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If you’re in Sydney, the advice is for people to bring forward the timing of their second AstraZeneca shot, and for the under 60s to consider having it if they can’t get hold of Pfizer.
Who’s a good doggie? Sniffer dogs might one day be able to screen people for COVID-19 in large crowds. But not when they’re hungry or need a good lie down.
Health professionals should carefully consider the terms they use to avoid needless anxiety and unnecessary surgeries.
You can have this STI without knowing it, or have symptoms, it can affect men and women, and it can be treated with antibiotics. Left untreated, it may cause complications.
The coronavirus pandemic has driven a lot of scientific progress in the past year. But just as some of the social changes are likely here to stay, so are some medical innovations.
Some therapists are calling for a new way to understand human distress.
Even if you’re vaccinated, you still need to come forward for COVID testing, even if you have the mildest symptoms.
The legal uncertainty surrounding telemedicine services is not without consequences. Patients may not have access to public protection remedies.
People with alcohol or substance dependency already struggle to access mental health treatment, covid will only make this worse.
A man in the Northern Territory recently received a “weak positive” test result for COVID-19. Understanding how coronavirus tests work shows us why this can happen from time to time.
A new test, which can diagnose COVID-19 in 15 minutes, has been approved by the TGA. But it’s no silver bullet.
Nanotechnology has an impressive record against viruses.
Pooled testing, or group testing, has been used to diagnose relatively rare conditions, such as infection in blood donors. It could be used for universal early infant diagnosis and viral load testing.
Stomach pains are a rare symptom of COVID-19 and are much more likely to be caused by something else.
Here’s what you need to know about the newer COVID-19 test that’s gentler on your nose.
Fitness information like resting heart rate collected by wearable devices can’t diagnose diseases, but it can signal when something is wrong. That can be enough to prompt a COVID-19 test.
COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease. Its neurocognitive symptoms are not well defined yet, so assessment is key to understanding the effects of coronavirus on the brain.
Telehealth has seen massive increases in use since the pandemic started. When done right, remote health care can be just as effective as in-person medicine.
A new study finds no evidence of diagnostic inflation in the last four editions of the DSM.
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor Emerita, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
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NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor & Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Educational Studies in School Psychology, University of Calgary
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Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer Division, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
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Director, Nephrology and Kidney Care Services, Melbourne Health
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Senior lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney