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Prof James Wood
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We’re in a new COVID wave. What can we expect this time?

Australia is now into its next COVID wave. But it has taken several months for a consistent pattern to emerge across Australia.

Expert/s: Prof James Wood, A/Prof Bette Liu, Prof Katie Louise Flanagan, A/Prof Stuart Turville
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A/Prof Michael Woodward AM
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Recombinant herpes zoster vaccine – Now on the NIP

In this Product Explainer, Geriatrician A/Prof Michael Woodward AM provides an update on the recombinant (ie non-live) herpes zoster vaccine and inclusion in the National Immunisation Program.

Expert/s: A/Prof Michael Woodward AM
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Neena Bhandari
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How GPs can help cut HIV transmission

HIV is more preventable and treatable than ever, here’s what GPs need to know…

Expert/s: Neena Bhandari
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Dr Michelle Boyle
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New malaria vaccine: How much promise does it hold?

In what was very big news for global health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children, called R21/Matrix-M.

Expert/s: Dr Michelle Boyle, Prof Brendan Crabb AC
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Prof Peter Richmond
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Meningitis in adolescents: Health risks associated with social behaviours

The incidence of meningitis in adolescents and young people

Expert/s: Prof Peter Richmond
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Dr Suresh V. Kuchipudi
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How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered

The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as...

Expert/s: Dr Suresh V. Kuchipudi
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Prof Paul Griffin
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COVID update – Recent statistics and recent ATAGI updates

Basic statistics, epidemiology, and important events, and new variants and subvariants

Expert/s: Prof Paul Griffin
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Dr Sarah Wood
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Malaria cases on the rise

As international lockdowns start to feel like a memory of a bad dream

Expert/s: Dr Sarah Wood
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Dr Sarah Wood
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Live 8cm worm found residing in woman’s brain

An 8 cm roundworm that would usually be more at home in a carpet python was pulled live from a woman’s brain, in a case that had baffled a team of specialists for more than a year.

Expert/s: Dr Sarah Wood
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Prof Nancy Baxter
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COVID update – Eris, pirola and other developments

New variants (Eris, Pirola) and ATAGI guidelines

Expert/s: Prof Nancy Baxter
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Prof Catherine Bennett
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The WHO has declared Eris a ‘variant of interest’. How is it different from other Omicron variants?

The World Health Organization (WHO) classified it as a “variant under monitoring” on July 19 after a surge in COVID

Expert/s: Prof Catherine Bennett, A/Prof Stuart Turville
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Nathan Cheetham
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Long COVID: brain function still affected for some up to two years after infection – new research

Difficulties with cognitive functions or skills, such as the ability to recall memories, concentrate on tasks, or find the right words in conversation, are commonly reported following a COVID infection.

Expert/s: Nathan Cheetham

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