A clinical care management system has secured the Excellence in App Development award at the ITAC Awards 2022. [ + ]

The conference will be held from 8–9 September at the Hilton Sydney, featuring a range of local and international experts. [ + ]

Macquarie University's researchers say they are a step closer to a blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer's early in the disease's progression. [ + ]

A study released by Phillips has found that 40% of people living in rural and remote areas had internet speeds that were less than 28 kilobits per second. [ + ]

A web-based survey of more than 39,129 fully vaccinated individuals, who had not contracted COVID-19, explores whether vaccines could affect menstruation. [ + ]

Nurses perceive hospital support following a violent incident as being inadequate, and also felt exposed to litigation by violent patients. [ + ]

BESIX Watpac has started work on the $26.4m Cairns Hospital Emergency Department redevelopment this month. [ + ]

The Australasian Institute of Digital Health is partnering with NSW Health's digital health agency to host a conference and expo in October. [ + ]

Queensland Health is conducting an investigation into matters raised around medication management and patient safety in Bundaberg Hospital. [ + ]

While many healthcare leaders trust the insights data delivers, they continue to face perennial barriers to effective data usage that stop them from fully using data and predictive analytics. [ + ]

International researcher Professor Natalia Trayanova, Johns Hopkins University, USA, has developed an artificial intelligence and bioengineering tool that could prove to be life-saving for more than four million Australians affected by cardiovascular disease (CVD). [ + ]

EMVision Medical Devices has signed in-principle agreements with Royal Melbourne Hospital and Liverpool Hospital for its upcoming clinical trials. [ + ]

More than 1.3 million Australians received a diabetes diagnosis between 2000 and 2020, according to 'Diabetes: Australian facts' from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]

Hospital + Healthcare and its new sister media channel, Aged Health, are pleased to announce a media partner agreement with industry body Wounds Australia for its major annual conference and exhibition to be held in Sydney this September. [ + ]

Around 11.6 million Australians were estimated to have one or more common chronic health conditions, including diabetes, cancer and mental health conditions. [ + ]