Less than 30% of people in Australia at high risk of heart attack receive the statin therapy that could save their life, according to researchers calling for changes to guidelines to include the use of CT scans to guide prescribing.

A group of 23 frontline healthcare workers have signed a letter of no confidence in the expert group advising the Chief Medical Officer on infection control. They want the Federal Health Minster to make an "executive decision" and recommend P2/N95 respira

Despite the deaths of more than 62 000 residents and staff in US nursing homes due to COVID-19, an Australian expert is warning that the local aged care sector will fare far worse by comparison if levels of the virus in the community continue to increase.

US research has found that personality can play a big role in how we respond to the threat of COVID-19 and can help predict whether you are likely to sanitise your hands, social distance, or even hoard toilet paper.

As many as 3621 people are expected to die from cancer in the UK over the next 5 years due to delays in testing and diagnosis resulting from the response to COVID-19

Surgical? 3-ply? Scarf around the head? Researchers at University of New South Wales have put popular DIY mask designs to the test to find out which one really work to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Random testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Indiana has found that more than 2.8% of the state was infected with the virus by May, and the chances of dying because of it are 6 times greater than the flu.

Australian healthcare workers operate under an increasingly heavy load of rules and regulations designed to ensure patient safety, but researchers are looking to identify which practices are actually necessary, and which only create one more demand to jug

The first influenza virus we encounter in childhood shapes how our immune system responds when we meet it's relatives later in life. But, can we use the year we are born to improve how we vaccinate?

Early intervention with antipsychotic medication is the standard treatment for young people experiencing early psychosis, but new research suggests that some patients may have other options.