Tag: drugs
4 Dead in Broadmeadows Home
Police have found what appears to be drug paraphernalia at a home in Melbourne's north ern suburbs, where four people, including a teenager, were...
Anti-rejection medication and immunotherapy kicks cancer and protects kidney transplants
Adding immunotherapy to standard anti-rejection medication could change the lives of thousands of kidney transplant patients with incurable cancer, as new research shows it...
They’ve finished counting and we got half a million primary votes, actually 501,421 to be exact.
A huge thank you to everyone for their support and votes and finally we are getting noticed a little. Despite the war on drugs...
Could a simple pill beat COVID-19? Pfizer is giving it a go
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While the focus has been largely on vaccines, you might have also heard Pfizer is trialling a pill to treat COVID-19.
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It almost sounds too...
What is drink spiking? How can you know if it’s happened to you, and how can it be prevented?
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Recent media reports suggest drink spiking at pubs and clubs may be on the rise.
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“Drink spiking” is when someone puts alcohol or other...
Drug checking and an early warning network in Victoria could save lives: new coroner’s report
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This week the Coroners Court of Victoria released its findings into a cluster of five drug-related deaths across Melbourne between July 2016 and...