Sophie Scott
Why six weeks? The thinking behind Melbourne’s stage-three restrictions
It was the inevitability many Victorians feared, but when Premier Daniel Andrews announced another round of lockdown measures, the six-week ruling came...
Coronavirus false-positive test results rare, experts say, so how does it go wrong?
Is it the tale of the false negative – or the false positive? Or both? Essendon footballer Conor McKenna, who tested positive...
Australian deal a big step forward in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine
Australian scientists hope to produce up to 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2021 as Queensland researchers...
Who is vulnerable to coronavirus? So far children appear safe from COVID-19
As Australian authorities prepare for the coronavirus outbreak to be declared a global pandemic, health experts say there is already good evidence...
Tonsil surgery might put kids at greater risk of chest bugs; study
Could having your tonsils or adenoids out as a child mean you are more likely to get respiratory infections as an adult?...
Hunt for women with hidden cancer risk
Thousands of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will be tested to see if they are hidden carriers of the gene that can...
Babies’ infection risk higher if pregnant mums take antibiotics, study finds
New Australian research has found if women take antibiotics while pregnant, there is a 20 per cent increased risk of their baby...
Dodgy doctors to be weeded out under major crackdown
Health authorities have announced a major crackdown on dangerous doctors to stop them harming patients. The Medical Board said doctors with multiple...
Manus Island: Top Australian doctors offer free medical treatment for refugees and asylum seekers
A group of Australia’s most senior doctors, psychiatrists and surgeons have written an open letter to the Federal Government offering to fly...
Heart attack study finds more than a quarter of patients have no risk factors
Australian experts have found a big increase in patients having heart attacks but who have no obvious risk factors such as high...