Existing non-invasive screening tools may miss heart failure amongst patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and should be used with caution, suggests latest research from the University of Adelaide (UA). [ + ]

The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) has received an 18-month unfunded extension to embed its research, education, translation and commercialisation programs. [ + ]

Endometriosis Australia has partnered with CHARLI to launch a period and reproductive health tracking app for diagnosis and management of conditions such as endometriosis. [ + ]

The deployment will enable remote access paramedics to carry life-saving defibrillators to inaccessible locations. [ + ]

The Pre-Series A venture funding will support the company's mission to provide fast, value-for-money care within 15 minutes — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. [ + ]

The use of AI in health care is unique because the accuracy of models could mean the difference between life and death, or ongoing health and illness, said Dr David Hansen. [ + ]

Developed by Northwest Healthcare Properties, the new facility has the capacity to deliver more than 13,000 cancer treatments a year. [ + ]

Professor Luregn Schlapbach from UQ's Child Health Research Centre said sepsis is best treated when recognised early, so the finding could help clinicians in the future. [ + ]

An alert has been issued on the use of designer drug substitutes, following a 75% increase in detection of synthetic stimulant pentylone across Australia. [ + ]

Many publicly accessible AI assistants are said to lack adequate safeguards to consistently prevent the mass generation of health disinformation. [ + ]

Fourteen lung health clinicians and researchers have been recognised as a part of TSANZ's 2024 Respiratory Research Excellence Awards. [ + ]

Human challenge trials are one of the most efficient ways to evaluate the efficacy of novel vaccines and therapeutics, said Professor James McCarthy, CMO, Doherty Clinical Trials. [ + ]

Subsidised opioid use has dropped overall, but use of one opioid is still on the rise, reveals a new study. [ + ]

Digital health technology company Orion Health is bringing its flagship unified healthcare platform (UHP) to South-East Asia. [ + ]

Many women and pregnant people using antipsychotics may feel concerned about the potential risks they pose to their unborn baby. [ + ]