Pregnancy vax keeps babies out of hospital, PBS listing for new MS drug, THC key to cannabis efficacy in chronic pain, and more
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Pregnancy vax prevents ED visits
Friday | Jan 9 2026HAVING an influenza or whooping cough-diphtheria-tetanus (dTpa) vaccine during pregnancy helps prevent the baby from being hospitalised with the flu or whooping cough in their first six months, according to Italian research published today in JAMA Network Open.
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THC key to cannabis efficacy in pain
Friday | Jan 9 2026CANNABIS-BASED products with higher tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-to-cannabidiol (CBD) ratios may provide small short-term improvements in pain and function, especially for those with nerve pain, according to a systematic review of trials involving more than 2,300 adults with chronic pain.
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Drugs not enough for long term weight control
Thursday | Jan 8 2026RESEARCH released today has revealed that people who stop taking their weight loss medication return to their original weight in less than two years on average, with metabolic markers also returning to pre-treatment levels.
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