Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner explains why we get sick more often in the winter. QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, I feel like our whole family has been sick for weeks now and we’re not even halfway through winter. Why doContinue Reading
Picking your nose while stuck in traffic might not be as harmless a habit as you think, a recent report has suggested. A review of dozens of published studies into the mechanisms behind neurological diseases, compiled and written by researchers at Western Sydney University and published in the journal Biomolecules,Continue Reading
In a huge medical breakthrough, Australian scientists have cracked why some people appear to dodge Covid-19 and others don’t — paving the way for better treatment and vaccines. The research, published in Nature, shows that a person who carries one copy of the protective HLA-B15 gene is twice as likelyContinue Reading
Queensland is one step closer to producing needle-free vaccine patches, with biotechnology giant Vaxxas estimating they are three to five years away from releasing their first commercial product. Attending the Hamilton facility’s opening on Monday morning, Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the technology would be a “game changer” to healthcareContinue Reading
Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner explains why flu vaccines are so important. Question: Hi Dr Zac, How do I convince my 20-year-old daughter to get the flu jab? She is adamant she doesn’t need it, and that the flu isn’tContinue Reading
WARNING: Graphic content. When Jenna Allen, 28, from Edenhope, Victoria, was bitten by a spider, she wasn’t expecting years of pain. She tells her story in her own words. It was November 2014 and as a volunteer for the Donald Country Fire Authority in Victoria, I was gearing up toContinue Reading