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"Shoctober": defibrillator awareness month for silent killer 10/2/2014

Sudden cardiac arrest is a silent killer with the potential to affect anyone, anywhere, and at any time or age.

Are you putting your health at risk in the office? 9/25/2014

Office workers need to move more, sit less and use warm-coloured lighting instead of blue-rich LEDs to help avoid some serious potential health risks, according to public health ...

Could robots ever entirely replace the human hand? 9/18/2014

Remember the pod scene from the 2012 movie Prometheus, where a character straps herself into a capsule and a mechanical arm proceeds to perform an emergency procedure on her?

'Inspire' key theme of national doctors conference 9/15/2014

Is there a doctor in the house? If there was ever a time to be unwell in Adelaide it would be during the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) annual conference, ...

'Strong, sustainable' health system benefits rural, regional Australia 8/28/2014

The Australian Government is determined to improve access to health services for people living in rural and remote areas, saying it 'understands the challenges they face'.

Hearts 'at far greater risk' in the bush: cardio snapshot 8/14/2014

Australians living outside capital cities are at significantly greater risk (26 per cent) of the nation's biggest killer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), than their urban counterparts, ...

Clot-dissolving drug 'crucial' for stroke treatment 8/7/2014

People treated with a blood clot dissolving drug within three hours of suffering a stroke have better and faster recovery, new research reveals.

Minor change 'could' make GP co-payment model more popular 8/4/2014

Exempting pensioners from the controversial proposed GP co-payment might make it more popular in the public's eye, according to a government MP.

Medical Research Future Fund: will industry actually benefit? 7/17/2014

The government's proposed $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund can put Australia on the world map by driving and delivering cutting-edge, lifesaving innovation – so long as it ...

Govt Medical Device program hopes to make great ideas a reality 7/17/2014

NSW Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research Jillian Skinner on Wednesday (16 July) invited applications for a prestigious international post-doctoral program which is ...

Language 'no barrier' for transplant recipients 7/17/2014

Health Minister Jillian Skinner has launched digital stories of transplant recipients in Arabic, Chinese and English to raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation. ...

$35 million to advance Type 1 juvenile diabetes research 7/11/2014

Minister for Education, Christopher Pyne MP and Minister for Health, Peter Dutton MP have announced the Australian government's approval of $35 million to advance research in the ...

Fighting mosquito-borne diseases in Queensland 7/4/2014

A partnership between the Australian and Queensland governments is targeting the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and chikungunya at the ...

Portable hi-tech alternative 'could' replace stethoscope 7/2/2014

Forty years ago, advancing from my second year into my third year of medical school, I, like the other 99 students in my class, was awarded a Littmann stethoscope, the most recognisable ...

Treating silent killer cuts risk of stroke and death 6/27/2014

Opportunistic detection of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) and treating it with anticoagulants can greatly reduce the risk of stroke and premature death, a new landmark study ...

'Serious concerns' for future surgical workforce 6/25/2014

At a time when the number of surgeons in Australasia needs to be growing, medical student interest in surgery as a career is stagnant, a new report claims – raising serious concerns ...

"Very difficult" commonwealth policy affected NSW budget 6/18/2014

The Mike Baird-led Liberal government has left NSW patients high and dry by ignoring the need for increased basic funding to hospitals in its pre-election budget, Opposition Leader ...

Review your business systems, prepare for successful financial year 6/12/2014

As the End of Financial Year approaches, The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is encouraging businesses to review their existing systems and processes to prepare for a successful ...

COAG health system improvements 'threatened' by Budget measures 6/12/2014

There are some notable health system improvements detailed in COAG Reform Council Healthcare Performance Report, however these could be reversed as a result of the government's latest ...

GP co-payments: readers have their say 6/4/2014