A warning for public health officials, as mcr-12 antibiotic-resistant gene has been found outside a clinical setting for the first time, in water in NSW contaminated by heavy metals in NSW. A new ...

**RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE** Australia's first cases of highly-pathogenic H5N1 bird flu were confirmed in wild seabirds over the weekend and on Monday. This strain of bird flu has caused widespread ...

US researchers say that, much like humans, a shorter stride may indicate your elderly pup has dementia. The scientists had 88 senior and geriatric dogs visit their lab for three days every six months ...

On-site testing devices for viral infections such as flu and COVID-19 in nursing homes could reduce the number of people transferred to hospital, according to international research. The team found ...

Dutch scientists say an intervention called The Healthy Primary School of the Future (HPSF) - which provides healthy school lunches and extra physical activity (PA) sessions - boosts kids' maths ...

Four steps can save and protect urban forests and green spaces, according to an essay authored by a large group of researchers from Australia and around the world, who say that urban forests are under ...

New research examining the early implementation of Australia’s world-first social media age restrictions for under 16s has revealed little change in adolescence use of the platforms. Published today ...

US researchers used a made-up patient profile to work out how easy it was to access glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) - the class of drugs that includes Ozempic and Wegovy - online ...

Researchers from across the Pacific will gather in Fiji this week to discuss how to achieve sustainable farming in the region. The Fiji International Landcare and Sustainable Agriculture Conference ...

Hospital workers’ phones are teeming with deadly superbugs, a study has revealed. Tests on 95 devices in Australian and UAE hospitals found dangerous bacteria linked to millions of deaths worldwide, ...

Interval salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy (ISDO) - the removal of just the fallopian tubes - could result in a person having better sexual function than having risk-reducing ...

Investing in skin cancer prevention will reduce the burden that treatment is putting on healthcare, according to a study in Queensland, which found that over eight years, 2.4% ($43.1 million) of all ...