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Fear and anxiety about undergoing an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan is a very real issue among patients.
In a world first, an Australian specialist performed two successful heart transplants using organs that had stopped beating, been re-animated inside a novel carrier box, and then ...
Funding worth more than $538 million to help researchers find cures, treatments and medical devices of the future has been announced by the federal government.
Sudden cardiac arrest is a silent killer with the potential to affect anyone, anywhere, and at any time or age.
Researchers have devised a computerised process that could make minimally invasive surgery more accurate and streamlined using equipment already common in the operating room.
Heavier regulation and auditing is required in order to prevent Australian women from being misled by phoney breast-screening sites promoting unproven screening methods, an expert ...
In March this year, an Australian first procedure to reduce vision loss in glaucoma patients successfully took place on a woman from Newcastle at Hunter Valley Private Hospital.
Research has shown that surgical simulation can provide beneficial training resources for surgeons with participants in multidisciplinary sessions offering positive feedback.
A $26 million dollar research centre designed to develop new vaccines and improve drug delivery and disease detection officially opened last week in Melbourne.
A new therapy has recorded a marked reduction in acute asthma exacerbations triggered by the common cold.
Maybe it's not quite what you expect to find at your bedside during illness or in your later years, but a new electronic nurse – or 'eNurse' – is on the way to becoming an efficient ...
Capable of being fit into a needle and detecting cancer cells often missed by surgeons – the world's smallest microscope has won its inventors international recognition, and booked ...
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney have developed a simple procedure that enables healthcare providers to assist in the early detection of oral cancer.
Research grants recently awarded by the NSW government to 14 researchers offer a glimmer of hope to the more than 1.5 million Australians who suffer from diabetes.
A 45 per cent increase in diagnostic imaging tests ordered by Australian GPs is being driven by increasing GP visits, a rising number of problems managed at consultations and a higher ...
During Family Doctor Week 2014, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) is urging people to work with their family doctors to prevent bowel cancer, the second leading cause of cancer ...
The government's proposed $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund can put Australia on the world map by driving and delivering cutting-edge, lifesaving innovation – so long as it ...
NSW Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research Jillian Skinner on Wednesday (16 July) invited applications for a prestigious international post-doctoral program which is ...
Data from the World Health Organisation shows that more than five per cent of all the people in the world (about 360 million) suffer from permanent disabling hearing loss, and more ...
Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash has announced a new national clinical information system to streamline organ and tissue donation processes across Australian hospital networks. ...
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