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Ed Husic
Budget’s $1.5b prescription for making medicines in Australia
The new plan clears the way for public investment in high-value therapies, naming cancer and heart disease as key areas that deserve government funds.
- by David Crowe
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Health
Our track record in medical innovation can only be maintained with funding support
Australian researchers are responsible for a series of globally significant medical inventions and innovations.
- by The Herald's View
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Ageing
At 96, John is one of Australia’s oldest doctors. What’s the secret to his longevity?
Dr John Wiseman graduated from medicine in 1952, near the height of Australia’s polio epidemic. He reflects on how the world, and his work, has changed over seven decades.
- by Aisha Dow
Future of medical research in doubt as question mark lingers over $45 million funding
The future of a government funding program which has assisted teams developing artificial hearts and turning spider venom into drug therapies is in doubt.
- by Mary Ward
‘DropTok’: Is our obsession with clear eyes doing more harm than good?
Over-the-counter eye drops have become part of many people’s daily routines. But experts are concerned excessive use may be masking underlying problems.
- by Nell Geraets
‘Like the Day of the Triffids’: How a researcher saved her friend’s life from the ‘monster’ among us
When Troy complained on Facebook about something weird in his shoulder, one of his friends who took notice was pandemic-famous epidemiologist Catherine Bennett.
- by Sherryn Groch
Not all medication is ‘pregnancy-safe’. So how do you calculate the risks?
For those dealing with chronic health conditions, the choice to continue or stop taking medication during pregnancy can be complicated.
- by Wendy Syfret
Underground drug trafficking operation linked to ‘colourful’ clinic owner, court hears
Police seized hundreds of vials of testosterone, human growth hormone and anabolic steroids, 17 luxury cars worth more than $3 million and a safe of cash in raids.
- by Erin Pearson
Surgeons transplant gene-edited pig kidney into living human for first time
Previously, pig kidneys have been temporarily transplanted into brain-dead donors but this recipient is “robust” and expected to be discharged soon.
- by Mike Stobbe
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Start-ups
Australia’s largest online weight-loss business at loggerheads with regulators
One of the nation’s fastest-growing technology start-ups has accused Australian medical regulators of damaging patient outcomes.
- by David Swan
Opinion
Federal budget
Work on this year’s budget has started. Welcome to rent-seekers central
The Albanese government knows what it should do to manage the economy better, but lacks the courage to do more than a little.
- by Ross Gittins