The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

Federal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV

Dr Stuart Reece was single-handedly treating about 15 per cent of Queenslanders receiving opioid substitution treatment when his inner-Brisbane clinic closed.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused immense volatility in the stock market, further aggravated by high inflation and consecutive rate hikes by the Fed. Amid the uncertainties, healthcare stocks tend to provide some hedge. We think COVID-19 darlings Pfizer (PFE) and Gilead Sciences (GILD) are still worth buying. Continue reading.

Late-night hosts discuss the energy department’s Covid lab leak report and new evidence that Fox News anchors knowingly lied

Almost 1,100 people being treated for opioid addiction have been left in limbo after their Brisbane GP suddenly closed, sparking warnings of overdoses and crime, a leaked document reveals.

As we return to normality, people may well be thinking about going off their mental health medicines, particularly antidepressants.

The Lucira COVID-19 and Flu Home Test is a single-use test, which can be purchased without a prescription.

Department of Energy’s updated report on origins of coronavirus pandemic jars with most scientists’ assessments

An increasingly common strain of the debilitating stomach illness Shigella cannot be treated with antibiotics, the CDC warns

Despite an overdose epidemic that killed 107,000 people last year, nearly 9 in 10 Americans who need medication to treat their addiction to deadly opioids aren’t receiving it.

The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.