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Gold Coast residents to benefit from a new operating theatre 1/20/2009

Health Minister Stephen Robertson has visited the Gold Coast Hospital's new $14.5 million day surgery centre which is on track to be opened on January 19.

Commitment to Northern Territory Aged and Community Care 1/15/2009

The Rudd Labor Government is committed to the long-term viability of the Northern Territory’s aged care sector and the protection of the Territory’s frail and elderly.

New Institute plans to improve Emergency Department Care 1/8/2009

NSW Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, has announced an Emergency Care Institute will be developed to support frontline staff and provide improvements to emergency department ...

Blood management system delivers for public and private health 12/18/2008

A new blood management system introduced by Queensland Health is delivering better patient outcomes and cost savings in public and private hospitals, Health Minister Stephen Robertson ...

NSW medical device companies predict $34 million in outcomes 12/16/2008

NSW medical device companies expect over $34 million in business outcomes over the next year following their participation in a NSW Government trade mission to Germany.

Health equality for Indigenous Aussies is another step closer 12/2/2008

The Close The Gap coalition has congratulated the Council of Australian Governments on taking substantial steps towards making health equality for Indigenous Australians a reality.

New diagnostic technique helps with Cardiovascular Disease 11/25/2008

A study has discovered a novel diagnostic testing technique that provides direct, accurate and reproducible physical measurement of both the size and concentration of a broad range ...

Maestro Human Vibration meter helps out with Health & Safety 11/18/2008

Vibration in the workplace is becoming a major concern, due to the increase in industrial injuries caused by high vibration levels.

Healthtec provides comfortable tables for the health industry 11/13/2008

Matt Horne, the director of sales and marketing at Healthtec, talks to MedicalSearch about the benefits that his company's tables provide to health practitioners.

$100 million facility will supersize nanotechnology research 10/21/2008

Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has launched a $100 million collaborative research facility that will provide Australia's researchers with ...

Fresh concerns have been raised over use of central catheter 10/16/2008

NSW Health has temporarily suspended the use of one type of peripherally-inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC), following the issue of an advice on the product from the Therapeutic ...

Government's time starts right now for addressing innovation 9/25/2008

The health and medical research community welcomed the release of the Review of the National Innovation System green paper recently and called on the Government to act quickly to ...

New nano device can detect immune system cell signalling 9/11/2008

Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances.

Govt invests AUD$3.6 mln into hearing loss prevention research 8/26/2008

The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has announced that the Australian Government will fund $3.6 million to five separate groups for research into ways to prevent avoidable ...

WEHI scientists receive two of Vic's most respected awards 8/19/2008

Professor Peter Colman has won Victoria’s most coveted science award, the Victoria Prize, and Dr Ian Majewski has been awarded a prestigious Victoria Fellowship.

Funding boost for medical training at Sunshine Hospital 8/19/2008

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has visited the Sunshine Hospital to inspect plans for the hospitals new teaching, training and research facility.

CSIRO ticks A$20 mln funding for ICT innovation in healthcare 7/31/2008

CSIRO has welcomed the launch of the Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) as a national venture, supported by A$20 million in funding from the Federal and Queensland governments. ...

Govt to improve aged, community care for Indigenous Aussies 7/29/2008

The Federal Government is calling for tenders to develop new workforce training resources to help improve home and community care for frail and older indigenous Australians.

Bio Taiwan to help Aust medical innovation connect with Asia 7/24/2008

Austrade, the Australian Biotechnology Industry Organisation (AusBiotech), and trade promotion agencies from the Australian states of NSW, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia ...

University Australia, AAMRI to support medical research funding 7/8/2008

On the occasion of the Australian Society of Medical Research (ASMR) Medical Research Week, Universities Australia and the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes ...

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