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New procedure to revolutionise blood pressure treatment 11/8/2013

Final results of a Monash-led three-year clinical trial assessing a novel procedure to treat blood pressure has been published today in the prestigious journal, The Lancet.

Reports highlight the need for coordinated health services 11/8/2013

Reports released by the Council of Australian Government Reform Council (COAG) and the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) have highlighted the importance of health services ...

'Blind' status not recorded on hospital charts 11/4/2013

Curtin University researchers have found legally blind people attend and stay in hospital more than twice as long as the general population, most without having their blind status ...

Frequent callers to Triple Zero 'almost halved' through initiative 10/30/2013

A NSW Ambulance program has almost halved calls to Triple Zero (000) by the state's most frequent callers, providing them with a more appropriate means of health care, while freeing ...

Abbott announces $559.1m for health, medical research 10/25/2013

Prime Minister Tony Abbott recently announced $559.1 million for Australian health and medical researchers to generate new health discoveries across Australia.

Historic nursing partnership to shape future of primary health care 10/23/2013

The Australian Medicare Local Alliance (AML Alliance) and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) have created a new partnership to enhance the role of the ...

ALP keeps experience in shadow health portfolio: AMA 10/18/2013

Catherine King was congratulated by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) on her recent appointment to the position of Shadow Minister for Health.

Calls to phase out mercury measuring devices by 2020 10/15/2013

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and non-governmental organisation Health Care without Harm have joined forces to launch a new initiative to get mercury removed from all medical ...

Building Australia's 'quietest' hospital 9/30/2013

A team of CSIRO scientists have carried out sophisticated acoustic studies, in a quest to help create the quietest hospital in Australia.

New way to measure blood pressure offers hope for HTN patients 9/30/2013

A world-first study by the University of Tasmania's (UTAS) Menzies Research Institute Tasmania has discovered that a new method for assessing blood pressure can significantly improve ...

PBS spending 'going backwards' 9/27/2013

The federal government's Final Budget Outcome 2012-13 statement released last week confirms spending on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is going backwards, Medicines Australia ...

Light saves sight for premature babies 9/24/2013

Blindness in premature babies could be prevented by a new treatment developed at the Australian National University (ANU).

New standard bridges missing link in hospital supply chain process 9/18/2013

GS1 Healthcare work group have developed a new GS1 standard to provide guidance on how to identify healthcare products at the single unit level.

Body's 'safety procedure' could explain autoimmune disease 9/16/2013

Monash University researchers have found an important safety mechanism in the immune system that may malfunction in people with autoimmune diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis, ...

Medical device recall 'as efficient as possible' with new portal 9/9/2013

GS1 Australia with the support of the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) recently launched GS1 Recallnet Healthcare — an electronic product recall notification management ...

Protein may offer new chronic inflammatory disease treatment 9/9/2013

Melbourne scientists have revealed the structure of a protein that is essential for triggering a form of programmed cell death, making possible the development of new drugs to treat ...

Australia's big broadband 'app-ortunity' 9/5/2013

Tele-health systems which help to measure home-based breathing exercises for patients suffering from chronic disease are just one of the potential applications available over next ...

'Sensitive' nanoparticle paves way to medical treatment breakthroughs 9/4/2013

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in identifying the world's most sensitive nanoparticle and measuring it from a distance using light, which may ultimately "pave the ...

Reducing ambulance delays by 'empowering' paramedics 9/2/2013

A paramedic educator from Charles Sturt University (CSU) has backed calls for ambulance paramedics to be able to offer alternate pathways to treatment rather than transport patients ...

Robot's face determines user comfort in healthcare 8/30/2013