Pillsy is an ordinary-looking pill bottle with a smart electronic cap, enabling users of medication to have dosage information sent directly to an app on their smartphones. [ + ]

On International Nurses Day, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation spoke out against the negative impacts of the Budget on nurses. [ + ]

Advances in mobile duress alarms provide security for greater numbers of staff at risk in the healthcare environment. [ + ]

Researchers at the University of Queensland have reviewed the key genes affecting pigmentation, in what could be the first step towards using genomics to identify patients genetically predisposed to skin cancer. [ + ]

This new imaging technique assists surgeons to effectively remove all tumours during initial breast cancer surgery. [ + ]

$205,000 will be shared by eight Australian researchers, underpinning new research projects and supporting future leaders in stroke. [ + ]

Knee osteoarthritis is estimated to affect nearly a million Australians. Telehealth is leading the way in reducing drug reliance and surgery. [ + ]

This safe, affordable and easy-to-use sun-sensitive sensor discolours gradually in response to UV light. [ + ]

The rise in multidrug-resistant TB threatens to derail decades of progress. [ + ]

A link has been found between the use of antimuscarinic drugs and depression. [ + ]

The complications and high costs associated with dental implants could be a thing of the past as Griffith University research aims to reduce the associated risks of infection using new cutting-edge nanotechnology. [ + ]

To avoid the occurrence of and to treat already existing pressure sores, researchers at Fraunhofer IIS, Germany, in collaboration with five partners in the INSYDE research project, have succeeded in developing the technological prototype of an intelligent and adaptive mattress. [ + ]

University of Adelaide researchers have developed an optical fibre probe that distinguishes breast cancer tissue from normal tissue — potentially allowing surgeons to be much more precise when removing breast cancer. [ + ]

A small study published in The Lancet involved 14 patients who began experiencing phantom limb pain soon after arm amputation and had not benefited from other treatments. [ + ]

In a medical imaging breakthrough, a Charles Sturt University (CSU) scientist has found a way to reduce a patient's exposure to radiation without compromising scan quality. [ + ]