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Monkeypox first appeared on the east coast of Australia in May and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has now declared monkeypox a global health emergency. Helping to support clinicians with current information about this disease Elsevier has created a Healthcare Hub specifically for monkeypox. Within the Healthcare Hub you'll find information and links to Clinical Overviews, Guidelines and Organisations, Drug Monographs, Patient Education and the latest articles on monkeypox.

ClinicalKey and ClinicalKey for Nursing also provide extensive coverage of monkeypox with clinical overviews, journal articles, book chapters and clinical trial information.

A world-first study by Monash University has discovered a pathway to the regeneration of insulin in pancreatic stem cells, a major breakthrough toward new therapies to treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The findings are now published in the Nature journal, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy.

Medications such as buprenorphine and methadone should be used to help treat patients with opioid use disorder who come to hospital with injecting-related infections, finds new research from UNSW and University College London (UCL).

Bacterial infections are a major cause of death in children and adults worldwide. Without effective antibiotics, patients deteriorate rapidly and can die within hours. However, the standard process to identify the bacteria causing an infection and match them with the best antibiotic treatment can take days. Now Australian researchers have developed a faster, more effective process to confirm infections and find the most effective treatment for them.

Asthma is the most common chronic paediatric illness in industrialised countries, affecting 8-10% of children. In Australia, it is a leading cause of preventable paediatric hospital admissions. And readmissions are on the rise, according to a new study, highlighting the gaps in health care for the most common chronic paediatric illness.

There is “good evidence” that drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might also successfully treat key aspects of Alzheimer’s disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research, published online in the BMJ title, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

National NAIDOC Week (July 3-10) celebrates and recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. Elsevier has put together a number of ClinicalKey and ClinicalKey for Nursing resources for CKN as an Indigenous health toolkit, proudly supporting Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in gaining access to high quality healthcare.

Launched in 2016 by the JAMA Network, JAMA Cardiology is a leading journal for clinical investigators, clinicians, and trainees in cardiovascular medicine worldwide. The journal positions itself at the crossroads of clinical investigation, actionable clinical science, and clinical practice, with emphasis on traditional cardiovascular medicine, evolving cardiovascular science, and evidence-based health policy. With a Journal Impact Factor of 14.7, JAMA Cardiology is one of the highest ranking among cardiology journals.

Queensland’s QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has developed a breakthrough vaccine candidate against the widespread but little-known cytomegalovirus (CMV), which can cause severe disabilities among unborn babies. The research team’s findings have been published in PLOS Pathogens.