About coronaviruses: The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak originated in China’s Wuhan province in late 2019. The virus responsible for COVID-19 has been identified as ‘severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2), previously known as “2019 novel coronavirus”. SARS-CoV-2 is a […]

Women in Medicine Today on 8 March 2020 we celebrate the achievements of women and strive to realise women’s rights. It is a day to reflect on the progress made in gender equality and the areas where women are still […]

New report shows Australia is far from the ‘healthiest country’ in 2020  The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has slammed the failure of successive governments to tackle Australia’s obesity problem, despite a report published 10 years ago promising to make Australia […]

When I was about 19 I could never understand why I didn’t want to do things like play tennis. Now I understand that because of having the MTHFR C677T homozygous gene mutation the methylation occurring in my guts only supported […]

Part one of this series looked at the rising incidence of dementia in Australia (including Alzheimer’s), which is the biggest killer of women and the second biggest killer of men. By 2050, the number of people with dementia is set […]