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New faster antibiotic test could be a life saver
A screening test that quickly confirms antibiotic effectiveness has been developed by a team...
Acupuncture provides long-term pain relief for emergency patients
The world’s largest randomised controlled trial of acupuncture in emergency departments has found the...
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Powering Australia’s economy
Universities directly contributed $25 billion to our GDP in 2013 and the skills of our graduates were worth $140 billion to the economy in 2014.