Listening to asthma and COPD: An AI-powered wearable could monitor respiratory health

A neck patch that monitors respiratory sounds may help manage asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by detecting symptom flareups in real time, without compromising...

Herd immunity was sold as the path out of the pandemic. Here’s why we’re not talking about it any more

Future COVID-19 booster shots will likely need fresh formulations as new coronavirus variants of concern continue to emerge

Being up to date on COVID-19 vaccines means having had three or four doses of the same shot at this point. Current boosters are the same...

‘Masked’ cancer drug stealthily trains immune system to kill tumors while sparing healthy tissues, reducing treatment side effects

Aslan Mansurov, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Many cancer treatments are notoriously savage on the body. Drugs often attack both healthy cells and...

Inhaled vaccine for COVID-19: The pandemic accelerated decades of research leading to jab-free vaccine now in human testing

Fiona Smaill, McMaster University No one wanted COVID-19. The pandemic has created misery, death and hardship, and it isn’t finished yet. Still, the lingering crisis has...

Weight loss advice from GPs really can help people slim down and stay that way – new research

For people looking to lose weight, it can be hard to know where to start. Not only are there scores of commercial weight loss programmes to...

The doctor says my mole is a melanoma. What happens next?

So your doctor removed a mole from your skin and now says it’s cancerous. What happens next? Firstly, you’re not alone! Two in three Australians will...

I’m getting older, how can I prevent falls?

Falls are common. Each year one in every three people aged over 65 will fall. Around one in ten falls lead to serious injury. Most of...

DOH awaits WHO recommendation on Moderna use for ages 6-11

MANILA – The Department of Health is awaiting the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the use of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 6...

Why stress-related illness is so hard to diagnose, and how a patient-centred playful approach can help

For at least three decades, researchers have gathered evidence that chronic stress puts pressure on the body to constantly adjust itself to restore physiological stability. This...