Lauren Barber was recently recognised with the Health Minister's Award for Nursing Trailblazers for her contributions to the medical field with her ground-breaking medtech device. Here she shares her story as a part of our new feature on inspiring startup founders. [ + ]

A lot has changed for the better since Lilian Chiwera, founder of the Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevention Society, began her career in infection prevention and control (IPC) in 2009. [ + ]

Carolyn Hullick, Emergency Physician and Chief Medical Officer at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, explains what needs to change to improve patient outcomes after a hip fracture injury. [ + ]

The new Deakin Private Hospital in Canberra hopes to begin a new era in mental health treatment with an innovative model of care. [ + ]

Caitlin Clayer from Ti Tree Health Clinic in the Northern Territory is a remote area nurse providing compassionate and culturally safe care to First Nations communities. [ + ]

The Tumut Hospital redevelopment has delivered a fully integrated, modern health service to meet the current and future needs of Tumut, Gundagai, Batlow and Adelong communities in New South Wales. [ + ]

Earlier in the year I shared my views on the future of pharmacy noting pharmacist-led prescribing as one of the key areas of pharmacist specialisation that would help address the increasingly complex nature of health care. [ + ]

The federal government has appointed an independent panel to conduct an Inquiry into Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help better prepare and protect our country for the future. [ + ]

Queensland Health and Cairns and Hinterland Hospital Health Services' $86.4 million redevelopment of the Atherton Hospital is complete, with the aging hospital infrastructure now replaced with modern facilities. [ + ]

Coming up to the UN's International Equal Pay Day on 18 September, Australian women working in the healthcare sector still earn on average around $18,000 less than men each year. Employers must put action behind the rhetoric on equal pay and close this huge gap. [ + ]

The level of interest and adoption of generative AI within the Australian healthcare sector is increasing at a rapid rate. [ + ]

Australia is seeing a wave of technological innovation that promises to increase productivity in health care amid staffing shortages and rising rates of burnout among health professionals. [ + ]

A single dose of psilocybin, administered alongside psychological support, was safe and well tolerated in a group of 10 adult women with anorexia. [ + ]

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener widely used in various food and beverage products since the 1980s, including diet drinks, chewing gum, gelatin, ice cream, dairy products, breakfast cereal, toothpaste and medications. [ + ]

Most health professionals know that iron overload can, after many years, lead to multiple organ failures, if not diagnosed and treated. Yet the messaging around over-consuming iron is often missed. [ + ]