Faster acute kidney injury test in development
An Australian university and a diagnostic company have teamed up to develop point-of-care blood tests designed to identify acute kidney injury hours faster.
Is AI better than doctors and nurses at triaging ED patients?
A study has compared emergency medicine doctors and nurses working in the ED with AI to determine which cohort is better at triaging patients in the ED.
A Day in the Life of a mobile optometrist
Linda Nguyen is the owner and founder of mobile optometrist practice Care Optometry and was a finalist in the 2025 HESTA Excellence Awards. Here's a day in her life.
Pharmacy's role in a healthier, greener future
Hospital pharmacy, like all areas of health care, has a responsibility to care for both people and the planet.
In Conversation with Australian College of Nursing CEO, Dr Kathryn Zeitz
Hospital + Healthcare speaks with Australian College of Nursing CEO Dr Kathryn Zeitz about where we're at, and need to go, with nurses' scope of practice.
Ambu aScope 5 Broncho single-use bronchoscopes
The Ambu aScope 5 Broncho combines the manoeuvrability and imaging needed in a bronchoscopy suite...
Ambu single-use medical devices
With its Danish heritage dating back to 1937, Ambu's medical devices exhibit Scandinavian...
A Day in the Life of a mobile optometrist
Linda Nguyen is the owner and founder of mobile optometrist practice Care Optometry and was a finalist in the 2025 HESTA Excellence Awards....
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Alliance to lay foundations for national creative health infrastructure
Creative Health Alliance Australia launched this month, in order to lay the foundations for...
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2025 Australian Mental Health Prize entries open until 23 July
Until 23 July, nominations are open for the 2025 Australian Mental Health Prize, now in its 10th...
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SA reaches state-first allied health enterprise agreement
The SA Government and public sector allied health workers have reached a standalone four-year...
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In Conversation with Australian College of Nursing CEO, Dr Kathryn Zeitz
Hospital + Healthcare speaks with Australian College of Nursing CEO Dr Kathryn Zeitz about where we're at, and need to go, with...
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Two healthcare student spotlights this National Skills Week
This National Skills Week (25–31 August), we spotlight two NSW TAFE students and graduates...
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Wound care trailblazer wins 2025 Health Minister's Award
Professor Michelle Barakat-Johnson has been named the winner of the sixth annual Health...
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National Nursing Forum commences with over 800 delegates
More than 800 nursing leaders are gathering in Canberra from today for the three-day National...
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Pharmacy's role in a healthier, greener future
Hospital pharmacy, like all areas of health care, has a responsibility to care for both people and the planet.
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Free, nurse-led support line for primary liver cancer now open
October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month, and Liver Foundation has launched a free, nurse-led...
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SA launches strategy to "virtually eliminate HIV transmission" by 2030
The SA Government has launched its South Australian HIV Strategy 2025–2030 — a...
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Revised 2025 edition of Australian Asthma Handbook now available
The revised 2025 edition of the National Asthma Council's Australian Asthma Handbook is now...
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High-end heritage: expanded St Vincent's Private Hospital, Fitzroy
Completed this year, the $180 million St Vincent's Private Hospital, Fitzroy expansion includes a boutique hotel aesthetic and adaptive reuse...
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Craigieburn Community Hospital opens in Melbourne's northern suburbs
Run by Northern Health, Victoria's new Craigieburn Community Hospital in Melbourne's...
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Albury Wodonga Regional Hospital's Northeast Building underway
Construction is underway on the new two-storey Northeast Building, the first building to be...
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Adelaide's $90 million Eastwood Private Hospital now open
Adelaide's Eastwood Private Hospital is now open. With 51 inpatient beds and six operating...
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Is AI better than doctors and nurses at triaging ED patients?
A study has compared emergency medicine doctors and nurses working in the ED with AI to determine which cohort is better at triaging patients in...
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Updated guidance for telehealth and virtual care now available
Reflecting concerns around unethical practice and emerging business models focused more on profit...
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Digital Health Festival acquired by Terrapinn
Digital Health Festival — an annual event that attracts more than 8000 attendees, 400...
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Acacia 1.0: Patient Administration+ (PAS+) now "live across all NT hospitals"
On Saturday, NT Health introduced Acacia 1.0: Patient Administration+ (PAS+) at Alice Springs and...
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Stewardship and sustainability: environmentally minded medical products
Australia's health sector produces twice as much carbon emissions as aviation. But with product innovation, our health system may also heal the...
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NSW forms Hospital Industry Action Group
To work on key critical safety issues affecting hospital staff — primarily violence and...
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Peak body issues apology to Medibank "for data error"
The Australian Private Hospitals Association has apologised to Medibank for a 24 August media...
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127 further charges over alleged illegal recording device at Melbourne hospitals
Additional to six charges laid last month, Victorian detectives have laid a further 127 charges...
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