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A clinical trial led by Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has found that point-of-care testing for hepatitis B DNA is as effective as traditional laboratory testing, paving the way for faster diagnosis ...

A gene therapy that patients breathe in has been found to shrink lung tumours by inserting immune-boosting genes into ...

Scientists have detected human infections of a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV), in Bangladesh, raising fresh ...

Scientists have uncovered a previously undetected bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV), in Bangladeshi patients ...

Experts warn that two animal-borne pathogens capable of human transmission could spread further without better surveillance ...

People in Canada have a new, less invasive way to test for HIV at home, following Health Canada's approval of an oral self-test.