Researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research have recently published the results of research that may have potential to lead to a test ...... Full Story
There is variation in the way that individuals respond to two of the most effective treatments to give up smoking: nicotine patches and the prescription drug varenicline. ... Full Story
Currently most pregnancy screening for Down syndrome and related disorders such as trisomy 13 and trisomy 18 is done by either first trimester or second trimester screening in Australia. However in the last couple of years non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) using a sample of the mother’s blood has become available in Australia although the actual testing is currently done overseas. ... Full Story
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA), Human Genetics Society of Australasia and the Human Variome Project have together produced a new set of Standards for DNA Sequence Variation Databases. These standards will help ensure a standardised approach when analysing the results of genetic tests. ... Full Story
Australia's medical community to unite in 2015 for a new initiative - Choosing Wisely Australia®... Full Story
A study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology examined the use of serum tumour markers in the follow-up of women who had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in the US.... Full Story
Researchers from the University Hospitals of Leicester have published a study demonstrating that urine glucose self-monitoring can be just as effective as blood glucose self-monitoring in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.... Full Story
From November 1 doctors are now able to use the HbA1c test to diagnose diabetes.... Full Story
A new study led by Dr Fergus Hamilton, from the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol and published in the British Journal of Cancer, has shown that high levels of calcium in the blood is a risk factor for cancer developing within one year, especially in men. ... Full Story
Interpreting test results can sometimes be easy and sometimes be very difficult.... Full Story