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Automated patient check-in for Gold Coast Health
The Gold Coast University Hospital is seeing shorter patient queues and a reduction in 'fail to attends' with an automated patient check-in system. [ + ]
Are restrictions on IVF treatment for obese women fair?
A new paper is calling for a review of guidelines that restrict obese Australian women's access to assisted fertility treatment such as IVF. [ + ]
When CPR fails, debriefing is a must for nurses
Institutional debriefing support significantly lowers post-code stress scores in nurses. [ + ]
Universal screening for short cervical length could cut preterm births
Given that there are treatments available to reduce the risk once it's identified, there appears to be a clear role for routine cervical length screening as part of the regular pregnancy ultrasound examinations. [ + ]
Surgery of the future
Move through a virtual operating theatre to learn about technologies including new imaging tools, robotics, biomaterials and more. [ + ]
Canadian researchers find combo therapy stops superbugs
A combination therapy discovered by Canadian scientists shreds that shell of Gram-negative bacteria, allowing antibiotics to enter and be effective. [ + ]
Australia's domestic supply of medicinal cannabis begins
Domestic commercial farming licences for medicinal cannabis will mean faster access to the drug by qualified doctors for their patients. [ + ]
A better drug deal for Australians
'Cutting a better drug deal', a report released by the Grattan Institute, shows Australians are paying up to five times the price for a group of seven commonly prescribed drugs. [ + ]
US flu epidemic. Is it time to panic?
Media reports of a flu epidemic in the United States are causing alarm. [ + ]
#BeBoldForChange this International Women's Day
March 8 is International Women's Day. #BeBoldForChange to achieve a better working world for women. [ + ]
Doctors' desperate plea for an end to bombing of hospitals in Ghouta, Syria
Medical staff and doctors working in beseiged East Ghouta send out a desperate plea for an end to hospital attacks. [ + ]
Less is more when treating kids with cancer
A reduction in the therapeutic radiation dose used to treat paediatric cancers is likely the cause of a drop in subsequent cancer in children, according to a study appearing in the 28 February issue of JAMA. [ + ]
How fake drugs end up in our public health system (and how to spot them)
We do not have a strong sense of how many counterfeit drugs are in the public health system and if you are relying on medication to support your health, you want it to work. [ + ]
Deep brain stimulation offers hope for chronic anorexia
Treatment-resistant anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. Deep brain stimulation is giving patients hope. [ + ]
This is a fight we need to win, dermatologists say
This belief that eczema treatment is dangerous is the most common cause for poorly controlled disease. [ + ]
