This simple baby and parenting class is making babies smarter
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This simple baby and parenting class is making babies smarter

Rolled out by researchers in Vietnam,there are now calls for it to be trialled in Australia.

  • byAisha Dow

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The artificial heart set to transform medicine – and the Aussie who invented it

The artificial heart set to transform medicine – and the Aussie who invented it

Biomedical engineer Daniel Timms lost his father to heart disease,but their kitchen-top tests helped him hone a radical idea.

  • byAmanda Hooton
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The April 20 Edition

The Aus-designed artificial heart set to revolutionise medicine| Preppers go mainstream| A sperm donor’s message to his progeny

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‘I’d really love to meet you one day’:A sperm donor’s message to his progeny

‘I’d really love to meet you one day’:A sperm donor’s message to his progeny

Gone are the days when the identity of donors was a tightly guarded secret – and this biological dad couldn’t be happier.

  • byGary Nunn
‘Jobs under threat’:Health savings scramble ahead of state budget

‘Jobs under threat’:Health savings scramble ahead of state budget

The government agency responsible for stepping in when there are medicine shortages in Victoria will announce redundancies on Thursday.

  • byBroede Carmody,Henrietta Cook andAisha Dow
Budget’s $1.5b prescription for making medicines in Australia
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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.

  • byDavid Crowe
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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.

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At 96,John is one of Australia’s oldest doctors. What’s the secret to his longevity?
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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.

  • byAisha Dow
Future of medical research in doubt as question mark lingers over $45 million funding

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.

  • byMary Ward
‘DropTok’:Is our obsession with clear eyes doing more harm than good?

‘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.

  • byNell Geraets
‘Like the Day of the Triffids’:How a researcher saved her friend’s life from the ‘monster’ among us

‘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.

  • bySherryn Groch