This month, the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department — an Australian first — reached a milestone of half a million consultations. [ + ]

To keep hospitals running during climate emergencies, a coalition of nine hospitals is calling for a feasibility study into climate-resilient energy systems. [ + ]

After attracting substantial interest from software vendors, the Australian Digital Health Agency has tripled investment in its Allied Health Industry Offer. [ + ]

Interviews with pharmacy practitioner educators have identified challenges and opportunities associated with domestic violence education in pharmacy curriculum. [ + ]

Designed to address the critical shortage of doctors in regional, rural and remote areas, Flinders University's new rural medical program is an SA first. [ + ]

Blood clotting in medical devices like heart valves and stents may be prevented by a surface coating being developed by researchers at The University of Sydney. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a novel therapeutic strategy that uses engineered immune cells, called natural killer cells, to target and destroy sarcoma tumours. [ + ]

To support allied health access to comprehensive consumer healthcare information, the first two vendors — of many to follow — have been contracted. [ + ]

For relatively healthy adults aged 70 or over, eating 1–6 eggs a week has been associated with a 29% lower risk of cardiovascular disease-related death. [ + ]

Researchers say prioritising culturally responsive, Indigenous-led programs is needed for the RHD Endgame Strategy — to end rheumatic heart disease by 2031. [ + ]

From July 2025, the SANE Digital Psychosocial Recovery Program and Community will be available nationally, thanks to funding of $27.3 million over three years. [ + ]

Ahpra has surveyed 25,752 health practitioners and analysed a decade of registration data — to explore retention and attrition across nine regulated professions. [ + ]

PROLIFERATE_AI, a human-centred AI tool, has been used to assess the effectiveness of RAPIDx AI — a cardiac AI tool trialled in South Australian hospitals. [ + ]

In South Australia, interviews with those who train and supervise nursing students reveal the toll of workplace violence on students, facilitators and the profession. [ + ]

One in five Australians struggle with chronic pain, but UniSA research has shown adopting a healthy diet can reduce its severity, regardless of body weight. [ + ]