FREE HEALTH CHECKS
FREE health checks are available next week (Wednesday 18 May) To help celebrate ‘My health for life’s’ inaugural Health Check Week, our trained facilitators will be… Read More
All disciplines within the Health Group at Griffith University.
Healthy Volunteers needed for COVID-19 BOOSTER vaccine study
The purpose of the study is to see how the body reacts to 2 booster doses of a protein-based vaccine candidate designed against the Omicron… Read More
Excellence 2021 Australian Dental Association Young Dentist Award
Congratulations to Griffith Alumnus, Dr Linton Nash on receiving the 2021 Australian Dental Association Outstanding Young Dentist Award. This award has only been awarded five times in its history. … Read More
World Kidney Day 2022
World Kidney Day is a worldwide campaign designed to raise awareness on the importance of kidney health on our overall health. The campaign is about the importance… Read More
Staff and children in preschool and childcare aren’t being protected like in schools. We need a national plan
By late January, more than 400 early learning centres were closed across the country due to the Omicron wave, and many more were running at reduced… Read More
Omg, Omicron! Why it’s too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant
Researchers around the world are trying to work out whether existing COVID vaccines protect us from the latest variant, Omicron. The worst-case scenario is the virus… Read More
Taking your first rapid antigen test? 7 tips for an accurate result
You can now buy rapid antigen tests in supermarkets and pharmacies to test yourself at home for COVID-19 in about 15 minutes. You’ll get your… Read More
Bad for patients, bad for paramedics: ambulance ramping is a symptom of a health system in distress
Long lines of ambulances idling outside hospitals have shocked the public in recent news reports, especially in states with high COVID case numbers and increased hospital… Read More
How contagious is Delta? How long are you infectious? Is it more deadly? A quick guide to the latest science
Delta was recognised as a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in May 2021 and has proved extremely difficult to control in unvaccinated populations. Delta has managed to out-compete other… Read More
Ivermectin shows us how hard it is to use old drugs for COVID. Here’s how to do better next time
Many hopes have been pinned on repurposing existing drugs, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, to treat COVID-19. However, we shouldn’t be too surprised these drugs… Read More
