Health & Medicine

Medical research and breakthroughs: new treatments, drugs and surgery, disease and the body, each story combined from several outlets.

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Cancer-fueling protein turned into weapon against tumors, study finds

Canterbury Hospital apologises after 3,000 unread emails found, including surgery referrals

USC scientists find way to create renewable supply of cancer-fighting immune cells

Experimental Injection Kills Fat Cells, Early Trials Suggest

Experimental drug reverses severe fatty liver disease by repairing gut barrier, animal study finds

St John introduces female-form manikins to tackle cardiac arrest survival gender gap

Sickle cell gene therapies offer hope but access remains a major challenge

Melbourne scientists develop RNA therapy to save children's sight from Usher syndrome

16 Oct· 3 sources

Same-day metagenomic test detects hidden infections in critically ill children at Great Ormond Street Hospital

16 Oct· 2 sources

Fijian conjoined twins successfully separated in Saudi Arabia

Should pre-teens use protein powder? Health reporter investigates her son's plea

Pig kidneys frozen for a year successfully revived in scientific first

Pope Leo recovers from lung cancer surgery as non-smoker cases rise

15 Oct· 5 sources

US military races to develop synthetic blood as shortages fuel preventable deaths

Melbourne launches world-first trial to find best caffeine dose for premature babies

Study finds women with autoimmune conditions more likely to be told symptoms are psychological

13 Oct· 2 sources

Cannabis-related hospitalisations in Victoria up 49% over a decade, study finds

Gene editing treatment frees teenager from lifelong blood transfusions, patient says life 'different now'

9 Oct· 2 sources

UK surgeons perform first testicular tissue transplant in teenage patient

8 Oct· 2 sources

Australian-led trial finds experimental drug reduces brain inflammation in people at high risk of Parkinson's

8 Oct· 4 sources

Post-war sugar rationing may have delivered lasting health benefits, study suggests

Dementia no longer seen as fate: WHO guidelines say nearly half of risk is modifiable

7 Oct· 3 sources

Optogenetics pioneers win 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

6 Oct· 2 sources

A GP's daily habits for feeling better at 56: yoga, diet, and rest

Dementia researchers declare ‘breakthrough’ as drugs and blood test transform outlook

6 Oct· 4 sources

Optogenetics pioneers awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine

5 Oct· 7 sources

Moderate drinking's dementia protection 'debunked' by newer research

5 Oct· 3 sources