Steven Tong

Professor Steven Tong

Clinical Professorial Fellow, Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne; Infectious diseases physician, Victorian Infectious Diseases Service Royal Melbourne Hospital; and Co-Head, Clinical and Health Services Research, Doherty Institute

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Health & Medicine

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The standard antibiotic for a deadly staph infection comes with a higher risk

A landmark global trial spanning 14 countries found safer options for treating golden staph infections, using an approach that could reveal more about other medicines

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The COVID-19 treatment trials that ‘learn as they go’

Innovative COVID-19 treatment trials enable us to quickly hone in on the most promising treatments, saving time and potentially saving lives

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What Hepatitis B tells us about the migration of ancient humans

The viral genetics of Hepatitis B is helping to trace the history and movement of Australia’s first people back at least 51 thousand years