The 'Super-K' flu variant is spreading in Australia. Here's what makes it 'unusual'

Reading recalls the subclade-K variant emerged towards the end of Australia and New Zealand's typical flu season, circulating in September rather than the winter months. "That was responsible for ...

Australia Day honour for former South Australian premier Steven Marshall

The former South Australian premier joins other state leaders from the COVID era in being recognised with an Order of ...
Medical Xpress

Who is more likely to get long COVID? New study uncovers genetic drivers behind the disease

Australian scientists have identified the key genetic drivers behind long COVID, revealing why some people continue to experience debilitating symptoms long after their initial infection. The ...
UPI

32 genes thought to be key drivers of long COVID-19 identified

Dec. 16 (UPI) --In what is being hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against long COVID-19, an Australian research team says it has identified dozens of genes responsible for causing the pernicious ...

Australia’s funnel-web antivenom supply faces crisis five years after Covid lockdowns

The country’s only supplier of funnel-web venom for Australia’s antivenom program is operating at just half its usual spider capacity five years after the Covid pandemic plunged residents into ...