Industry News
Measuring quality of life in aged care
Understanding what good quality of life means to aged-care consumers could assist economic evaluation of services, researchers say. [ + ]
Grants for frontline nurses and midwives
Nurses and midwives 'at the bedside' are being encouraged to take a lead role in research under a grants program developed by the Rosemary Bryant Foundation. [ + ]
MS needs 'unmet': survey
One in four Australians with MS surveyed for a national research study report having unmet medical and allied health service needs. [ + ]
Doctor ratings on training
A national, profession-wide survey is seeking to provide a snapshot of medical training in Australia, through the eyes of doctors. [ + ]
Smartphones fight killer bacteria
Off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera could soon allow doctors to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in just 40 minutes, potentially saving patient lives, Australian scientists believe. [ + ]
Patient rights in health care
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has launched the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights second edition. The Australian Digital Health Agency has launched a new My Health Record Mental Health toolkit. [ + ]
Robot-ready labs
Robots could take on about 50% more laboratory tests and automate tasks that cause people repetitive strain injury, technology provider ABB said. [ + ]
What a smart brain looks like
German neuroscientists show, using magnetic resonance imaging, that the brains of people with excellent general knowledge are particularly efficiently wired. [ + ]
Eat to lower skin cancer risk
Eating a healthy diet rich in vitamin A may be a way to reduce skin cancer risk, research shows. [ + ]
DVT meds help reduce risk
New kinds of blood thinners are signalling changes to the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and a potential reduction in risk of blood clots, a review has found. [ + ]
Dad's touch helps premmie bubs thrive
Getting more dads into neonatal units could help hospitals' littlest patients thrive, research from Edith Cowan University shows. [ + ]
Trust in staff fosters better bowel check
Information, guidance and trust in hospital staff and systems make for a better patient colonoscopy experience, a Bowel Cancer Australia survey shows. [ + ]
Brain surgery via the wrist
Researchers have demonstrated that transradial surgery, done via the wrist, is safe and effective for a broad range of neuroendovascular procedures. [ + ]
Diabetes medication can mask ketoacidosis
A new class of diabetes medications is masking the potentially dangerous condition of ketoacidosis at the time of surgery, according to researchers. [ + ]
TRT can increase risk of stroke, heart attack
Ageing men who take testosterone replacement therapy are at a slightly greater risk of experiencing an ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack or myocardial infarction. [ + ]