Industry News
First Nations nurses and midwives honoured through story
'Caring and Community: Stories from Aboriginal nurses and midwives' celebrates thousands of years of birthing and healing practice. [ + ]
PBS listing for ulcerative colitis treatment
Australians living with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis can now access a PBS-listed oral treatment alternative. [ + ]
Philips issues urgent product defect correction
The correction addresses identified potential health risks related to the polyester-based polyurethane sound abatement foam in specific sleep and respiratory care devices. [ + ]
Bush medicine knowledge flows to digital records
A new video shows the importance of bush medicine in Indigenous culture and health, and how My Health Record can be used to manage that information for holistic care. [ + ]
HotDoc launches vaccination booking projects with major hospitals
HotDoc is working with two of the biggest hospitals in Australia to allow for the safe COVID-19 and influenza vaccination of staff and patients. [ + ]
New treatment for asbestos-related cancer
Australians living with inoperable malignant mesothelioma will soon have access to an immunotherapy listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. [ + ]
Partnership launches program to accelerate aged-care employment outcomes
For Purpose Investment Partners, Catalyst Education and Generation Australia have partnered to accelerate employment outcomes in the aged-care sector. [ + ]
2021 Gilead Fellowship Research Grants awarded
One of the grant recipients will investigate the medium- and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on patients' health and wellbeing. [ + ]
Smart dressings glow if wound not healing
RMIT researchers have developed smart wound dressings with built-in nanosensors that glow to alert patients when a wound is not healing properly. [ + ]
Global collaboration strives to advance heart health
The Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum aims to to advance the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions such as heart attack and stroke. [ + ]
New hip device will assist surgeons with procedural navigation
Navbit Sprint is an innovative device that helps surgeons place and align the acetabular cup, a component that is inserted into the hip socket during joint replacement surgery. [ + ]
Roche–ANDHealth partnership to drive digital health industry growth
Roche Australia has joined ANDHealth's cooperative digital health commercialisation initiative to support the development and growth of Australia's digital health ecosystem. [ + ]
Australians ageing up to nine years faster than they should be
A new health and wellbeing age calculator has revealed that some age groups have an average health age of up to nine years older than their chronological age. [ + ]
Flinders University joins male health research alliance
Flinders University has become a research partner of the Freemasons Centre for Male Health & Wellbeing, broadening the scope and footprint of the centre's activities. [ + ]
Fish oil's role in stopping superbugs
Australian scientists have discovered that regular fish oil has the potential to break down superbugs' ability to become resistant to antibiotics. [ + ]
