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  1. Protecting Kiwi kids' respiratory health

    Publicly released: Fri 28 Feb 2025 at 0001 AEDT, 0201 NZDT

    New Zealand Medical Journal

    Respiratory hospitalisations among Aotearoa's under-14s dropped early in the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a big increase and the rapid reappearance of health inequities among Māori and Pacific Read more about Protecting Kiwi kids' respiratory health

    New ZealandVictoria University of Wellington | University of Auckland ...

  2. Global demand for palliative care has risen by 74% in the past 30 years

    Publicly released: Thu 27 Feb 2025 at 1030 AEDT, 1230 NZDT

    The Lancet Global Health

    Access to PC remains poor globally despite a growing need, and the authors of the new study highlight it as one of the most overlooked areas of healthcare. ... It found that while the need for PC due to Read more about Global demand for palliative care has risen by 74% in the past 30 years

    InternationalUniversity of California, USA

  3. COVID-19 vaccines may help protect kids from Long COVID

    Publicly released: Tue 25 Feb 2025 at 0300 AEDT, 0500 NZDT

    JAMA Network Open

    The authors say these findings suggest benefits of COVID-19 vaccination beyond protection against acute COVID-19 infection and may encourage increased uptake in kids. ... COVID-19 condition in children Read more about COVID-19 vaccines may help protect kids from Long COVID

    InternationalCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, USA

  4. No increase in sudden cardiac deaths in athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Publicly released: Mon 24 Feb 2025 at 0300 AEDT, 0500 NZDT

    JAMA Network Open

    Sudden Cardiac Arrest Among Young Competitive Athletes Before and During the COVID-19 PandemicJAMA Network Open Research LetterAbout JAMA Network Open: JAMA Network Open is an online-only open access Read more about No increase in sudden cardiac deaths in athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic

    InternationalUniversity ofWashington, USA

  5. COVID antiviral drug Paxlovid may not reduce hospitalisations in the vaccinated elderly

    Publicly released: Fri 21 Feb 2025 at 0300 AEDT, 0500 NZDT

    JAMA

    Although prescriptions of the antiviral COVID-19 drug Paxlovid doubled in 2022 in Canada, there was no matching drop in hospitalisations or death rates among highly vaccinated older adults, according Read more about COVID antiviral drug Paxlovid may not reduce hospitalisations in the vaccinated elderly

    InternationalDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA

  6. New mRNA vaccine has potential to help fight tuberculosis when tested in mice

    Publicly released: Thu 20 Feb 2025 at 1532 AEDT, 1732 NZDT

    eBioMedicine

    This study is an important step in demonstrating that mRNA technology is not just for COVID-19 but could be a game-changer for bacterial diseases like TB. ... Professor Colin Pouton from Monash University, Read more about New mRNA vaccine has potential to help fight tuberculosis when tested in mice

    Australia; NSWThe University of Sydney | Monash University | Centenary Institute

  7. New clues to a healthy mother and baby during pregnancy

    Publicly released: Tue 18 Feb 2025 at 1041 AEDT, 1241 NZDT

    Cell, Death & Disease

    Researchers from Flinders University have applied advanced gene editing to explore how an enzyme, made famous in the COVID-19 pandemic, plays a pivotal role in the healthy development of the Read more about New clues to a healthy mother and baby during pregnancy

    Australia; International; NSW; SAFlinders University | The University of Adelaide | South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) ...

  8. Global action needed to solve the medical oxygen crisis

    Publicly released: Tue 18 Feb 2025 at 1030 AEDT, 1230 NZDT

    The Lancet Global Health

    Sweden and the Every Breath Counts Coalition in the US was launched in 2022 against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Previous efforts, including the major investments in response to the COVID-19 Read more about Global action needed to solve the medical oxygen crisis

    Australia; VICMurdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)

  9. Australian COVID-19 patient successfully cured with a lung transplant

    Publicly released: Tue 18 Feb 2025 at 1005 AEDT, 1205 NZDT

    Medical Journal of Australia

    The previously healthy 61-year-old man spent six months in hospital after initially presenting with respiratory failure and a positive COVID-19 test, with various complications leaving him on life Read more about Australian COVID-19 patient successfully cured with a lung transplant

    Australia; VICMonash University

  10. Cracking the code of lethal antibodies in a new blood-clotting disorder

    Publicly released: Fri 14 Feb 2025 at 0951 AEDT, 1151 NZDT

    The New England Journal of Medicine

    COVID-19 vaccines. ... Vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) was linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021, leading the Australian government to restrict its rollout to those Read more about Cracking the code of lethal antibodies in a new blood-clotting disorder

    Australia; SAFlinders University | McMasters University

  11. Whakaari eruption's emotional impact on health workers

    Publicly released: Fri 14 Feb 2025 at 0001 AEDT, 0201 NZDT

    New Zealand Medical Journal

    Major disasters and mass casualty events like the 2019 eruption of Whakaari have a significant and lasting impact on healthcare workers' wellbeing. ... This was exacerbated by systemic issues, including Read more about Whakaari eruption's emotional impact on health workers

    New ZealandUniversity of Auckland | Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand

  12. COVID-19 antivirals mostly prescribed to over-70s

    Publicly released: Tue 11 Feb 2025 at 0001 AEDT, 0201 NZDT

    Australian Journal of Primary Health

    needed. Five years on from the start of the pandemic, with its worldwide lockdowns and border closures, new data has revealed a way of tracking waves of COVID-19, and suggests ... the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Read more about COVID-19 antivirals mostly prescribed to over-70s

    Australia; NSWMacquarie University

  13. From Spanish flu to today: how immune cells keep up with a changing virus

    Publicly released: Mon 10 Feb 2025 at 1719 AEDT, 1919 NZDT

    Science Immunology

    We tested how people’s T cells respond to a specific part of the influenza virus that changes frequently. ... SARS-CoV-2. Read more about From Spanish flu to today: how immune cells keep up with a changing virus

    Australia; InternationalThe Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity ...

  14. When life gives you lemons, 'lemonading' may help you deal with adversity

    Publicly released: Mon 10 Feb 2025 at 1600 AEDT, 1800 NZDT

    Frontiers in Psychology

    research. The scientists surveyed 503 Americans about their behaviour and feelings during February 2021, when the second COVID-19 wave had hit the USA and early vaccine rollouts had begun. Read more about When life gives you lemons, 'lemonading' may help you deal with adversity

    InternationalOregon State University, USA

  15. COVID-19 increases kids' risk of gut problems once symptoms die down

    Publicly released: Sat 8 Feb 2025 at 0300 AEDT, 0500 NZDT

    JAMA Network Open

    The team looked at data on more than 1. 5 million US children and found kids with COVID-19 were 25% more likely to experience GI tract symptoms than kids who ... The incidence of GI tract problems was 8. Read more about COVID-19 increases kids' risk of gut problems once symptoms die down

    InternationalUniversity of Pennsylvania, USA

  16. We're happiest in the morning and most depressed at midnight

    Publicly released: Wed 5 Feb 2025 at 1030 AEDT, 1230 NZDT

    BMJ Mental Health

    They analysed data from the University College London COVID-19 Social Study, which began in March 2020, and involved regular monitoring until November 2021, and then additional monitoring up to March Read more about We're happiest in the morning and most depressed at midnight

    InternationalUniversity College London, UK

  17. New tool can detect fast-spreading SARS-COV-2 variants before they take off

    Publicly released: Wed 29 Jan 2025 at 0500 AEDT, 0700 NZDT

    Nature Communications

    Among thousands of SARS-CoV-2 mutations, we identified a small number that increase the virus’ ability to spread,” said Professor Matthew McKay, a Laboratory Head at the Doherty Institute and Read more about New tool can detect fast-spreading SARS-COV-2 variants before they take off

    Australia; International; VICThe Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity ...

  18. More general practices closing their books in Aotearoa

    Publicly released: Wed 29 Jan 2025 at 0001 AEDT, 0201 NZDT

    Journal of Primary Health Care

    The number and proportion of NZ general practices not enrolling new patients has increased between 2022 and 2024, despite fewer COVID-19 pressures. ... They say this is "somewhat surprising" given the Read more about More general practices closing their books in Aotearoa

    New ZealandVictoria University of Wellington

  19. Australian Academy of Science welcomes new Chief Scientist Professor Tony Haymet

    Publicly released: Tue 28 Jan 2025 at 0906 AEDT, 1106 NZDT

    We look forward to continuing the unique and longstanding relationship between the Chief Scientist and Australia’s learned academies given our shared remit of providing independent scientific Read more about Australian Academy of Science welcomes new Chief Scientist Professor Tony Haymet

    AustraliaAustralian Academy of Science

  20. COVID-19 likely more severe and more deadly than flu or RSV

    Publicly released: Tue 28 Jan 2025 at 0300 AEDT, 0500 NZDT

    JAMA Internal Medicine

    US researchers say COVID-19 is likely to be more severe and more deadly than flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). ... Severity and Long-Term Mortality of COVID-19, Influenza, and RSVAbout The Study: Read more about COVID-19 likely more severe and more deadly than flu or RSV

    InternationalVeterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, USA

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