The Australian AI in healthcare market is predicted to grow from $0.08bn in 2022 to $1.78bn by 2030, registering a CAGR of 46.72% during the forecast period of 2022–2030. [ + ]

Medicare, medications, women's health, cancers, HIV and mental health were some of the key focus areas in the federal government's 2024–25 Budget announcement. [ + ]

The use of telehealth has exploded since 2020, but uptake of other digital-based services like remote patient monitoring and digital therapeutics has lagged behind. [ + ]

Sugary drinks cause weight gain and increase the risk of a range of diseases, including diabetes.

The implementation has increased the effectiveness and efficiency of patient care across each of its three Victorian campuses. [ + ]

We all know that being physically active is important for our health, but getting people to actually move enough to meet the recommended guidelines can be a challenge. [ + ]

The rollout of a non-commercial population health management, clinical decision support and data extraction tool, Primary Sense, is on the rise at PHNs across the country. [ + ]

The relocated centre has expanded its services with a new radiation therapy offering and access to clinical trials for eligible patients. [ + ]

Balancing calm, serene spaces with acute facilities, the Anam Cara House is a unique hospice facility supporting people living with a life‐limiting diagnosis. [ + ]

An hour after the final call for visitors to leave, Professor Sue Matthews — now CEO of Royal Women's Hospital — found a man by his wife's bedside in the gynaecology ward she was working at. [ + ]

The Department of Health and Aged Care has released the PHN Strategy 2023–24 outlining the role the networks play in supporting health reform. [ + ]

This year, an announcement that chatbot psychologists could become part of Australia's healthcare system within the next two years sparked controversy in medical and public arenas. [ + ]

The number of annual prostate cancer deaths worldwide is predicted to rise by 85% from 375,000 in 2020 to almost 700,000 by 2040. [ + ]

From working as a health advisor at a safe house for human trafficking survivors to a palliative care nurse, Sarah Morse has over two decades of nursing experience. [ + ]

The clinic will provide personalised and tailored care for cancer and hopes to facilitate rapid adoption of precision medicine research into routine public health care. [ + ]