Industry News
Medicinal cannabis may be safe and effective: study
A study of medicinal cannabis in a real-world setting has found that the drug is helpful for people experiencing issues with pain, sleep and wellbeing. [ + ]
Health leaders to discuss workforce challenges and solutions
More than 100 healthcare management leaders, researchers and students will come together for a special 'think tank' at Deakin University, Melbourne. [ + ]
Prince of Wales Hospital ASB construction completes
Major construction of the $782.8 million Acute Services Building (ASB) at Prince of Wales Hospital has completed. [ + ]
Nationwide Huntington's disease registry to improve research
A nationwide registry to map people living with the rare, neurogenerative Huntington's disease has reached its first 100 participants. [ + ]
Pain assessment app ready for hospital sector
PainChek has partnered with InterSystems IRIS for Health to integrate its application with electronic medical record (EMR) systems. [ + ]
Survey of antimicrobial resistance in the food supply
The federal government has begun a nationwide survey of antimicrobial resistance in the food supply to guard against the threat of antimicrobial resistance. [ + ]
Infant delivery method may change how the immune system responds to vaccines
The type of delivery method at birth, either vaginal or by caesarean section, may be associated with changes in responsiveness to certain childhood vaccines. [ + ]
Trial to allow pharmacists to prescribe medications
The NSW Government has committed to a 12-month trial allowing pharmacists to prescribe medication and administer more vaccinations. [ + ]
Investment in mental health for nurses and midwives
The Albanese government has invested $25.2 million to establish and run the National Nurse and Midwife Health Service to provide peer-to-peer support. [ + ]
AI-backed platform to use cancer patient data
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre will trial an end-to-end digital platform to securely capture and store its comprehensive pool of de-identified patient data. [ + ]
Non-hormonal oral therapy for breast cancer patients
QUE Oncology announces the results of its trial of a non-hormonal oral therapy for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms have been published in The Lancet. [ + ]
Rural women in dire need of better ultrasound services: survey
A lack of ultrasound equipment and training for rural clinicians is contributing to higher death rates and foetal abnormalities in remote regions of Australia. [ + ]
New UPS facility aims to improve patient care
UPS has announced the opening of a new healthcare facility that ships time-sensitive, temperature-sensitive and patient-critical healthcare products. [ + ]
Teletrial program to expand across Australia
A national program spearheaded by Queensland Health to expand the reach of clinical trials Australia-wide is continuing under a multimillion-dollar agreement. [ + ]
Emergency departments in state of emergency: report
A new report by the ACEM has found that EDs across Australia saw the highest number of patient presentations ever recorded in 2020–21. [ + ]
