Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Consult across the sector on Medicare, health minister urged 2/9/2015

The federal government is not learning from mistakes of the past with its continued "narrow consultation" on Medicare reforms, health lobby groups have said.

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 ...

Landmark genetic find for cardiomyopathy patients 1/21/2015

A landmark find could help with the early identification of cardiomyopathy among Australians, and effectively target them for treatment.

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.

Keep Google Glass going, for industries' sake: experts 1/19/2015

Whilst Google has officially called curtains from 19 January for the head-mounted Glass to the public, the tech giant has dismissed suggestions the innovation is all but dead and ...

Simple patient discharge letter 'increases knowledge significantly' 1/14/2015

A simply-worded letter directed at hospital patients and given to them prior to discharge from hospital can immediately improve their understanding of in-hospital tests and post-discharge ...

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 ...

Sensor helps with resuscitating newborns 1/9/2015

Unique technology which will allow the continual monitoring of a baby's heart rate during resuscitation has been developed by UK researchers.

3 Amazing Stories of Life-Saving Cardiology 1/9/2015

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects one in six Australians.

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". ...

How to break bad news to patients 12/3/2014

Breaking bad news to patients and families is an essential, unavoidable part of clinical practice, with most doctors involved from a very early stage in their career.

Common medication myths and the challenge to re-educate consumers 11/19/2014

As any medical practitioner would be well aware, common medications and their side effects are largely misunderstood by the broader community.

Google developing cancer- and heart attack-detecting pill 11/19/2014

Google is working on a nanoparticle pill that could identify cancers, heart attacks and other diseases before they become a problem.

Medical research institutes 'key focus' of govt review 11/5/2014

A review of independent Medical Research Institutes (iMRIs) will be conducted by the federal government to ensure they can continue to make a strong contribution to health and medical ...

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 ...

Babies' hearts could be key to new heart attack treatments 10/27/2014

The seemingly-miraculous power of babies' hearts to repair themselves after being injured has spurred an Australian research team to investigate if this ability can be harnessed for ...

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.

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