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Leading medical tech companies collaborate on advancing patient care 4/27/2015

Leading companies in the medical technology industry have announced they have formed the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed), focused on advancing patient care.

New course recognises changing healthcare landscape 4/16/2015

As healthcare increasingly depends on the innovative use of modern technologies the University of Sydney has announced a first of its kind master's degree aimed at developing leaders ...

Tighter stem-cell therapy regulation 'needed' to protect Aust patients 4/8/2015

The Australian Academy of Science has called for the closure of a loophole that is allowing some doctors to offer unproven, costly and potentially dangerous stem-cell therapies, in ...

Improved Ebola diagnostic tests continue to 'face challenges' 4/8/2015

While a new diagnostic test for Ebola developed by the UK's Defence and Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is a step forward, there remains a need for advanced, low-cost, point-of-care ...

Australian health centres receive international recognition 3/30/2015

Four Australian health centres have been recognised as being among the best in the world for improving patient care through medical research.

High-tech gas sensing capsules for better gut health 3/16/2015

Researchers have developed high-tech gas sensing capsules that can send data from inside the gut direct to a mobile phone, opening new possibilities for diagnosis, treatment and ...

Groundbreaking research, healthcare innovations revealed at WISH 2/18/2015

Health leaders from more than 80 countries have gathered in Qatar today to learn about the latest research, ideas and health innovations which have the potential to revolutionise ...

Pioneering stroke treatment leaves less patients with disability 2/12/2015

A pioneering stroke treatment will change the way doctors approach the treatment worldwide.

Consult across the sector on Medicare, health minister urged 2/9/2015

The federal government is not learning from mistakes of the past with its continued "narrow consultation" on Medicare reforms, health lobby groups have said.

3D printing speeds up bone replacement for damaged skulls 2/6/2015

A biomedical engineering team has developed a new low cost method for producing bone replacement implants for severely damaged skulls.

$5m microscope strengthens Aust's research arsenal 2/2/2015

A unique $5 million microscope adds to Australia's arsenal of cutting–edge research instruments.

'Annual fee' model an answer to govt's Medicare woes 1/21/2015

The government is struggling to sell its Medicare co-payment reform because its sole emphasis is on cost control, when it should also be about supporting quality and equity, according ...

Autopsy of a dead policy: what now for Medicare? 1/19/2015

The government has backed down from its plan to cut Medicare rebates to doctors – which was to start on January 19 – after several days of public pressure.

Keep Google Glass going, for industries' sake: experts 1/19/2015

Whilst Google has officially called curtains from 19 January for the head-mounted Glass to the public, the tech giant has dismissed suggestions the innovation is all but dead and ...

Dutton 'worst health minister in living memory': poll 1/14/2015

What a way to end one's ministerial term. Former Health Minister Peter Dutton has been ranked the worst health minister in living memory in a survey conducted by Australian Doctor ...

Great expectations: 'naïve optimism' about medical care 12/28/2014

"It might do me some good and it won’t hurt to give it a go." How often have you heard a phrase like this?

Health system "inefficiencies" addressed in govt white paper 12/18/2014

Which level of government should really be responsible for the funding, policy, regulation and delivery of services in the health sector in Australia?

Mixed response to Coalition's co-payment backflip 12/10/2014

PM Tony Abbott has dismissed the dumping of the $7 GP co-payment plan in favour of an exclusive $5 one as a policy backdown, telling reporters it was about making the system "work". ...

Overcoming MRI anxiety 11/24/2014

Fear and anxiety about undergoing an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan is a very real issue among patients.

Glaucoma diagnosis improved by close collaboration 11/24/2014

Close collaboration between eye care professionals improves diagnosis of the blinding eye disease glaucoma and reduces unnecessary and costly referrals to ophthalmologists, a new ...

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