Up to 3300 healthy adults across Australia, Indonesia and Mongolia will be invited to take part in a global trial investigating the impact of administering reduced COVID-19 booster shots. [ + ]

Researchers have used soundwaves to turn stem cells into bone cells, in a tissue engineering advance that could help regrow bones. [ + ]

A new mobile health unit will help with the early detection of mine dust lung diseases. [ + ]

In an international study of 1000 stroke patients, nearly half of survivors achieved good to ideal outcomes at three months after the stroke if they had received mechanical clot removal. [ + ]

Mater at Home and Mater Pathology staff are trialling electric vehicles as a part of a research program being run in partnership with Origin Energy and ARENA (Australian Renewable Energy Agency). [ + ]

Alzheimer's medication aducanumab is under review by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. [ + ]

As rates of overweight and obesity are continuing to climb in Australia, Cancer Council Victoria is urging health professionals not to delay weight-centric conversations. [ + ]

Digital consultancy DB Results and the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University have signed a deal to continue their digital transformation partnership. [ + ]

Eight Mile Plains has been named as the final location for the Queensland Government's $265 million Satellite Hospitals Program, adding to the six other locations already identified across the south-east. [ + ]

A recent study by respiratory researchers from Perth has found that OM-85, an immune-boosting medication, could help prevent babies from developing asthma. [ + ]

AIA Australia believes that there is a significant need for increased education and access to evidence-based information about menopause to ensure correct diagnosis. [ + ]

Medical technology company Singular Health, in collaboration with the national science agency CSIRO, has received a $100,000 funding boost. [ + ]

The cost of Alzheimer’s disease is projected to rise by more than 70% to around $26.6 billion over the next 20 years. [ + ]

Researchers from the University of South Australia are working with European researchers to investigate a range of FDA-approved drugs with an aim to help kids with severe epilepsy. [ + ]

Macquarie University respiratory scientist Professor Daniela Traini and Professor Pall Thordarson, Director of the UNSW RNA Institute, have started work on a scoping study to deliver mRNA vaccines via nasal spray. [ + ]