\By James Laurenceson Introduction The rampant spread of the COVID-19 virus has caused alarm not only in terms of the health consequences but potential economic impact. This UTS:ACRI brief Source: Australia and the economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak | UTS ACRI

The novel coronavirus outbreak is having rippling impacts across the world. Along with presenting other economic threats, the outbreak endangers Along with presenting other economic threats, the outbreak endangers Australia’s natural gas exports to its second largest market, Xunpeng Shi writes. Source: What coronavirus could mean for Australia’s trade with China – Policy Forum

Dividing researchers into Beijing or Washington camps is needless insinuation that would cost Australia a lot of valuable knowledge. Source: There’s more to China debate than lackeys versus stooges

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Medical imaging software developer MIM Software will collaborate with radiation oncology firm Sirtex Medical to distribute yttrium-90 (Y-90) microspheres and related products around the world. Source: MIM Software, Sitex team up to treat cancer

Several indicators on pretreatment FDG-PET/CT scans can help predict overall survival in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer and para-aortic lymph node involvement. The markers could help clinicians steer patients toward more aggressive treatment, according to a February 7 study in Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Source: FDG-PET/CT points to cervical cancer patient outcomes

Researchers from China are reporting that chest CT was able to detect COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), in individuals with high clinical suspicion of the virus — even in cases with negative initial DNA tests — in a study published online February 12 in Radiology. Source: CT outpaces DNA testing for...