An increasing number of Australians take multiple medications, increasing the risk of misuse and harm. But there is currently no centralised way to track prescriptions.
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The agency’s budget has grown steadily since the 1960s, fueling an industry that creates lifesaving medicines and attracts billions of dollars in investment.
For decades, stroke damage was though to be irreversible.
Was there any scientific basis to potions, lotions and salves that folk healers prescribed, or was it all just hocus pocus?
Belladonna, mandrake and mugwort may be better known for magic than medicine, but these so-called witches’ herbs helped shape modern pharmacology.
Often described as ‘miracle’ cells, stem cells need to be truly mastered if we’re to use them in medical treatments.
Vladimir Putin claims organ transplants could make us live to 150. But even healthy organs fail with time – ageing can’t be fixed with spare parts.
Every flush sends traces of our medicines into rivers. When antibiotics mix with common drugs like painkillers or hormones, bacteria can evolve to resist treatment.
Tighter federal borrowing limits may deepen inequities, especially for students from underrepresented backgrounds.
New guidelines for minor cosmetic procedures have just kicked in, but laws remain inconsistent across Australia. This may not be such a bad thing.
Some human medicines are safe and effective for pets – but others can be harmful if misused.
Ants may be tiny – but by working together they build complex societies and solve many problems. They might even teach humans a thing or two?
How practitioners listen and communicate helps shape patient experiences in healthcare systems.
AI models can help us to repurpose existing medicines, cutting research costs and timescales.
Research indicates that pre-eclampsia has a genetic basis. African women are at greater risk than other population groups.
The core features of autism can’t and don’t need to be altered. But medications can help manage autistic people’s physical and mental health conditions.
Custom implants and grafts made with a patient’s own cells can greatly reduce the risk of rejection.
All this talk of a US-Australia trade war has left consumers wondering what this means for them. At least in the short term, it looks like good news.
Among the big names investing big bucks to prolong their lives are Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google founders Sergei Brin and Larry Page, and Oracle’s Larry Ellison.
Cannibalism has been documented across Western Europe, from prehistory into the 1800s.
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Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University
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Emeritus Robert Reford Professor and Professor of Medicine, McGill University
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Assistant Professor of Neonatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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