Ask Dr Karl: COVID-19
Are you curious about COVID-19? Watch Dr Karl Kruszelnicki answers the questions we've all been wondering about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhAVnzjfVlI&feature=youtu.be...
Are you curious about COVID-19? Watch Dr Karl Kruszelnicki answers the questions we've all been wondering about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhAVnzjfVlI&feature=youtu.be...
Can't get any hand sanitiser and do not want to be in crowds searching for some then Shobana Dissanayeke, and James McEvoy provide some insight To slow the spread of coronavirus we’re being told to wash our hands more, preferably with soap and water, or failing...
Polycystic ovaries aren’t ovaries with cysts, researchers Tessa Copp, Jenny Doust, Jesse Jansen, and Kirsten McCaffery report. And having polycystic ovaries doesn’t mean you have PCOS. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition. When using the definition supported by the international guidelines, it affects...
Let’s 'declare war on type 2 diabetes' – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar Humans are physiologically hardwired to love and seek out sweet things. It’s an ancient survival mechanism that evolved to prepare our bodies for...
In Disney’s Frozen, the eternal optimist Anna displays remarkable resilience in the face of sisterly separation, danger, a perpetual winter and talking snowmen....
John Silke, and Najoua Lalaoui look at a rare immune condition with unprovoked waves of fever that can begin in childhood and last a lifetime. Just over 20 years ago, people from three generations of an American family were referred to the National Institutes of Health...
Preparing for the birth of your first child? We shed some light on the labour process....
Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, reports C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads. According to the World Health Organisation, 16-21% of people with the virus in China became severely ill...
February 2020 is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Dr Katelyn Lee from PRP Imaging busts some common misconceptions when it comes to the cancer, which is the 10th most diagnosed cancer in Australian women.* Ovarian cancer is actually one of the more deadly female cancers, in...
According to experts, eye disorders are one of the most common yet undiagnosed problems among Australian children today. Here's more on why you should test your child's sight before they start school....