Medical Forum Weekly
Key trial data still unavailable
According to new research, more than half of the clinical trials that led to the US’s FDA approving anticancer medicines over the past 10 years are still not available for independent scrutiny. Read More...
Snot as good as saliva
Nasopharyngeal swabs may be a thing of the past according to the results of a new study from New Zealand. Read More...
Chocolate: a weapon in the war on heart disease?
Tasty new research from the UK has demonstrated that taking a bite of chocolate not only tastes and feels good but might also be healthy for our hearts. Read More...
Australian psychedelic studies to forge on
Delegates at AMA (WA)’s MEDCON22 last week got a jumpstart on the ABC's Four Corners expose on psychedelic testing with a presentation by Justin James, CEO of Health Insurance Fund of Australia (HIF), espousing the need for continued exploration and broader access to these therapeutics. Read More...
New 23-minute RT-PCR test
Researchers at Columbia University have teamed up with private enterprise to successfully develop a low-cost, portable platform that gives RT-PCR results in 23 minutes, with a level of accuracy that matches laboratory-based tests. Read More...
High-strength cannabis linked to addiction and psychosis
New research from the UK has suggested that the dramatic increase in the number of people seeking treatment for cannabis addiction could be a result of the drug’s steadily increasing potency, as new strains are developed to meet international demand. Read More...
Latest COVID news
Almost half (46.2%) of adults in Australia were estimated to have had COVID by early June 2022, according to the results of the Kirby Institute’s most recent serosurvey of blood donors. Read More...