SorbaView SHIELD integrated securement dressing
03 October, 2025 | Supplied by: Medline International Two Australia Pty LtdThe SorbaView SHIELD multi-layer dressing and catheter securement system is designed to provide a comprehensive vascular access management solution to manage dwell time, infection rates and associated costs.
Pharmacy's role in a healthier, greener future
01 October, 2025 | Supplied by: Advanced Pharmacy AustraliaHospital pharmacy, like all areas of health care, has a responsibility to care for both people and the planet.
Queensland Health responds to Metro North Health review and Townsville HHS investigation
30 September, 2025Queensland Health Director-General Dr David Rosengren has responded to the Metro North Health review of medical imaging results, also commenting on the recently announced Townsville HHS investigation.
Report: Cardiovascular diseases remain the world's leading cause of disease burden
29 September, 2025Today is World Heart Day and the latest Global Burden of Disease Study (released last week) shows cardiovascular diseases remain the world's leading cause of disease burden.
Australia's colonoscopy access gap widens, report reveals
29 September, 2025There is a growing disparity in colonoscopy rates according to where people live and their socioeconomic status, data in a new report suggests.
Hospital-acquired infections: key developments in prevention and control
26 September, 2025 by Amy Sarcevic*Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a central, but mostly preventable, concern in health care — here's some key HAI prevention and control developments.
SA launches strategy to "virtually eliminate HIV transmission" by 2030
22 September, 2025The SA Government has launched its South Australian HIV Strategy 2025–2030 — a blueprint to become one of the world's first jurisdictions to end HIV transmission.
Revised 2025 edition of Australian Asthma Handbook now available
19 September, 2025The revised 2025 edition of the National Asthma Council's Australian Asthma Handbook is now available — including new recommendations.
AdPha marks World Patient Safety Day with Medication Safety article series
17 September, 2025Advanced Pharmacy Australia has marked World Patient Safety Day (17 September) with the release of the fourth edition in its annual Medication Safety article series.
Tas doctors "strongly oppose" any taxpayer-funded home birth scheme
15 September, 2025Following the Friday release of a consultation paper, AMA Tasmania has called on the state government to "put on hold any plans for a government-provided home birth program".
Report: Sepsis more prevalent, deadly and costly than previously understood
12 September, 2025Ahead of World Sepsis Day on 13 September, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care released its Sepsis Epidemiology Report.
Australia will soon have its own 'centre for disease control'. Let's not repeat the chaos of the US
12 September, 2025 by Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash UniversityAustralia is a step closer to having its own national agency to inform and co-ordinate public health responses — a permanent Australian Centre for Disease Control.
NSW Health, AdPha partner in aseptic production education and training
02 September, 2025To deliver targeted education and training for Australian healthcare workers involved in aseptic production, NSW Health has expanded its partnership with Advanced Pharmacy Australia.
Could this bone marrow map redefine understandings of blood cancer?
01 September, 2025September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month; could a new, WEHI-developed bone marrow map reshape our understandings of how incurable blood cancer grows and spreads?
A Day in the Life of a men's health pharmacist
29 August, 2025Brad Butt splits his time between being that busy 'chemist' checking prescriptions among other tasks and working within his passion project, Mens Health Downunder.
