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Syd hospital contacts hundreds of patients following vaccine fault 1/29/2015

Hundreds of patients who were treated at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) in Sydney may have been administered ineffective vaccines following the discovery of a faulty refrigerator ...

6 Innovative Medical Devices You May Not Know About 1/23/2015

Innovations in medical device technology are constant and necessary. Doctors keep up to date through regularly reading journal articles, health news websites and the latest published ...

US heart surgeon gunned down 1/22/2015

A tragedy in a US hospital has left two people dead – one a renowned endovascular surgeon – in what reports have suggested was a murder-suicide.

'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.

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". ...

Preventing chronic back pain in healthcare professionals 12/8/2014

If you were asked to choose the occupation that suffers the highest incidence of back injury, which would you choose? Patient lifting equipment specialist Healthtec explains how ...

Aust-China FTA: how the health care sector stands to benefit 12/4/2014

Aged care could well be an unlikely winner as a result of the recent signing of the historic China-Australia FTA.

Overcoming MRI anxiety 11/24/2014

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

Govt's $20m Ebola aid package welcomed by health groups 11/10/2014

The Federal Government's decision to commit a further $20 million to a new 100-bed Ebola treatment facility in Sierra Leone has been welcomed by key health lobby groups, chief among ...

Lifeless hearts restarted and transplanted successfully 10/29/2014

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 ...

Govt's $538m medical research fund provides critical boost 10/22/2014

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.

How to reduce infection spreading in a clinic or hospital 10/21/2014

Infections acquired in acute healthcare facilities are the most common complication to affect Australian patients, with over 200,000 infections every year.

Demand 'seriously' exceeds supply for key building assets 10/13/2014

Serious shortfalls or oversupply are expected for key building assets – including hospital beds, office, retail and industrial space plus housing – in communities around Australia, ...

Nurses and midwives defeat wage freeze bill 9/29/2014

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has congratulated Tasmanian nurses and midwives for defending patient safety by successfully campaigning against the State ...

Health spending slows to record low growth level 9/24/2014

Spending on health in 2012–13 slowed to record low levels, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

'Time for action' on speech pathology services 9/3/2014

The time for talk is over. The time for action is now. That is the key message from the Australian Senate's Community Affairs Committee's report into speech pathology services in ...

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