John Elder
Why yoghurt might just help you live to 100. And yes, that’s what the science says
You might vaguely recall the legend of the ancient Bulgarians, yoghurt-eaters who routinely lived beyond a century. Yoghurt marketers deployed the story...
Omicron variant has a ‘stealth’ version: What we know so far
In recent weeks, you might have heard about a ‘stealth’ version of the highly-contagious Omicron variant that has thrown Australia into the...
Life-saving allergy treatment delayed due to COVID-19
Helen Lewers was in her late 50s when she had her first bad reaction to a jack jumper ant bite. These ants...
World first: Desperate patient bets his life on a genetically-modified pig’s heart
While the rest of the world was astounded by news that a dying man had successfully received an “historic” transplant of a...
Beyond the grind: Finding the silver linings in coronavirus lockdown
Each of us has our one and only life to lead. Governed as it is by the ticking of the clock, it’s...
Ignore the on-again, off-again advice: Wear a face mask when out and about
Geez, what a mystery: those people infected with COVID-19 at the footy? They weren’t sitting together. They didn’t know one another. And...
COVID-19 origin: ‘It looks like this virus was designed to infect humans’
In recent weeks, there has been a radical shift in sober thinking about where the SARS-CoV-2 virus, better known as COVID 19,...
Feeling smarter? How the coronavirus pandemic ‘changed’ your personality
We’ve heard a lot about the profound impact COVID-19 and social distancing measures have had on mental health in Australia, including that...
Mix and match: Having two different vaccines may give you better immunity
Most Australians will receive either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine, even despite changing advice following rare blood-clotting side effects. Now a new...
April 2022: When Australia will most likely be fully vaccinated, maybe
Australians won’t be fully vaccinated until April next year, according to projections made by epidemiologist Catherine Bennett. And that’s only if the...