Are you wearing gloves or a mask to the shops? You might be doing it wrong

We've all probably hit the shops at some stage over the past few months wearing a mask or putting on some gloves to safeguard ourselves from the coronavirus. But are these measures actually doing any good? Professor Barbora de Courten writes for The Conversation on the do's and don'ts of these DIY PPE. Read the full story here.

Media mentions

Professor Euan Wallace has been quoted in the Herald Sun on the likely baby drought due to COVID-19, and in The Age on the surge in home birth inquiries due to the crisis

Men's biological clock ticks too: IVF study shows success halves by age 50

Professor Beverley Vollenhoven, Deputy Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, features in The Age to discuss the importance of shifting the focus to include men when it comes to IVF success. Read the full story here.

Acid attack on diabetes

Professor Barbora de Courten has featured in the Herald Sun for her research into the use of Carnosine as a way to manage type 2 diabetes and the factors that lead to it. Read the full story here

Should we ban junk food in schools?

Evelyn Volders from the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food spoke with The Conversation about whether junk food should be banned in our schools. Read the full story here

What is rheumatoid arthritis?

Dr Fabien Vincent, Research Fellow in the Rheumatology Research Group, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, and Professor Michelle Leech, Rheumatologist and Deputy Dean Medicine explain 'What is rheumatoid arthritis'? Read full story here

Technology to revolutionise maternity care for Melbourne mums

Dr Vinayak Smith and Professor Euan Wallace have been mentioned in the Herald Sun for their work on a world-first fetal monitoring device.

Professor Michelle Leech - Centre for Inflammatory Diseases

Professor Michelle Leech from the Centre for Inflammatory Diseases has been quoted in Medical Republic about the link between antibiotic use and rheumatoid arthritis.

Professor Dominique Cadilhac - Stroke and Ageing Research Group

Professor Dominique Cadilhac quoted in ABC News on hospital waiting times.

Trial testing over-the-counter boost to brains of small babies

Read Dr Kirsten Palmer's interview in the Herald Sun

Call for action to address the gender gap in interventional cardiology

Sarah Zaman in The Limbic and tctMD.

The art of giving

Drs Atul Malhotra and Arunaz Kumar featuredin the Indian Weekly.

Osteoporosis: improving care of patients in Asia Pacific

Peter Ebeling mentioned in MJA InSight.  Read article here.

Placenta products for babies slammed as "extremely dangerous" as mothers flock to alternative therapies

Professor Euan Wallace on placenta products.  Read article here.

The (Scientific) Path Less Traveled

An unconventional medical research journey toward a possible therapy for cerebral palsy.  Read Tim Moss' article HERE in Scientific American.

Families could miss out on parenting program over NDIS funding changes

Listen here to The World Today in Podcasts. 

Indian doctor couple nominated for Pride of Australia award

A Melbourne-based couple has been nominated for the Pride of Australia Award for helping mothers who experience high-risk births.  Read SBS story here.

New developments in lymphoma treatment

Stephen Opat in MJA Insight.  Read about it HERE.

How to Have a Better Conversation About Mental Illness

Mental health research by Graham Meadows and Joanne Enticott mentioned in The New York Times.

Natural supplement could prevent some chronic diseases

Barbora de Courten reported on Nine News.

Watch story here.

Full story below.

Monash researchers are trialing an over-the-counter supplement, carnosine, as a cheap and safe way to treat a wide range of common age and lifestyle-related diseases.

Instead of using medication to improve a single risk factor or disease pathway, Monash University researchers are taking a different tack to disease prevention, testing whether carnosine can target the actual mechanisms that drive several chronic diseases.