There is a renewed optimism in the fight against COVID-19, with a team of researchers at Launceston General Hospital joining an international trial.

There’s been a baby boom at the Launceston General Hospital.

New Tasmanian research aims to develop a nasal spray to introduce good bacteria strains, to fight the bad bacteria responsible for lower respiratory tract and ear infections.

The Chairman of the Clifford Craig Foundation, Associate Professor Don McTaggart, today announced the successful recipients of medical research grants. Five (5) new projects will be funded by Clifford Craig Foundation in 2020 with the grants totalling $238,970.

Funded by the Clifford Craig Foundation, the world-first clinical trial explored how physiotherapy could be used to improve patient recovery after emergency abdominal surgery.

Following many years of limited access to neurology services across Northern Tasmania, the Launceston General Hospital has recently welcomed two members of the new neurology team that will service the north and northwest of the state.

You don’t expect to talk about your own death… But then Lyn and Ken’s story is a little different!

Among the eight research studies currently being funded by the Clifford Craig Foundation, two of them are currently researching issues involving asthma.

A landmark study, led by a Launceston researcher, could change the way a fatal lung disease is managed and lead to new treatments and prevention.

The on-set of cooler weather in Tasmania prompts discussion of cold and flu, and of course, when to get your flu shot.

Smoking e-cigarettes or “vaping” could be just as harmful as regular cigarettes, a new study has found.