Surgical Tools & Supplies Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

<< Previous | Next >> Page 26 of 28

Australian Democrats tell govt to listen more to doctors 3/15/2007

The Australian Democrats have thrown their support behind the AMA's Federal Budget Submission released recently.

Healthy signs of waiting lists falling due to elective surgery 3/13/2007

Almost 56,000 cases of elective surgery were performed in Perth hospitals last year bringing waiting lists to an all time low.

Medicine of future: cell-like nanofactories inside the body 3/8/2007

Without doubt, nanotechnology is having a major impact on medicine and the treatment of disease, notably in imaging and targeted drug delivery. Source: Michael Berger, Nanowerk LLC

Healthy signs for elective surgery in Perth public hospitals 3/1/2007

Almost 56,000 cases of elective surgery were performed in Perth hospitals last year bringing waiting lists to an all time low.

NSW calls for a fairer share of Federal health funding 2/20/2007

NSW Minister for Health John Hatzistergos has slammed the Federal Government for its "remote control" approach to the national health system.

NSW: Green light given for five major hospital upgrades 2/20/2007

Planning approval has been given for five major hospital redevelopments as part of a record $2 billion, four-year health infrastructure improvement program, Premier Morris Iemma has ...

Better GP training to be given to medical practioners in rural areas 2/13/2007

The Australian Medical Council has granted initial accreditation to the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) to provide general practice training.

New study finds method of tailoring therapy to treat different cancers 2/8/2007

A current study in the British Journal of Cancer, which looks at a receptor molecule that plays a key role in therapy has revealed that identical cellular structures can perform ...

Scientists have found new way to allow drugs to enter cancer cells 1/25/2007

Scientists at Rice University and pediatric specialists at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a new way to use Rice's famed buckyball nanoparticles as passkeys that allows ...

The true equality for Indigenous Australians to be national priority 1/23/2007

Australians must be a national priority as Australia celebrates 40 years of counting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as full citizens, AMA Vice President, Dr Choong-Siew ...

Academics secure nearly $10m in grants to improve patient safety 1/17/2007

Improving patient safety in hospitals and preventing the spread of chronic diseases are the focus of two Monash University projects receiving funding in grant allocations of more ...

Report shows increased support needed for GPs and rural doctors 1/12/2007

Crucial new figures show the Government must do more to train and support general practitioners to ensure all Australians are able to access GPs where and when they need them, AMA ...

Australian scientists are very pleased with therapeutic cloning vote 1/10/2007

Australian stem cell scientists are very pleased with the decision in the House of Representatives to allow somatic cell nuclear transfer, also known as therapeutic cloning.

Aussie health system needs to integrate services more efficiently 12/20/2006

In our second special feature on healthcare, Prue Power, the executive director of the Australian Healthcare Association, speaks exclusively to Rodney Appleyard from MedicalSearch.com ...

Greater transparency and consultation needed in health service 12/20/2006

In our third special feature on healthcare in Australia, Prue Power, the executive director of the Australian Healthcare Association, speaks exclusively to Rodney Appleyard from ...

Australian health system is in need of much better resources 12/15/2006

Prue Power, the executive director of the Australian Healthcare Association, speaks exclusively to Rodney Appleyard from MedicalSearch.com about what is wrong with the current health ...

Number of women surviving from ovarian cancer is on the rise 12/8/2006

More Australian women are surviving ovarian cancer, but still more than half of those diagnosed will not survive five years, says the latest national report on ovarian cancer released ...

More funds made available for diagnostic and pathology services 12/6/2006

The Australian Government will provide more than $70 million in additional funding to Medicare for diagnostic imaging and pathology services.

$2 Million for innovative device to detect eye diseases sooner 11/28/2006

Industry Minister, Ian Macfarlane, has announced $2 million in funding for an ACT innovation that will see earlier detection of eye diseases, like glaucoma, and provide more effective ...

New gene silencing therapy treatment found for cervical cancer 11/26/2006

Dr Nigel McMillan Researchers at The University of Queensland's (UQ) Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research (CICR), based at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, have pioneered a new ...

<< Previous | Next >> Page 26 of 28