Professor Josh Davis, Director of the Infection Research Group, says that there has been a surge in mycoplasma cases in the past few weeks. So what is mycoplasma?
Category: Infection Research
Everything you need to know about the new RSV vaccines
Winter is the season of colds, ‘flus, COVID-19 and RSV. But what exactly is RSV? And who should get the newly available vaccine for it? Read on to find out more.
How HMRI researchers are predicting the next pandemic
Pandemics have been around forever. Hunter New England Health Infectious Disease physician and Director of HMRI’s Infection Research Program, Professor Joshua Davis says, “As long as humans encroach on habitat, eat animal products, travel globally or have anything to with bats, we are going to continue to experience pandemics.” So how can we predict and […]
How to treat jellyfish stings (hint: urine not recommended)
If you have been stung by a jellyfish at the beach, you’ll know how painful and unpleasant it can be. But how best to treat jellyfish stings has been debated over the years.
Possible breakthrough in viral respiratory disease prevention
A collaborative effort between HMRI and Noumi Ltd hopes to further explore the potential of PUREnFERRIN® Lactoferrin as a preventive treatment against common respiratory viruses.
What is RSV?
As the temperature drops, cases of sniffles tend to increase. In addition to the common cold, influenza, and COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is another respiratory infection that our community should be aware of.
COVID-19: What’s the current advice?
As we head into the winter months, we are likely to see the usual prevalence of colds, flu, and viral infections increase, including COVID-19.
We got some key things wrong about long COVID. Here are 5 things we’ve learnt
Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and with an estimated 65 million people affected by long COVID, here are five things we now know or suspect about the condition.
Why haven’t I had COVID yet?
Throughout the pandemic, Australia has recorded 10.4 million cases of COVID-19, with the majority occurring this year. That leaves about a third of the population who are yet to have COVID – or NOVIDs. So what do we know about NOVIDs?
Monkeypox: HMRI Researcher Josh Davis gives the facts
Some 124 cases of monkeypox have been identified in Australia since May 2022. HMRI researcher and infectious disease expert Professor Josh Davis believes monkeypox is not in the same ballpark as COVID-19 but it’s good to be cautious.
