Sophie Scott
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...
Why do we fall for fake news? It’s because we can’t concentrate, study says
Scientists say there’s a reason why fake news and hoaxes go viral. They have found it is the combination of “information overload”...
Government told doctors to cut health costs for refugees: report
An audit of the medical services in Australia’s onshore detention centres has revealed the Government asked operators to reduce the costs of...
Paleo better than first thought: study
The Paleo diet, is more effective for weight loss than following the recommended Australian dietary guidelines, research has found.
‘This is not a simple virus babies get over’
Doctors warn infants could still be struggling with this new virus 12 months later.