Archived News for Health Sector Professionals - February, 2020
A new report says epilepsy will cost Australia's economy about $12.3 billion in 2019/20.
Melanoma tracker tested
Australian experts are working on a new way to spot melanoma cells circulating in the blood.
Study backs home-grown diet
A large CSIRO survey has found that a scientifically backed 'digital diet' can result in significant weight loss.
WHO team gets to Wuhan
Hundreds of passengers on a second evacuation flight from the coronavirus epicentre in China have landed in Darwin.
Second 'sports rort' emerges
The Federal Government is being accused of a second ‘sports rort’, this time with a $150 million fund ...
Tourism hit by quarantine decision
The head of Christmas Island's local government says the coronavirus quarantine is smashing its tourism industry.
Cardiac risk in low pollution
New research suggests there is an increased risk of deadly cardiac arrests from short-term exposure to air pollution, even at concentrations that meet global standards.
Cervical cancer end in sight
Experts say cervical cancer could be eliminated in much of the world within a century.
Guts get ready for bad bacteria
A new study suggests some immune mechanisms prepare for incoming threats as we eat.
Hundreds back bushfire link
Over 250 Australian scientists have signed a public statement showing the peer-reviewed links between climate change and bushfires.
New funds for diabetes devices
Australians with type 1 diabetes will soon have free access to a high-tech flash glucose monitoring system.
Quarantine flights begin
Almost 300 Australians are on a chartered Qantas evacuation flight to a Christmas Island quarantine.