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Dr Karen Magraith

It is said that nothing is certain but death and taxes. For women, provided they live long enough, another certainty is menopause. Most women have their final menstrual period between the ages of 45 and 55, though there are women with early menopause who have unique needs.

Dr Linda Calabresi

Clotting in the small vessels of the lungs appears to be the major, life-threatening complication of patients with severe COVID-19 disease, at least in Caucasians, Irish researchers say.

Prof Yun-Hee Jeon

These deaths show how fatal and fast the spread of the infection can be, and the extreme challenge of containing the virus once a positive case appears in aged care homes.

Dr Linda Calabresi

Based on our knowledge about immunisation against other coronaviruses both in animals and humans, if we do get a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, it is unlikely to be highly immunogenic or confer long-term immunity.

Dr Linda Calabresi

The WHO has issued a warning against assuming people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past are immune against re-infection, even if antibodies are detected serologically.

Mahmoud Elkhodr

About 1.13 million people had downloaded the federal government’s COVIDSafe app by 6am today, just 12 hours after its release last night, said Health Minister Greg Hunt. The government is hoping at least 40% of the population will make use of the app, designed to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus disease.

Dr Linda Calabresi

Australia’s current strategy aimed at containment and mitigation of COVID-19 is working well. Australia is in a much better place than was originally predicted according to early modelling.

Dr Linda Calabresi

On Monday April 20, Hong Kong reported no new cases of COVID-19, one of very few places around the world to have recorded such a great negative at this stage in the pandemic.

Toby Phillips

As the COVID-19 curve starts to flatten in Australia and New Zealand, people are rightly wondering how we will roll back current lockdown policies. Australia’s federal health minister Greg Hunt says Australia is looking to South Korea, Japan and Singapore to inform our exit strategy. New Zealand is relaxing some measures from next week.

Dr Linda Calabresi

It is the world-wide experience that children appear to be at low risk of experiencing symptomatic COVID-19. Because of the low numbers, there are still a number of unanswered questions with regard to the transmission and expression of the disease in this population. Many studies are currently underway, but Professor Crawford outlines the current understanding about COVID-19 in children:

Dementia Australia

People living with dementia are among the most vulnerable groups in society during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Dementia Australia CEO Maree McCabe.

Osteoporosis Australia

Throughout the coming months, people living with osteoporosis will require ongoing treatment, and it is critical patients remain fully compliant with their medication and treatment for managing osteoporosis and bone health.