Industry News
Health Check: What Causes Headaches?
Michael Vagg, Barwon Health [ + ]
Reducing Depression in Nursing Homes Requires More than Just Antidepressants
Sunil Bhar, Swinburne University of Technology [ + ]
Strict Guides for Benzodiazepines Prescription
A new set of guidelines has been developed for GPs prescribing benzodiazepines, due to a significant debate in the medical community about the appropriate role and use of these drugs and this has been exacerbated by a lack of clinical guidelines in the area. [ + ]
Cancer Screening: Does Over-Diagnosis Do More Harm than Good?
Cancer screening programs have undoubtedly improved medical treatment in modern times. However, according to a national Australian survey only 10% of Australian adults had been told of the risk of over-diagnosis in cancer screening. [ + ]
European Healthcare Design Conference Keynotes
The world's leading researchers gathered in London recently to discuss the future of the hospital. We've brought you our favourite presentations from the conference. [ + ]
On Our Agenda: An Opportunity for Private Health Insurance
The conflict between private health insurer Medibank Private and the Australian hospital system is gaining more and more public attention with yesterday’s statements from both Medibank and the AMA president Professor Brian Owler during his National Press Club address. [ + ]
New Hope for Treatment of Mild Alzheimers
A drug developed by US pharmaceutical company Lilly has shown evidence of slowing the worsening of the disease. Current treatments for Alzheimer’s can alleviate symptoms but don’t slow underlying disease progression. [ + ]
HIV-Positive Teenager in Remission for 12 Years
Some great news has emerged from the 2015 International Aids Society Conference in Canada this week, with a French teenager who was born with HIV having been in remission for 12 years - the longest on record for a person in her age group. [ + ]
Stomach Ulcer Treatments May Reduce Risk of Gastric Cancer
Treatments for Helicobacter pylori bacterium— the main cause of stomach ulcers — may reduce the risk of gastric cancer, according to recent reseach published in the Cochrane Library. The studies were conducted in Colombia, China and Japan. [ + ]
Forget Health Takeovers Here's How to Fix Hospital Funding and Chronic Disease Care
Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute and Peter Breadon, Grattan Institute [ + ]
Assisted Euthanasia and the Right to Dignity
Assisted euthanasia is always a sensitive topic, and a recent study of New Zealand GPs has revealed that 11.8% admitted having intervened to help a terminally ill and suffering patient to die. [ + ]
Mobile Phone Hygiene Standards Are Not Necessary
Yesterday we reported on the study performed in an Australian hospital showing healthcare workers not employing infection control practices when handling mobile phones - potential leading to the spread of bacteria. [ + ]
Re-testing for Antibiotic Allergies
People who have grown up believing they have an allergy to antibiotics will now be able to be safely tested and reassessed, with the opening of Victoria’s Austin Hospital antibiotic de-labelling clinic. [ + ]
Melbourne Hackathon Targets Aged Care
The weekend played hosted to a 48-hour hackathon aimed at providing solutions to the health concerns facing today’s ageing population. More than 18 solutions were developed in Melbourne with experts from HealthXL, Victoria’s Northern Health and Alzheimer’s Australia, along with health researchers and technical experts from IBM. [ + ]
Reducing the Risk of Lynch Syndrome
A paper published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association led by researchers from the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, reveals that women with one child are 60% less likely to develop uterine cancer, compared with women with no children, and even lower for women with more than one child. [ + ]
