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Should new understandings of how cancers develop and could be targeted mean we should change the way the scheme registers cancer drugs?

No, you’re not imagining it. Some people really do develop hay fever as an adult. Here are three key reasons why.

If you’re one of the 15% of Australians who experience hay fever, it’s likely you’ve spent weeks sneezing, itching and trying to control a runny nose and cloudy head. So, what can you do about it?

Rates of food allergies have increased over recent decades and are at an all-time high. While we don’t know the full extent of the allergy epidemic, the rate of hospitalisation for food allergies has quadrupled…

The goal of mRNA technology is to harness the power of the cell to potentially prevent infections and treat diseases.

Cancer vaccines are an emerging personalised treatment for cancer. Using the same mRNA technology as COVID vaccines, they stimulate the immune system to destroy cancer cells.

An independent expert provides his pick of the most notable drugs added to the PBS on May 1, 2017.

Scolyer captured the world’s attention when he volunteered for a world-first experimental treatment for brain cancer. He died on Sunday night, aged 59.

The cornerstone of our adaptive immune system is the ability to remember the various infections we have encountered. Quite literally, if it doesn’t kill you, it makes your immune system stronger.

While bee sting deaths are rare, bees cause more hospitalisations than any venomous creature.