Medical Research

Luke Bantoft has survived melioidosis but the experience has left him "petrified" of returning to his home where he believes he caught it. Experts say the source of the outbreak could be the Bruce Highway upgrade.

The drug, given as an injection under the skin, combines fragments of a protein found in the beta cells of people with type 1 diabetes and vitamin D to calm the immune response.

Vaccine Nation is a warning about the acceleration of the anti-vaccination movement during the pandemic and worrying declines in vaccination rates around the world. Can we correct course before it's too late? 

Parents and researchers hope the discovery of a genetic mutation could help find treatments for children living with previously undiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders.

A plum bred in Queensland is showing promise in the fight against dementia. Australian researchers are testing whether an extract from the fruit can boost brain health.

For many people who live with migraine, exercise has been reported as a trigger for attacks. But studies also show that exercise can be prescribed as a non-medical treatment that could decrease their frequency, intensity and attack duration.

Frances Flemming gave her brain to science after choosing voluntary assisted dying. Donations such as hers are crucial to understanding multiple sclerosis, which affects tens of thousands of Australians.

A person living in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria is 34 per cent more likely to get skin cancer than other Victorians. A team of researchers and doctors are working to improve health outcomes.

Paramedics attending to Garry Tierney consulted a neurologist within minutes about his stroke via an app that aims to speed up assessments and tailor care.

Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show how marmosets and macaques are bred and experimented on at a regional Victorian facility to improve medical outcomes for humans.  

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth after nine months in space. Now they're facing weeks of rehabilitation so they can resume their lives on the ground.

Carly loved dressing as a girl from an early age and was preparing to start puberty blockers when the Queensland government banned her and hundreds of others from receiving free treatment. Her mother is furious at politicians for "interfering" in Carly's healthcare.

A new study by Australian researchers finds that the risk of cardiovascular disease increases with higher temperatures, and the burden could double by 2050 if extreme heat continues.

After being diagnosed with advanced stage melanoma, Tash Sutton is on a mission to help others avoid the same fate.

A new tool to test for scabies is being trialled by doctors in the Northern Territory, with researchers hoping early diagnosis could prevent people with the skin infestation from developing other life-threatening illnesses.

Former Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer says he is heartbroken to reveal his brain cancer has returned after revolutionary treatment kept the aggressive tumour at bay for more than 18 months.

The Australians of the Year Richard Scolyer and Georgina Long are credited with saving thousands of lives. Here is the acceptance speech in full.

Bacterial vaginosis affects one in three women and often comes back after treatment, but it can be completely wiped out in most cases if their male partner is treated too.

A researcher hopes to unlock the mystery of why Indigenous babies are disproportionately affected by their mother's exposure to tobacco smoke.

A study of hundreds of thousands of people hospitalised from COVID has shown increased risk of death more than two years after infection.