women’s hearts, showing t...

February 9, 2022 | Wednesday | News